Features

Reading

Bible reader

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Read the whole Bible chapter by chapter. The reader remembers where you were and continues from there.

How do I continue where I left off?

The home page shows a "Continue reading" button that opens the last chapter you read.

Bible translations

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Switch between translations in the reader: the Icelandic Bible, KJV, ESV, WEB and BSB.

Two translations side by side

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Parallel mode shows two translations side by side - say Icelandic and English. Each side can even carry its own lens. Turned on in the reading options.

Compare a verse across translations

Select a verse and tap "Compare" in the action bar to see the same verse in every translation at once.

Cross references

Select a verse and open cross references from the action bar - related verses elsewhere in the Bible, ranked by weight.

Words of Jesus in red

Red-letter mode colours the direct words of Jesus red in translations that support it. Toggled in the reading options.

Reading font

Pick the typeface for the text - Lora, Source Serif, Crimson or your system serif. In the reading options.

Text size

Make the text larger or smaller across many steps - from very small to very large. In the reading options.

Column width

On larger screens the reading column can be narrowed or widened so the line length suits you. In the reading options.

Verse number style

Choose how verse numbers appear in highlighted verses: a prominent chip, subtle, or hidden entirely. In the reading options.

Dyslexia-friendly font

Dyslexia mode switches the text to Lexend, a typeface designed to reduce reading effort. In the reading options.

Stronger highlight colours

The contrast setting deepens highlight colours so they stand out more - helpful in bright light or for low vision. In the reading options.

Search

Search for a word, verse or reference ("John 3:16") — and your own stuff: comments, threads and chains. Search lives in the reader and the menu.

Audio narration

Have the chapter read aloud. Opens from the audio button in the reader and continues across chapters.

Verse of the day

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A new verse on the home page every day. Listen from the verse, share it as a card, or open it in the reader.

Study & notes

Lenses

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A lens is a set of highlights with its own colours — like highlighter pens for different themes. Pick a lens and mark verses in the reader.

How do I highlight a verse?

Choose an active lens (e.g. from the lens switcher in the reader), then tap a verse and pick a colour.

Can I have multiple lenses?

Yes — create as many as you like on the lenses page, each with its own themes and colours.

Shared lenses — reading together

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Share a lens with a friend and read together: they see your highlights appear in their Bible, and with edit access they can highlight into the same lens too.

Can my friend edit my lens?

Only if you grant them edit access when sharing — otherwise they can only view it.

How do I share a lens?

Open the lens on the lenses page and choose "Share lens" — you get a link to send.

Highlights in every translation

Highlights belong to the verse, not the translation — mark a verse in the Icelandic Bible and it automatically shows in the ESV and all the others. Nothing to configure.

Comments

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Write a note on any verse. All comments collect on one page and are searchable.

Threads

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Longer writing about a topic or passage — like small essays with verses woven in.

Chains

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Link verses together into a chain — your own cross-reference trail through the Bible, verse by verse.

Bookmarks

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Mark where you are or places you want to find again quickly.

Favourites

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Collect your favourite verses in one place with the heart in the reader.

Pinned verses

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Pin verses to the home page so they greet you every time you open the app.

Memorize

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Learn verses by heart with spaced-repetition practice — the app resurfaces a verse when it's due for review.

Community & sharing

Community & friends

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Add friends, see their reading in the feed, react, send messages, and invite more people in.

How do I add a friend?

On the community page you can send an invite link — whoever opens it gets connected to you.

Verse cards

Share a verse as a beautiful image card — pick a style and send it anywhere. Sharing lives on the verse menu and the verse of the day.

Habits & games

Streak

Read daily and your streak grows — the flame in the header shows where you stand. Grace days protect the streak when you miss a day.

What is a grace day?

A day that protects your streak even though you didn't read — it's used automatically when you miss a day.

Where do I see my streak?

Tap the flame at the top of the page — that opens your streak, heatmap and friends' streaks.

Reading plans

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Follow a plan through a book or the whole Bible at your own pace — progress tracks the chapters you finish, not a calendar.

What if I fall behind?

Nothing is lost — plans are based on completed chapters, so you just continue where you were.

My journey

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A map of your reading across the whole Bible — see which books and chapters you've read and what remains.

Your recap

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A wrap-up of your reading — stats, highlights and your reading personality, ready to share.

Games

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Daily Bible puzzles — word games, verse riddles, timelines, memory match and more. Share your result without spoiling the answer.

The app

Notifications & reminders

Get a daily reading reminder at the time that suits you. Turned on and off in settings.

How do I turn reminders off?

Open settings (the gear) and switch notifications off there.

Account & sync

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Sign in and everything of yours — lenses, notes, streak, progress — syncs across devices and is kept in the cloud. You can also export a backup file.

Do I lose anything if I switch phones?

No — sign in on the new device and everything comes down from the cloud.

Appearance & accessibility

Theme (light/dark), font, text size, reading width, dyslexia-friendly font, words of Jesus in red and more — all in settings.

Install & offline

Add SESIL to your home screen — it opens like an app and reading works offline once chapters have loaded.

Is SESIL in the App Store?

SESIL is a web app — no store download needed. "Add to Home Screen" in the browser gives the same experience.