# BibleRing

> BibleRing is a free Bible reading tracker for iPhone and iPad (iOS 26 or later). You log the chapters you read, in whichever Bible you already use, and it shows how much of the whole Bible you have covered — with a reading plan, a pace, widgets and a daily reminder drawn from that one record. No account, no ads, no subscription, and it never scolds you for a missed day.

## Key facts

- **What it is:** a Bible reading tracker and reading-plan app. It ships no scripture text; you read in any translation and log the chapters.
- **Platforms:** iPhone and iPad, iOS 26 or later. There is no Android version.
- **Availability:** coming soon to the App Store.
- **Price:** free. Every chapter, plan, canon, widget, seal and recap is free, for good; no subscription and no ads. One optional in-app purchase, Supporter, is a single payment for decoration only (more looks, looks of your own and their app icons). One look, Emmaus, is never sold: it is a thank-you for sharing the app, opened by the first share.
- **Canons:** Protestant (66 books, 1,189 chapters), Catholic (73 books, 1,334 chapters), With Apocrypha (76 books, 1,360 chapters), Orthodox (78 books, 1,386 chapters), Ethiopian (80 books, 1,564 chapters). Switching canon never loses a chapter.
- **Reading plans:**
  - Start to finish: Genesis through Revelation, in order.
  - Old and New together: A little of each testament, most days.
  - In the order written: Roughly when each book was composed — Job and Genesis first, John’s letters last.
  - No plan: Read wherever you land. Nothing is scheduled.
- **Pace:** finish within a set time (three months to two years — the Bible in a year is a little over three chapters a day), read a set number of minutes a day, or go at your own pace. A projection from the last 28 days says where the current pace leads.
- **The run (streak):** counts the days you came back. One quiet day never breaks it; a full week of reading earns that grace back.
- **Privacy:** no account; the reading record stays on the device, and syncs between the reader's iPhone and iPad through their own iCloud only if they turn that on. Depending on the country, anonymous usage counts or nothing at all, and more only with consent; never notes, book names or a display name. See https://getbiblering.com/privacy.
- **Languages:** English, German and Spanish.
- **Made by:** Jonathan Müller (JTechPro), Germany. Contact: hello@getbiblering.com.

## Pages

- [Home](https://getbiblering.com/): what the app does — logging, progress by division, pace, widgets and reminders, seals, monthly and yearly recaps, canons and plans, the Supporter unlock.
- [Support and FAQ](https://getbiblering.com/support): answers about logging, plans, the run, widgets, reminders, purchases and your data.
- [About](https://getbiblering.com/about): who makes BibleRing, why, and the six principles it is built against.
- [Guides](https://getbiblering.com/guides): plain answers for reading the whole Bible — how long it takes, chapters a day, every canon's books, where to start, keeping the habit, printable trackers and a plan calculator.
- [Privacy policy](https://getbiblering.com/privacy): what the website and the app record, on what basis, and your rights.
- [Imprint](https://getbiblering.com/imprint): the legal site notice (§5 DDG).

## Guides

### Reading the whole Bible

- [How to read the Bible in a year: plans, pace and the hard parts](https://getbiblering.com/guides/read-the-bible-in-a-year): Reading the Bible in a year takes 3 to 4 chapters, about 10 minutes, a day. Four kinds of plan, the dates the hard books arrive, and what to do on a missed day.
- [Can you read the Bible in a month? What 30 days takes](https://getbiblering.com/guides/read-the-bible-in-a-month): Reading the whole Bible in 30 days takes about 40 chapters and 1¾ to 2 hours a day. A 30-day schedule split by length, and the load for 40 days in every canon.
- [How long does it take to read the New Testament?](https://getbiblering.com/guides/how-long-to-read-the-new-testament): How long it takes to read the New Testament: 260 chapters, about 12 hours. The daily pace for 30 or 90 days, six months or a year, and a 30-day plan by length.
- [How many chapters a day to read the Bible, for any timeline](https://getbiblering.com/guides/how-many-chapters-a-day-to-read-the-bible): 3.26 chapters a day reads the Protestant Bible in a year, 3.65 the Catholic. Every timeline from 90 days to 3 years, five canons, and what 1 to 10 a day takes.
- [How to read the Bible in 6 months: about 20 minutes a day](https://getbiblering.com/guides/read-the-bible-in-6-months): Reading the Bible in 6 months is 6.5 chapters, about 20 minutes, a day. A free 26-week schedule, the figures for every canon and the long days to expect.
- [How to read the Bible in 90 days: the real daily load](https://getbiblering.com/guides/read-the-bible-in-90-days): Reading the Bible in 90 days takes about 13 chapters, or 35 to 45 minutes, a day. The honest numbers, a full schedule, Catholic figures and how to catch up.
- [Read the Bible in two years (or one chapter a day)](https://getbiblering.com/guides/read-the-bible-in-two-years): To read the Bible in two years, read about 1.6 chapters, or five minutes, a day. The pace for 18 months, three years and a chapter a day, in every canon.

### The Bible by the numbers

- [How long does it take to read the Bible?](https://getbiblering.com/guides/how-long-does-it-take-to-read-the-bible): About 52 hours for the 66-book Bible at an average reading pace. Every canon and every book timed from our own word count, and what it means per day.
- [How many books are in the Bible? 66, 73, and the rest](https://getbiblering.com/guides/how-many-books-in-the-bible): 66 books in Protestant Bibles, 73 in Catholic, about 76 to 78 in Orthodox and 81 by the Ethiopian church's count. Every canon side by side, and why they differ.
- [How many books of the Bible did Paul write?](https://getbiblering.com/guides/how-many-books-did-paul-write): Paul wrote 13 New Testament letters, Romans to Philemon: 87 chapters and about three hours of reading. Plus who wrote Hebrews, and which letters are debated.
- [How many chapters are in the Bible? Every book, every canon](https://getbiblering.com/guides/how-many-chapters-in-the-bible): The 66-book Bible has 1,189 chapters, 929 in the Old Testament and 260 in the New. Catholic Bibles have 1,334. Every book's count, in all five canons.
- [How many words are in the Bible? (And verses, letters, pages)](https://getbiblering.com/guides/how-many-words-in-the-bible): The King James Bible has 790,676 words by our count, a modern translation about 750,000, a Catholic Bible about 854,000. Plus verses, letters and pages.
- [The books of the Bible by category: the eight divisions](https://getbiblering.com/guides/divisions-of-the-bible): The Bible's 66 books in eight categories, from the Law to Revelation: every book with its chapters, plus the Hebrew Bible's three parts and the Catholic books.
- [The books of the Bible in order, with chapter counts](https://getbiblering.com/guides/books-of-the-bible-in-order): All 66 books of the Bible in order with their chapters, the 73-book Catholic order, how Orthodox, Ethiopian and Hebrew Bibles differ, and a free printable list.
- [The books of the Bible in the order they were written, with dates](https://getbiblering.com/guides/books-of-the-bible-in-order-written): Every book of the Bible in the order it was written, with traditional and critical dates side by side, from Job and Genesis to Revelation and 2 Peter.
- [The longest and shortest books of the Bible, ranked](https://getbiblering.com/guides/longest-and-shortest-books-of-the-bible): The shortest book of the Bible is 3 John by words, 2 John by verses. Psalms is longest in English, Jeremiah in Hebrew. Every book ranked, every canon.

### Canons and traditions

- [Catholic vs Protestant Bible: the seven extra books, explained](https://getbiblering.com/guides/catholic-vs-protestant-bible): Catholic Bibles have 73 books, Protestant ones 66. The seven extra books, the longer Esther and Daniel, why they differ, and how much more there is to read.
- [A Catholic Bible reading plan for all 73 books, at any pace](https://getbiblering.com/guides/catholic-bible-reading-plan): A Catholic Bible reading plan for all 73 books: 3.7 chapters, about 12 minutes, a day for a year, any pace from 90 days to two years, and where to start.
- [Is the Book of Enoch in the Bible? Which Bibles include it](https://getbiblering.com/guides/is-the-book-of-enoch-in-the-bible): Only one Christian canon includes the Book of Enoch: the Tewahedo Bible of Ethiopia and Eritrea, in 108 chapters. Why others don't, and why Jude quotes it.
- [The deuterocanonical books and the Apocrypha, book by book](https://getbiblering.com/guides/deuterocanonical-books-apocrypha): What the deuterocanonical books and the Apocrypha are, how many books each Bible counts (7, 14 or more), and the chapters and reading time of each.
- [The Ethiopian Bible: how many books, and which ones](https://getbiblering.com/guides/ethiopian-bible-books): The Ethiopian Bible is counted as 81 books. Every book in the church's order, the two ways it reaches 81, where Enoch and Jubilees fit, and the 88 claim.
- [The Orthodox Bible: which books it has, and why they vary](https://getbiblering.com/guides/orthodox-bible-books): Orthodox Bibles follow the Septuagint: the Catholic books plus 1 Esdras, 3 Maccabees, the Prayer of Manasseh and Psalm 151. The full list, and why it varies.
- [Were books removed from the Bible? What happened to the Apocrypha](https://getbiblering.com/guides/were-books-removed-from-the-bible): The 1611 King James Bible had 80 books. Which 14 were later removed from Protestant Bibles, when and why, who kept them, and what Nicaea had to do with it.

### Getting started

- [Where to start reading the Bible (and what to read next)](https://getbiblering.com/guides/where-to-start-reading-the-bible): Not sure where to start reading the Bible? Four good first books with their length and reading time, what to read next, and a simple route for your first month.
- [A Bible reading plan for beginners: one chapter a day](https://getbiblering.com/guides/bible-reading-plan-for-beginners): A free Bible reading plan for beginners, one chapter a day for 90 days, about three minutes each, starting with Mark. Plus what comes next, and missed days.
- [How to read the Bible chronologically (two different ways)](https://getbiblering.com/guides/how-to-read-the-bible-chronologically): Reading the Bible chronologically means the order events happened or the order books were written. How each plan works, where plans disagree, and which to pick.
- [Reading the Bible cover to cover: what to expect, book by book](https://getbiblering.com/guides/reading-the-bible-cover-to-cover): Reading the Bible cover to cover is 1,189 chapters, about 52 hours. What each part is like, how long Leviticus really takes, and when you reach Matthew.
- [The best order to read the Bible: four routes compared](https://getbiblering.com/guides/best-order-to-read-the-bible): The best order to read the Bible depends on why you're reading. Four routes compared by the day each reaches a Gospel, where it gets hard, and who it suits.
- [Which Gospel to read first (and what to read after the Gospels)](https://getbiblering.com/guides/which-gospel-to-read-first): Which Gospel should you read first? Mark, Matthew, Luke and John compared by length and reading time, four reading orders, a 30-day plan and what to read next.

### Keeping at it

- [How to catch up on your Bible reading plan without starting over](https://getbiblering.com/guides/behind-on-bible-reading-plan): Behind on your Bible reading plan? A week behind is about 23 chapters. Four ways to catch up without starting over, and what each one costs a day.
- [Bible reading plans for couples (and families): reading together](https://getbiblering.com/guides/bible-reading-plan-for-couples): A Bible reading plan for couples that fits real evenings: three ways to read together, short books timed read aloud, a 30-night starter, and families too.
- [Bible reading streaks: helpful or harmful?](https://getbiblering.com/guides/bible-reading-streak): Lost your Bible reading streak? What the research says a streak does for a habit, what a broken one does, and a kinder rule that lets one quiet day pass.
- [How long should you read the Bible a day? 5, 10 or 15 minutes](https://getbiblering.com/guides/bible-reading-minutes-a-day): What 5, 10, 15 or 30 minutes of Bible reading a day covers: the whole Bible, the New Testament or the Gospels at two reading speeds, and a year in every canon.
- [How often do Christians read the Bible? What the surveys say](https://getbiblering.com/guides/how-often-christians-read-the-bible): How often Christians read the Bible, from the latest US surveys: daily and weekly reading, who has read it all, each tradition, and why the figures differ.
- [How to read the Bible every day (and survive a bad week)](https://getbiblering.com/guides/how-to-read-the-bible-every-day): How to read the Bible every day: how much to read, when to read it, what to do after a missed day, and what habit research says about making it stick.
- [How to read the Bible with ADHD: what actually helps](https://getbiblering.com/guides/read-the-bible-with-adhd): How to read the Bible with ADHD: a few minutes a day, short books timed to the minute, audio alongside the text, and a plan where missed days never pile up.
- [How to start reading the Bible again after a long break](https://getbiblering.com/guides/start-reading-the-bible-again): Coming back to the Bible after months or years away? Where to start again, short books to begin with, how much to read a day, and why past reading counts.
- [No motivation to read the Bible? Why it's hard, and what helps](https://getbiblering.com/guides/no-motivation-to-read-the-bible): No motivation to read the Bible? Why it feels hard, the Old Testament stretch that slows January plans, and small changes that help, from 3 minutes a day.

### Keeping track

- [Free printable Bible reading tracker: every chapter, every canon](https://getbiblering.com/guides/printable-bible-reading-tracker): Free Bible reading tracker PDFs with a box for every chapter: Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox and Ethiopian Bibles, in Letter and A4. No email, no sign-up.
- [Bible bookshelf tracker: a coloring-page chart of all the books](https://getbiblering.com/guides/bible-bookshelf-tracker): A free printable Bible bookshelf tracker: every book drawn as a spine to color in when you finish it. One page, Letter and A4, for Bibles of 66 to 80 books.
- [Bible reading plan generator: a plan that fits your days](https://getbiblering.com/guides/bible-reading-plan-generator): Make a Bible reading plan from a finish date, chapters a day or minutes a day, for five Bibles of 66 to 80 books, in three orders. Print it or save a CSV.
- [Choosing a Bible reading tracker app: eight things to check](https://getbiblering.com/guides/bible-reading-tracker-app): What a Bible reading tracker app should do, and eight tests to run before you pick one: your canon, missed days, past readings, reminders, privacy and price.
- [How much of the Bible have I read? A checker by book, every canon](https://getbiblering.com/guides/how-much-of-the-bible-have-i-read): How much of the Bible have you read? Tick the books you have finished to see your percentage in any of five canons, with the chapters and hours still to go.
- [How to keep a Bible reading journal (one line a chapter)](https://getbiblering.com/guides/bible-reading-journal): How to journal while reading the Bible without it turning into homework: one line a chapter, prompts for each kind of book, the SOAP method and a template.
- [How to track your Bible reading: paper, spreadsheet or app](https://getbiblering.com/guides/track-your-bible-reading): Three ways to track your Bible reading by chapter: a printed chart, an Excel or Google Sheets tracker with ready formulas, or an app, and what each does best.

### Well-known reading plans

- [Which Bible reading plan is best? The classic plans side by side](https://getbiblering.com/guides/which-bible-reading-plan-is-best): Eight classic Bible reading plans compared by chapters and minutes a day, free days and what each one rereads, from M'Cheyne and Horner to a 5-day plan.
- [Professor Grant Horner's Bible reading system, explained](https://getbiblering.com/guides/grant-horner-bible-reading-plan): Grant Horner's Bible reading plan in full: the ten lists, how often each comes round in a year, how long ten chapters take, and what to do on a missed day.
- [Read the Psalms in a month, with a Proverb a day](https://getbiblering.com/guides/psalms-and-proverbs-in-a-month): Five psalms and a Proverb a day reads both books every month in about 8 minutes. Two schedules timed day by day, and what to do on the 29th and 31st.
- [The 5-day Bible reading plan: a year of weekdays](https://getbiblering.com/guides/5-day-bible-reading-plan): A 5-day Bible reading plan reads the whole Bible in a year on weekdays: 4.6 chapters a reading day (5.1 for a Catholic Bible), about 15 minutes, weekends free.
- [The M'Cheyne Bible reading plan, explained](https://getbiblering.com/guides/mcheyne-bible-reading-plan): Robert Murray M'Cheyne's 1842 plan explained: four readings a day, the Old Testament once and the New Testament and Psalms twice, in 11 to 13 minutes a day.
- [The Navigators (Discipleship Journal) Bible reading plan, explained](https://getbiblering.com/guides/navigators-bible-reading-plan): The Navigators Bible reading plan, also called the Discipleship Journal plan: four readings a day, 25 a month, and how long a reading day really takes.

### Through the year

- [Bible reading plan 2027: the whole year, day by day](https://getbiblering.com/guides/bible-reading-plan-calendar): A dated 2027 Bible reading plan, January 1 to December 31, at 3 or 4 chapters a day. Five free printable plans, Protestant and Catholic, plus late-start help.
- [Advent Bible reading plan 2026: five ways through the season](https://getbiblering.com/guides/advent-bible-reading-plan): Advent 2026 runs November 29 to December 24, 26 days. Five reading plans sized to it, from Luke a chapter a day to the New Testament, plus the Sunday readings.
- [Bible reading challenge ideas for 2027, by minutes a day](https://getbiblering.com/guides/bible-reading-challenge-ideas): Fourteen Bible reading challenge ideas for 2027, sized in chapters and minutes a day, from the one-chapter books in an evening to the whole Bible in a year.
- [Lent Bible reading plan 2027: the Gospels in 40 days, and more](https://getbiblering.com/guides/lent-bible-reading-plan): A Bible reading plan for Lent 2027: the four Gospels in 40 days from Ash Wednesday, February 10, about 8 minutes a day, and an Orthodox plan from March 15.

## Optional

- [Full text](https://getbiblering.com/llms-full.txt): every feature, the short answers and the whole support FAQ in one file.

## Deutsch

The site in German, for German-speaking readers: the same app, in the app's own German words.

- [BibleRing auf Deutsch](https://getbiblering.com/de): die Startseite.
- [Ratgeber](https://getbiblering.com/de/ratgeber): 55 Ratgeber zum Bibellesen auf Deutsch.
- [Hilfe](https://getbiblering.com/de/hilfe), [Über BibleRing](https://getbiblering.com/de/ueber), [Datenschutz](https://getbiblering.com/de/datenschutz), [Impressum](https://getbiblering.com/de/impressum).
- [llms.txt auf Deutsch](https://getbiblering.com/de/llms.txt) and [the full German text](https://getbiblering.com/de/llms-full.txt).

## Español

The site in Spanish, for readers in Spain and Latin America: the same app, in the app's own Spanish words.

- [BibleRing en español](https://getbiblering.com/es): la página de inicio.
- [Guías](https://getbiblering.com/es/guias): 55 guías de lectura bíblica en español.
- [Ayuda](https://getbiblering.com/es/ayuda), [Acerca de BibleRing](https://getbiblering.com/es/acerca-de), [Privacidad](https://getbiblering.com/es/privacidad), [Aviso legal](https://getbiblering.com/es/aviso-legal).
- [llms.txt en español](https://getbiblering.com/es/llms.txt) and [the full Spanish text](https://getbiblering.com/es/llms-full.txt).