Orthodox Study Bible

Name: Orthodox Study Bible
Rating: 4.8 (47 reviews)
Author: VDUB Software, LLC

By: VDUB Software, LLC App

The Bible of the early church

Overview

Version:

6.5

Last updated: 2026-06-23

Ranking

#175,555 ▼ 115

Overall

Features & Capabilities

The Orthodox Study Bible presents the Bible of the early church and the church of the early Bible. This one-of-a-kind study Bible is presented with commentary from the ancient Christian perspective that speaks to those Christians who seek a deeper experience of the roots of their faith.

Old Testament translated from the Greek text of the Septuagint, including the Deuterocanon ("St. Athanasius Academy Septuagint")
New Testament from the New King James Version
Commentary drawn from the early Church Christians
Book Introductions and Outlines
Topical articles
Glossary

This is a mobile app version of the Bible published by Thomas Nelson.

SPECIAL TO THE OSB APP:

Daily readings per Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church in Baltimore (Old Calendar), the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America (New Calendar) and the Orthodox Church in America (New Calendar)
Full year's Lectionary, Kathisma, 1- and 2-year reading plans, and more
Bookmarking and highlighting
Text search

One can access all of the Orthodox Study Bible content with a single in-app purchase. No subscription is necessary.

The "Today" screen is available for free:

Daily readings with accompanying footnotes and occasional topical articles
Morning & Evening prayers with appropriate day's Psalm inserted

User Growth & Download Statistics

App

By:

VDUB Software, LLC

Rating:

4.80

(47)

Version:

6.5 Last updated: 2026-06-23

Version code:

886989656

Creation date:

2025-09-21

Compatible devices:

Size:

52.28MB

URLs:

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-08-08

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 175,555 ▼ 115

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Developed by:

VDUB Software, LLC

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/orthodox-study-bible/id6738711125

User Reviews

Reviews consistently praise the Orthodox Study Bible app for its up-to-date support, one-time purchase model, and strong study-tools. Users highlight that it mirrors the OSB text closely, includes cross-references and integrated footnotes, and offers text-to-speech for listening. The app’s simple, intuitive design and on-the-go accessibility are also noted as major benefits. Common concerns center on missing search functionality, and limited or lower-quality TTS voices with few options. Some fans also suggest enhancements like highlight-color search and embedding external audio. Overall, a leading OSB option with room for feature improvements.

Pros

Frequent updates and ongoing support
One-time purchase, not subscription
Integrated footnotes, cross-references, and study notes within scripture
Text-to-speech for listening to scripture
Simple, intuitive design

Cons

Lack of full-text/word search functionality
Limited or low-quality text-to-speech voices with few options
Feature gaps/missing features (e.g., highlight-color search and embedding external audio) requested by users

Recent reviews

I really love this Bible app, but I don’t know how many scriptures are missing or wrong. I went to read Psalm 91 and it is clearly not the correct psalm in the Bible app. Please fix it and I’ll give you 5 starts.