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Bíblia de Papel
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The paper Bible, on your iPhone.

The cover opens, the page folds under your finger and the ribbon keeps your place. Mark with ink, stick a note, hold a word to see the original.

Coming to the App Store for iPhone and iPad

The app is in Portuguese. It reads Bibles in many languages.

The book

The page folds under your finger.

Every chapter is a real page: it folds, follows your finger and shows the next one beneath. You can riffle through the whole volume, and the ribbon keeps the place where you stopped.

There are six reading papers, light and dark, and an introduction at the start of each of the 66 books.

The Bible opens at the chapter where you stopped, like a book left open on the desk.

  • Turning the pageThe turn follows your finger; let go and the leaf falls.

Mark and note

Mark it like paper.

The highlighter comes down on the page in three colours and the ink stays under the letters. The eraser undoes it. Stick notes anywhere, several to a verse, and leave the ribbon where you stopped.

All of it gathered in one list, which exports as a PDF.

  • The penIt comes down on the page and the ink stays under the text.
  • Psalm 23 with highlights, an open sticky note on verse 1 and the tab of another on verse 4Psalm 23 with highlights, an open sticky note on verse 1 and the tab of another on verse 4
    Sticky notesSeveral to a verse; the tab on the text, the note on the page.
  • The card for Matthew 2:6, with Copy, Share, Listen from here, Memorise and the Old Testament passage the verse quotes
    The verse cardCopy, share, listen, memorise and the Old Testament quotation.

Understand the text

Every word, down to the original.

Hold a word and the lens comes down on the paper: the Hebrew or Greek, its transliteration, the Strong number and the meaning. Tap a verse for cross references and, in the New Testament, for the Old Testament passage it quotes.

The original comes in the Study pack, an optional download.

  • The lensHold a word.
  • The original card: the Greek word, its transliteration, the Strong number and the meaning
    The originalGreek, transliteration, Strong and meaning.
  • John 3 in landscape, with the cross-reference column beside the text
    References alongsideTurn the phone and they form a column.
  • Matthew 5 with the words of Jesus in red
    Words of JesusIn red, in the versions that mark them.

Read daily

A plan that fits your day.

Days are divided by verses, so they weigh about the same. Fell behind? The app redoes the sum from today. Listen to the chapter with the screen locked and memorise verses with spaced review.

Each volume has its own plan, progress ring and marks.

  • The Plans tab with the Today cards and the day ring
    TodayOne card per plan, with the day ring.
  • The plan A Bíblia em um ano, with its days and ring; a finished day in goldThe plan A Bíblia em um ano, with its days and ring; a finished day in gold
    The planA finished day closes the ring in gold.
  • The Listen bar with its speed, the page following the voice
    ListenThe page follows the voice, with the screen locked.
  • Memorising John 3:16, practising word by word
    MemoriseSpaced review, practice by words.

Maps

The atlas at the back of the Bible.

Twelve maps after Revelation, as in printed editions. Turn the phone and each becomes an explorer in relief, with night and the lights of the cities. Each place opens a card and leads to its verse.

  • The page of the map of Paul’s first journey, with the card for Lystra
    The map pageOn the paper and ink of the theme, with the place card.
  • Paul's first journey in the relief explorer, with the route drawn
    The explorerRelief, vegetation, rivers and the route.
  • The About the place card for Corinth, with the button to read the verse
    About the placeWhat happened there, and its verse, both ways.

3D models

Jerusalem, the tabernacle, the temple.

Eight models built from the text and from archaeology: Jerusalem on the real terrain, the tabernacle at the measures of Exodus, Solomon's temple, Nehemiah's walls, the statue of Daniel 2, a Galilean house, the boat and the armour of God. In augmented reality the model stands on your table.

Each part carries its verse and its sources. What is reconstruction is said so.

  • Jerusalem in the days of Jesus in 3D, on the real terrain, with the Temple Mount at the centre
    JerusalemOn the real terrain, with the Temple Mount at the centre.
  • Jerusalem at night, with the Gethsemane cardJerusalem at night, with the Gethsemane card
    At nightEach stop of Holy Week has its card.
  • The tabernacle in the middle of the camp of the tribes
    The tabernacleAt the measures of Exodus 25–27, among the tribes.
  • Solomon's temple on Mount Moriah
    Solomon's templeOn Mount Moriah, with the molten sea.
  • A Galilean village house, with the olive press at work
    See it workThe press, the mill and the scale, step by step.

Appendices

At the back of the volume, as in print.

The timeline is a fold-out that opens up. There are genealogy trees, the feasts of the Lord on a wheel of the year, the Gospels side by side, measures with a converter, plants and animals in engravings and a life-size plate.

  • The fold-outThe timeline opens like an accordion.
  • The genealogy from David to Jesus, as a tree
    GenealogiesFrom Adam to Judah and from David to Jesus.
  • The feasts of the Lord on a wheel of the year
    The feastsThe wheel of the year and the table of dates.
  • The harmony of the Gospels filtered to John
    HarmonyThe Gospels side by side.
  • Engraving of the lion in the plants and animals entry
    Plants and animalsPrinted engravings in the public domain.

Your cover

Your Bible, your way.

Eleven leathers, six foils, twenty-six vinyl stickers and your name on the flyleaf. Each volume keeps its own cover, marks and plan. The app icon follows.

  • The editorLeather, foil, lettering and stickers on the 3D model.
  • The shelf with three volumes of different covers and progress rings
    The shelfEach volume with its own cover and ring.
  • The flyleaf with the owner’s name and the signed presentation page
    The flyleafYour name and a signature by finger.

The rest

The rest, in a few lines.

  • Project

    Your phone controls the verse on a second screen, for a service or a small group.

  • Compare versions

    Two or three versions side by side, with the differences marked.

  • Export PDF

    Your marks and notes, as pages ready to print.

  • Words of Jesus

    In red, in the versions that mark them. Switch off whenever you like.

  • Introductions

    A page at the start of each of the 66 books, with a timeline.

  • Plants and animals

    Sixteen entries with public-domain printed engravings.

  • iPad

    The Bible opens in two pages, like a book open on the desk.

  • Themes

    Six papers, light and dark, each with its own typeface.

  • Siri and Spotlight

    “Open John in the Bible”, today’s plan, the iPhone search.

  • Several volumes

    The whole Bible, only the Gospels, only the Psalms.

  • Versions

    The Bíblia Livre comes inside and reads offline. Other versions download.

  • Accessibility

    VoiceOver, Dynamic Type and Reduce Motion, everywhere.

  • First steps

    A one-minute tour on the real page, which you can redo.

iPad

On iPad, open in two pages.

Turned sideways, the Bible opens like a book on the desk: two pages, the turn in the mirror and references beside the text.

An iPad held sideways, with the Bible open in two pages, with marks and a sticky note
A page turn on iPad, halfway, in the mirror
Jerusalem, the Temple Mount, full screen on iPad

Questions

Frequently asked questions.

Do I need an account?

No. There is no account, sign-up or ads. Marks, notes, covers and plans stay on your device.

Which versions are there?

The app ships the Bíblia Livre, which reads offline, and a public-domain Almeida, plus many translations you can download, in several languages. ARC, ARA, NVI and other modern editions are not available yet, for licensing reasons. We are working to add them.

Which books?

The 66 books. The deuterocanonical books are not in this version.

What is the Study pack?

An optional download of about 20 MB with the Hebrew, the Greek and the lexicon the lens uses. Once downloaded, it works offline.

Does it work offline?

Yes, for what is on the device: the Bíblia Livre, downloaded versions, maps, models and appendices.

What about iPad?

Yes. Turned sideways, the Bible opens in two pages.

Is the app in Portuguese?

The interface is in Portuguese only. The text can be in Portuguese, English and other languages.

Does it sync between devices?

Not yet.

What does the app collect?

Nothing. No analytics, no ads, no tracking. When you download a version, the source server sees your IP address, as with any visit.

When is it out?

Coming soon to the App Store.

App icon: a leather Bible under glass, with a red ribbon

Read it like paper.

Coming to the App Store, for iPhone and iPad.