Name of the App: GloBible (Free) - (GloPremium is $24.99)
Owned by Immersion Digital 2012. This company was founded in 2008. Created by Phil Chen and Nelson Saba (founder of Visual Book Prodcuts, the creator of iLumina; a very popular Bible Software). This app is award winning.
Includes: 2382 High Resolution Photos; 7500 Encyclopedia Articles; 463 Virtual Reality Tours, 3.5+ Hours of HD Video; 689 Works of Art; 147 Maps
The free part of this App has four different lenses: 1) Bible, 2) Media, 3) Atlas, and 4) Me.
The Main screen. Photo taken from my iPad.
1. The Bible lens comes in two different translations: NIV, KJV (Available add-ons for purchase). You can easily bookmark verses for accessing later. The resources, media, and maps mentioned in the chapters will display for additional research options. There is a section to write notes while reading.
The main screen for the Bible Lens. Photo taken from my iPad. 2. The Atlas lens allows access to dozens of maps.
The screen for the Atlas Lens. Photo taken from my iPad.
3. The Media lens offers virtual realities, collections of videos and access to thousands of photos.
The screen for the Media Lens. Photo taken from my iPad. 4. The Me lens of this App allows you to see your favorite verses that you've saved, access to your notes and journal entries, and the option of several reading challenges.
The reading challenge list. Photo from my iPad. Other lenses available with the GloPremium package.
1. The Timeline lens shows where events happened in context with one another.
2. The Topical lens is a community section to shows content from major life questions about the Christian faith. You can research by topic, person, place, etc.
This app can be used privately or can be connected to your Facebook and/or Twitter account so you can share content you find or journal entries you write with your friends and followers. Friends that have this app can also share with you directly in your GloBible account so you can access their favorites and entries quickly.
I like how convenient this app is when looking for research material. It has more than what a paper issue of the Bible includes, it offers definitions, articles, sermons, media, maps, etc. at the touch of your finger. I also appreciate that the majority of the content comes from trusted sources; such as experts, professors, ministers, and scholars. You can find additional information on the sources at their website: www.globible.com/sources . Most of these are experts in their field, with PhD’s and over 10+ years of experience/study.
This app is available for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Windows. It isn’t available for Android yet.
