Best Bible software for Windows Mobile

[thefish123]

Hi there everyone,

I just got an HTC Touch and I would love to be able to get a modern English translation of Bible on it. Specifically I am thinking of the NIV or possibly the NKJV.

Top features I am looking for are:

1) Easy to read on screen. Should be readable for practical use including reading out load in groups. Perhaps something out there has configurable font sizes?

2) Easy to navigate to desired passage (book, chapter, verse)

3) Basic search functionality so I can enter words like “apart law testify” and get passages such as Romans 3:21. The search functionality should be comparable to that of www.biblegateway.com - currently one of my most used resources.

Optional features that might be nice but not critical might be:

1) Bookmarks: So I can prepare a lesson and have bookmarks for relevant passages. If the bookmarks could be color-coded, numbered of have labels attached this might make it easier for me to know which bookmark to use at which point during the lesson.

2) Translation independence. Perhaps the software could be independent of the translation used and additional translations (RSV, NIV, ASV, etc...) could be purchased and loaded into the same software.

3) Personal notes: If I could enter my own personal notes and have them automatically date/time stamped and stay with a passage that might be nice.

4) A Windows XP/Vista version: if the software had a desktop version that might be nice but not at all necessary.

I realize such software is most likely to be commercial (particularly because the NIV is copyrighted to Zondervan) but if I could get something with the top 3 features I would happily pay for it.

Best regards,

The Fish.

[drewh123]

They have the NIV and a few Bibles for the HTC Touch...

thanks
Drew

[Virtuostic]

Try e-sword.net as well. (pocket e-sword) It is a free program and I think works great. I have not used olivetree before though. How do they compare?

[EliteXen]

Hi there everyone,

I just got an HTC Touch and I would love to be able to get a modern English translation of Bible on it. Specifically I am thinking of the NIV or possibly the NKJV.

Top features I am looking for are:

1) Easy to read on screen. Should be readable for practical use including reading out load in groups. Perhaps something out there has configurable font sizes?

2) Easy to navigate to desired passage (book, chapter, verse)

3) Basic search functionality so I can enter words like “apart law testify” and get passages such as Romans 3:21. The search functionality should be comparable to that of www.biblegateway.com - currently one of my most used resources.

Optional features that might be nice but not critical might be:

1) Bookmarks: So I can prepare a lesson and have bookmarks for relevant passages. If the bookmarks could be color-coded, numbered of have labels attached this might make it easier for me to know which bookmark to use at which point during the lesson.

2) Translation independence. Perhaps the software could be independent of the translation used and additional translations (RSV, NIV, ASV, etc...) could be purchased and loaded into the same software.

3) Personal notes: If I could enter my own personal notes and have them automatically date/time stamped and stay with a passage that might be nice.

4) A Windows XP/Vista version: if the software had a desktop version that might be nice but not at all necessary.

I realize such software is most likely to be commercial (particularly because the NIV is copyrighted to Zondervan) but if I could get something with the top 3 features I would happily pay for it.

Best regards,

The Fish.


http://www.olivetree.com/pocketpc/

That's the best I've ever used and I've been using them for over 6 years since way back when I only had a palm. Their Reader is independent from the bibles so you can have multiple bibles. You can also install the reader to main memory and install bibles onto storage card (in my case I have some in storage and some in main memory since I'm still having the random data loss issue on my Touch.) They have a number of free translations and then you can also purchase other translations for a reasonable price. And the reader itself is free so you can pick it up along with some free bibles to try out for a while. I'm sure you'll like it

Top Features:
1. Configurable font sizes - Check.
2. Easy to navigate - check. It has configurable scrolling so you can scroll by page, verse, chapter, or auto scrolling (goes line by line continuously great for reading out loud).
3. Basic search - Check

Optional Features
1. Bookmarks - Check
2. Translation independence - check
3. Personal notes - check
4. Windows Version - Check (maybe). They have a desktop assistant that's supposed to have some of the features of the mobile reader. But I've never given it a try so I can't vouch for it. Desktop assistant is $7 - http://www.olivetree.com/download/desktop/screenshots.php


~Xen

[Romek]

I personally prefer Laridian:

http://www.laridian.com

Cheers,

Romek

[thefish123]

Hi everyone,

It looks like I accidentally started two threads on the same topic. Sorry about that.

So far I have received three recommendations:

Laridian
Olive Tree
Pocket e-sword

Are these the only real players with this kind of a product? If so it should be pretty easy for me to try all three :-) I appreciate your help in this. So far I think I am tilting in the direction of Olive Tree.

[bvinson]

I actually use Mobipocket and love it. Have used it since my PDA days and have the KJV for it.

[Touch_Pete]

I have used this product for over 5 years on a Palm and just recently switched to a Touch. It has everything I could think of and has all the major versions including the original languages. There are vast selection of resources available and base package is free. You pay only for copytrighted material.

Highly recomended!

Touch_Pete

[antjmon]

If youre willing to spend some money I suggest Quick Verse mobile 2007. It is a truly multimedia bible that even my non-techy wife was impressed with.

[SciFer]

Try e-sword.net as well. (pocket e-sword) It is a free program and I think works great. I have not used olivetree before though. How do they compare?

I absolutely love e-sword but I haven't been able to make work on my vogue, installed from cab. If anyone has been able to get to work properly please share how.

thanks

[slbailey1]

I recommend OliveTree. I've been using it since I owned a Palm Tungsten E. When I switched to a Windows Mobile device, I discovered that the Bibles I purchased for the Palm also had the Bibles in the Windows format!!

[flux_05]

does anyone know how to ge pocketbible 4 laridian for free??

[flux_05]

http://www.dl4pda.com/software-download/180-pocketbible-4-library-gold-edition.html

i've already download this...

its a gold edition pocketbible4

17 Bibles

14 Commentaries

8 Dictionaries

8 Other Reference Books

12 Devotionals & Bible Reading Plans

God Bless..

[windows7]

http://www.dl4pda.com/software-download/180-pocketbible-4-library-gold-edition.html

i've already download this...

its a gold edition pocketbible4

17 Bibles

14 Commentaries

8 Dictionaries

8 Other Reference Books

12 Devotionals & Bible Reading Plans

God Bless..

TNX for IT

[slepewoker]

I absolutely love e-sword but I haven't been able to make work on my vogue, installed from cab. If anyone has been able to get to work properly please share how.

thanks

I have the Touch also and installed using the exe file located on his website -http://www.e-sword.net/pocketpc/downloads.html

[Bogy54]

I absolutely love e-sword but I haven't been able to make work on my vogue, installed from cab. If anyone has been able to get to work properly please share how.

thanks
I got a vogue in December, and I had installed and was using e-sword (which I have been using on my pc and several pda's for years) until I went from WM6 to WM6.1. I have uninstalled and reinstalled several times, and it won't load when I try to open it. I have also installed Olive Tree and Laridian and I'm evaluating them. So, so far I can't tell you how to get it working properly, but depending on the version of WM you are running, it seems e-sword might have a conflict with 6.1

[VZYGuy]

Running fine for me with wm6.1, program installed in memory, Bibles and commentaries on storage card.

[ETPhHm]

Yes, I can confirm VZYGuy's experience. I installed e-Sword on a Sprint Vogue and it works flawlessly. I installed everything to the storage card. And Incidentally, I had already purchased a number of premium modules for my desktop PC version of e-sword and managed to convert those to a pocket version. Works great. The sad thing is, I recently purchase Laridian for the Pocket PC because a number of people had said that e-Sword was not so good on the Pocket version. After using Laridian for a few weeks, I decided to go ahead and load Pocket e-Sword. Honestly and IMHO, e-Sword is far more functional, feature rich, intuitive, and pleasing for what I would like out of a Bible program. Wish that I would have tried e-Sword first (thought I was going to have to re-purchase all the premium modules I had and that discouraged me as well).

Here are my phone parameters:

OS: WM 6.1a
Base ROM Ver: 3.02 with DHarvey's Vista Black (awesome)
Radio Ver: 3.42.30
Storage Card: PNY SD 4GB

[jwzg]

http://www.olivetree.com/pocketpc/


~Xen

x2 for OliveTree

[Bogy54]

I'm happy for those of you who who are still able to use E-Sword, however it still isn't working for me. I reinstalled E-Sword and one Bible module. No go. I have a US Cellular Vogue with WM 6.1, Rom 3.01.573.4, Radio 3.43.30, and an 8 gig Kingston card. I'm currently running M2D, which I had not installed when E-Sword stopped working. It worked until I installed WM 6.1 Just like activesync. At least being able to access GPS makes up for the loss of E-Sword and the hassle with activesync.

I found the answer in another thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1772770&postcount=103 The problem Pocket E-Sword has is with .Net CF 3.5 which I have on my Vogue. Since I can't remember which program I installed which needed this, I will get by with PocketBible and BibleReader until Rick gets the problem sorted out. Since 3.5 is going to be required by more programs, this incompatibility will hopefully be reconciled at some point.