Still The Best There Is

Apr. 2016
The latest update is OK, but I miss the ability to get rid of the menu bars and have a true full screen. The "grabber" for the bottom of the split is unnecessarily obtrusive.

The display options are quite complex. It would be nice to have an overall theme choice. One must go through screen after screen to just change the format for text and the various resources. The flexibility is nice, but its a little bit too much.

My major complaint remains the search function. First, there should be an x for deleting the last search. Second, the range options and filters should all be in the first search screen. Theres plenty of room for two columns of buttons for preset ranges and filters. That would make searching simpler, clearer, and faster. I cannot for the life of me understand why I have to go to a separate screen to choose my filters and then do the search.

One tweak I would like to see is to match the menus in the split screen with those in the main screen. Presently, one button is titled "open". Like we didnt know something would open if we pressed it?

It would also be nice to have some attractive templates for colors or a better way to see the effect of changes. The program is almost too flexible in the changes it allows, and it takes quite a few steps to see what the changes will look like. Finally, selecting text should include the ability to scroll off the screen and select larger chunks of text.

Having said all that, this is still my favorite Bible app. Ive used all the others, and I have a lot of money invested in Logos, but Bible Reader is the one I use all the time. It is powerful, flexible, and user friendly. AND, it continues to improve. (I keep having to revise this review because they keep addressing the issues!)

Hazeldad about Bible Maps by Olive Tree, v6.0.5