Frequently asked questions

Yes. Explore the Word is free to download and use, with no adverts. There is an optional donation link inside the app if you'd like to support its development, but every feature works without paying anything.

Yes. Explore the Word signs you in before you start, so your sermon notes and chat history are saved and follow you between your own devices.

The account is free, and the King James Version is bundled with the app — so once you are in, there is nothing further to download before you can read, and reading works with no connection.

iPhone and iPad via the App Store, and Android phones and tablets via Google Play.

Seven translations across three languages:

• English — King James Version (built in), American Standard Version, World English Bible Updated, English Standard Version
• Tamil — Tamil Contemporary Version, Tamil IRV (2019)
• Chinese — Chinese Contemporary Bible

More translations are subject to licensing, which is why some well-known ones are not in the list yet.

Yes, and this is deliberate. The KJV is bundled with the app, so once you have signed in, reading and searching work with no connection at all — there is nothing to download first. Any other translation you add is stored on your device and behaves the same way.

The one thing that needs a connection is asking a question, because the answer is generated on a server. If you're offline the app says so plainly and tells you that reading and notes still work.

Between roughly 17 MB and 43 MB each, depending on the translation. The app shows the exact size next to each one before you download, and a running total of what you've added under Settings → Offline Bible.

You can delete any downloaded translation at any time. The built-in KJV can't be removed, since it's part of the app.

You ask in plain language and the answer comes back structured — usually a brief overview, the spiritual context, and a note on biblical accuracy — with the passages it drew on listed at the end.

References inside the answer are tappable. Tapping one opens that chapter in the reader, scrolled to the verse and highlighted.

Yes. The answers are generated, and generated text can be mistaken or incomplete. That is exactly why every answer cites its passages and makes them one tap away — you're meant to read them and judge for yourself.

Treat it as a study aid that helps you find and understand Scripture, not as a replacement for reading the passage, for your own study, or for your pastor and church.

Yes. Tap Edit underneath your message, change the wording, and the answer is generated again from the new question. Useful when the first phrasing didn't quite capture what you meant.

A single conversation holds 30 messages. When you reach that, the app saves the conversation to your history and offers to carry your last question into a fresh one, so a long study session doesn't lose its thread.

Conversations are saved to your history and sync to your other devices when you're signed in. You can reopen any past conversation from the history icon at the top of the Ask screen, or delete conversations you don't want to keep.

A title, the date, the speaker, the church, any number of Bible passages, tags, and your own written notes. Attached passages become chips you can tap to open the reader at that text.

Notes can be filtered by speaker, church, tag or date range, and shared as plain text.

Yes. Notes are written and stored on your device first. When you're back online they sync automatically, so a church hall with poor reception is not a problem.

There are no adverts in the app and your data is not sold. Reading and notes work on your device; the account exists so notes and chat history can sync between devices that are yours.

The full detail is in the Privacy Policy.

In the app: avatar menu → Account Settings → Delete Account. The app shows exactly what will be removed before you confirm.

If you'd rather I did it, get in touch from the address on the account.

Yes. The app follows your system text size, including the accessibility sizes, and the layouts are built to reflow rather than clip when text grows. There's a full dark mode as well, and a separate font-size control for Scripture in the reader.