EDMOND, Okla. (WordNews.org) Oct. 11, 2011 — YouVersion’s Bible app hit 30 million unique installs this week. the company announced today.

YouVersion offers 150 different versions of the Bible in 45 languages.
“It is very exciting to see what God is doing through YouVersion in a short period of time,” said Bobby Gruenewald, a pastor and the creator of YouVersion. “And this is only the beginning. We’re committed to continuing to use the best of today’s and tomorrow’s technology to help the world fall in love with God’s Word.”

YouVersion, which began exclusively as an online Bible, recently celebrated its fourth birthday. YouVersion launched the Bible App, a free application for mobile phones and tablets, which further increased access and interaction with the Bible.

YouVersion and the Bible App offer more than 190 Bible reading plans. Users have bookmarked 30 million verses and shared over 1.6 million verses on Facebook and Twitter.

“Our plan is to continue to expand into new platforms, and offer more languages and versions so everyone, anywhere around the globe can have free access to the Bible,” Gruenewald said.

User stats since the creation of YouVersion in 2008 show a cultural trend that is difficult to ignore. The Bible app has been installed on one out of every 17 iPhones, iPads and Android devices sold globally. The company said one recent Sunday, the YouVersion community created an average of 2.7 highlights per second, for a total of 233,000 highlights in one day.

The free Bible App is available on the iPad, iPhone, BlackBerry, Android, Windows Phone, WebOS, and Java phones, as well as any web-enabled mobile device.