# Hymnbooks

> Reference

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id574873272](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id574873272)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id574873272`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Chapter House Ltd
- **Category:** Reference
- **Rating:** 4.40 / 5 (28 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.8.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-12-09
- **First published:** 2012-11-07
- **Size:** 22 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-16
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hymnbooks/id574873272)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://apps.bibles-direct.co.uk](http://apps.bibles-direct.co.uk/)

## Description

The Hymnbooks app gives you the ability to search and browse hymn books on your mobile device.

Features:

- Search for words or by number.
- Bookmark hymns.
- Hymn display highlights searched words.
- Browse through the search results or the entire hymnbook.
- Two themes included, dark and light.
- Font themes and size options are available in settings.

## Rankings

- #221,613 — Overall

## Review summary

The Hymnbooks app offers a broad hymn library and useful features like sheet music and large-note views, plus language options. However, many reviews warn of ongoing issues: it often prompts for account creation with unclear purposes, has stability problems (blank screens, login failures), limited search (by author rather than title; no cross-book search), and accessibility issues for VoiceOver. Users are mixed: some praise the content and simple features, while others feel the update/registration flow and privacy concerns outweigh the benefits. Sheet music updates are noted, but reliability remains inconsistent.

### Pros

- Broad collection of hymns available.
- Sheet music option and music notation support improve usefulness for players.
- Simple, easy-to-use features that work.
- Language support with multiple languages and a language index.
- Helpful for quickly looking up hymns.

### Cons

- Requires account creation / privacy concerns; unclear why data is needed.
- Stability issues and crashes (blank screen, login problems) and general reliability.
- Search limitations (no search by title, no cross-book search; author-based search only).
- Accessibility problems (VoiceOver support poor) and overall accessibility concerns.

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