Verse by Hand

Verse by Hand is a quiet, focused way to copy Scripture by hand. Choose a chapter, tap a verse with your Apple Pencil, and write it out line by line. The slow, deliberate act of handwriting helps the words stay with you.

Free. No ads, no account, no tracking. Works fully offline.

REQUIRES APPLE PENCIL Verse by Hand is designed around Apple Pencil on iPad. In the reading area the Pencil selects verses and writes, while your finger only scrolls, so a resting hand never marks your page by accident.

HANDWRITE THE BIBLE • Write on ruled lines under each verse; the lines grow as you write • Wide handwriting scrolls sideways so you're never cramped • Four layouts: Verse-by-Verse, Side-by-Side, Top-and-Bottom, and Tracing, with faint ghost letters to trace over • Pick a reference translation to copy from, or none at all

FIVE TRANSLATIONS, BUNDLED IN THE APP King James Version, American Standard Version, World English Bible, Young's Literal Translation, and the Korean 개역한글. All are in the public domain and included in the app.

NOTES, HIGHLIGHTS, AND MARGINS • Tap a verse number to start a note tied to that verse • Notes hold handwriting, drawings, photos, typed text boxes, and stickers, and can link to related notes • A Chapter Page for the chapter as a whole: draw, add photos, text boxes, markers, and note links • Highlight in several colors and bookmark verses

MEMORY AND FEEDBACK (English) • Convert your handwriting to typed text, and switch between the text and your original writing • Check your writing against the verse, word by word • Practice from Memory: write a verse without looking, then see what you recalled, missed, or put out of place • Search the text you've converted from handwriting

PROGRESS AND HABIT • See verses written, chapters completed, and how many verses a day would finish the Bible in a year • Current and longest streaks, plus a Habit Checker calendar • Optional daily reminders

YOURS TO KEEP • Sync across your iPads with iCloud • Back up everything to a single file and restore it on any iPad • Export a chapter as a PDF, or save your notes as a document • Light, Dark, Sepia, or your own background color

PRIVATE BY DESIGN What you write stays on your device and in your own private iCloud, which I can't see. There are no ads and no analytics.

Questions or ideas? ysuh@dotollabs.com