One Door Closing, Another Opening!

All apps will be removed from Google Play!

What's happening?

• After years of fighting to protect your user data I am now fighting to protect my own. By the end of April 2025 Google is deleting all my apps and developer profile! At that time this link to my developer page will go to a dead page.

Why?

• Google has added a mandatory requirement that indie developers must publish their full legal names and full home addresses on the play store. I will not do that. That's an overstep of their use of my personal information.

What now?

• If they choose to reverse this decision, which I hope they do, I will be back.
  
  
• Current plans are to build web based apps that will be available for both Android and iOS users without need for hosting apps in either of their app stores. Track that progress here on jarjarbits.blogspot.com as I'll try to post occasional updates about any progress made.
  
  
• It just so happens that since August 2023 I have been working with AO Lab. They are a team that is building a completely web based and open Bible platform with the option for developers like me to publish extensions. My hopes are to begin developing for their ecosystem, stepping away from Android apps, away from in-app advertising, and of course remaining completely free to everyone.
  
  
• While I hope to port a Bible Books learning game, a 3D CrossWord game, and the Random Verse generator to web based formats; the Dots and Boxes Territorial game currently has no plans of being available after my apps are removed from the Google Play Store. Apps will be rebuilt from scratch in a new environment that itself is currently under development. This will bring completely new experiences and may take some time but has the potential to be something better and accessible to more people than ever.

Caution:

• Be aware that if you uninstall any of my apps you may not have a way to download them again.
  
  
• Please don't download or use copies you find on third-party sites as those are bootleg copies and who knows if you can trust that they haven't modified the apps in some malicious way.

Random Verse — Open With Many Apps and Sites

What's New (in version 0.8.12-Beta)

New Experimental Feature

• Ability to open verses with nearly any app or website you choose!

Random Verse — More Polish Versions

 What's New (in version 0.7.93-Beta)

New Bible Versions (2 versions added across 1 language)

Polish

• NBG — Nowa Biblia Gdańska — Polski — Polish
• SNP — Biblia, to jest Pismo Święte Starego i Nowego Przymierza Wydanie pierwsze 2018 — Polski — Polish

Random Verse — Many New Bible Versions and Languages

What's New (in version 0.7.91-Beta)

Please take note that currently the app is limited in that it only generates random verses from the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible and all books names listed are in English from the KJV. Choosing any other version in any other language will not change that. However; choosing a different version will allow the app to attempt to open the verse in your preferred version/language. In some cases there is not a matching verse with the same verse reference and in those cases tapping on the reference will not correctly open in your selected version/language. Make sure you unselect any books which are not included in your selected version to help with this issue.

New Bible Versions (30 versions added across 23 languages)

Arabic

• JOINT — Joint Arabic Translation — Arabic Standard
• KEH — The Book of Life — Arabic Standard

Bengali

• MBCL — Kitabul Mukkadas — Bengali

Burmese

• JBMLE — Judson Bible — Myanmar — Burmese

Chinese

• CCB — Chinese Contemporary Bible — Simplified Chinese
• CSBS — Chinese Standard Bible — Simplified Chinese

Random Verse — New English Versions Added

What's New (in versions 0.7.83-Beta through 0.7.87-Beta)

Several new English versions added:

• LSB — Legacy Standard Bible (by user request)
• BSB — Berean Study Bible
• FBV — Free Bible Version
• RAD — Radiate New Testament
• NASB2020 — New American Standard Bible (NASB1995 still available to choose)
• PEV — Plain English Version
• If you choose this version be sure to unselect all books that the King James Version (KJV) has that the PEV does not, otherwise you will encounter lots of references that won't open in the Bible app.
• MP1781 — Scottish Metrical Paraphrases 1781
• This version won't open in the Bible app in most cases because the version does not contain all the verses that the King James Version (KJV) has and currently all randomly picked Bible references are based on the KJV.

Random Verse — Animation Settings

What's New (in version 0.7.8116-Beta)

• Menu options to choose how much animation you want to have:
• Full (100%)
• 6 background animations used
• spinner slowly comes to a stop after released
• burst effect as it stops
• Most (80%)
• 4 background animations used
• spinner stops faster after released
• burst effect as it stops
• Some (20%)
• 1 background animation used
• spinner stops immediately when released
• burst effect after it stops
• None (0%)
• no background animations used
• spinner stops immediately when released
• no burst effect

Road Map

• Stop converting between versions
  Redesigning so that it no longer picks random verses from only the King James Version. Currently it picks those then tries to convert those to other Bible versions. Instead it needs to randomly pick from the other versions directly. In doing that, all selected verses will work and even the book names will appear as they do in those other versions.
  
  
• More Bible versions and languages
  If you use this app and would like a specific Bible version added please find it on this page of Bible versions and contact me through the app to let me know. No promises, but I'll see what I can do.
  
  
• Recent History
  I want to keep a small recent history list so that users can easily go back to verses they have gone to before from the app.
  
  
• Widget
  Add widget with an occasionally changing verse reference.
  
  
• Other Bible Apps
  Ability to open verses with many other popular Bible apps, currently it always opens in the most popular Bible app. Adding BibleGateway should be pretty easy to do someday and will likely be the next one I try to integrate. If you prefer another Bible app and would like verses to open in it please contact me through the Random Verse app to let me know. I won't be able to add these for sometime, if ever, but I would really like to start keeping a list of which Bible apps users want the most. It's actually very hard to do and may not be possible to do, as it depends heavily on their app and how they have it setup to open outside links.  
  
  
• Watch
  Would love to get this running on an Android watch someday.

 

Random Verse — Light mode and new animations!

What's New (version 0.7.7716-Beta)

• Menu option added to swap between dark and light mode.
• Single tap for random now animates through a few options before picking one.
• Several new animations while long-pressing to pick a random reference.
• New app icon to match new theme
• Layout changes on book group selections but same functionality.
• Security and platform updates applied

Road Map

• Stop converting between versions
  Redesigning so that it no longer picks random verses from only the King James Version. Currently it picks those then tries to convert those to other Bible versions. Instead it needs to randomly pick from the other versions directly. In doing that, all selected verses will work and even the book names will appear as they do in those other versions.
  
  
• More Bible versions and languages
  If you use this app and would like a specific Bible version added please find it on this page of Bible versions and contact me through the app to let me know. No promises, but I'll see what I can do.
  
  
• Recent History
  I want to keep a small recent history list so that users can easily go back to verses they have gone to before from the app.
  
  
• Widget
  Add widget with an occasionally changing verse reference.
  
  
• Other Bible Apps
  Ability to open verses with many other popular Bible apps, currently it always opens in the most popular Bible app. Adding BibleGateway should be pretty easy to do someday and will likely be the next one I try to integrate. If you prefer another Bible app and would like verses to open in it please contact me through the Random Verse app to let me know. I won't be able to add these for sometime, if ever, but I would really like to start keeping a list of which Bible apps users want the most. It's actually very hard to do and may not be possible to do, as it depends heavily on their app and how they have it setup to open outside links.  
  
  
• Watch
  Would love to get this running on an Android watch someday.

 

Random Verse — Menu Options Added

Update Released

Version 0.7.7516-Beta

This app has been published exclusively to the Google Play Store. Do not trust copies from third parties.

Change Log

• Menu option added to promote my new apps CrossWord3D which has daily verses made into 3D crossword puzzles and BibleSpeller which is a free app to learn the books of the Bible.
• Menu option added to view this blog which includes a change log for each app update as well as a road map for upcoming features and feature ideas.
• Security patches for Google services and dependency updates.

Road Map

• Stop converting between versions
  Redesigning so that it no longer picks random verses from only the King James Version. Currently it picks those then tries to convert those to other Bible versions. Instead it needs to randomly pick from the other versions directly. In doing that, all selected verses will work and even the book names will appear as they do in those other versions.
  
  
• More Bible versions and languages
  If you use this app and would like a specific Bible version added please find it on this page of Bible versions and contact me through the app to let me know. No promises, but I'll see what I can do.
  
  
• Themes / Colors
  As requested by users, I would like to give an option to choose colors of the app, as well as light vs dark mode.
  
  
• Recent History
  I want to keep a small recent history list so that users can easily go back to verses they have gone to before from the app.
  
  
• Widget
  Add widget with an occasionally changing verse reference.
  
  
• Other Bible Apps
  Ability to open verses with many other popular Bible apps, currently it always opens in the most popular Bible app. Adding BibleGateway should be pretty easy to do someday and will likely be the next one I try to integrate. If you prefer another Bible app and would like verses to open in it please contact me through the Random Verse app to let me know. I won't be able to add these for sometime, if ever, but I would really like to start keeping a list of which Bible apps users want the most. It's actually very hard to do and may not be possible to do, as it depends heavily on their app and how they have it setup to open outside links.  
  
  
• Watch
  Would love to get this running on an Android watch someday.

 

Random Verse — Privacy Policy

Your privacy is my policy, simple as that.

I use the least possible amount of app permissions and do not create user data on my end. All app data stays with you on your device, unseen by me.

To build the app I use Android Studio and some Google services. Their services may do some level of tracking, crash reporting, or data collection. The Google Play Store provides me with some anonymized download and usage statistics.

I do what I can to protect you and I’m learning as I go.

I only publish apps directly to the Google Play Store for Android. If anyone else packs anything into my app and redistributes it somewhere else there is nothing I can do to stop them. Please be careful where you get your apps from.

Updated May 27th, 2022.

Random Verse — Lots of Languages Added

Update Released

Version 0.7.7316-Beta

This app has been published exclusively to the Google Play Store. Do not trust copies from third parties.

Change Log

• Added almost 30 new Bible versions in several different languages. Versions added based on the top countries the app has been downloaded in so far. (Demographics provided by the Google Play Store, as they do for every single app on the Play Store. The Random Verse app doesn't track any user locations through the app.)
• Now includes:
• Afrikaans
  
• Benin
• Croatian
• English
• French
• German
• Indonesian
• Javanese
• Oromo
• Portuguese
• Riang
• Romanian
• Slovak
• Spanish
• Tagalog
• Tangkhul Naga
• Waray
• Xhosa
• Zulu
• Please note that currently the only version the app displays books from or chooses random verses from is the King James Version (KJV) in English. Meaning if you select a different language or version you will still see the KJV book names and KJV references. However; if you tap the verse reference it should try to open the verse in your selected language or version. For now this will cause issues if the verse in the KJV does not match up to a verse in your selected version.

Road Map

• Stop converting between versions
  Redesigning so that it no longer picks random verses from only the King James Version. Currently it picks those then tries to convert those to other Bible versions. Instead it needs to randomly pick from the other versions directly. In doing that, all selected verses will work and even the book names will appear as they do in those other versions.
  
  
• More Bible versions and languages
  If you use this app and would like a specific Bible version added please find it on this page of Bible versions and contact me through the app to let me know. No promises, but I'll see what I can do.
  
  
• Themes / Colors
  As requested by users, I would like to give an option to choose colors of the app, as well as light vs dark mode.
  
  
• Recent History
  I want to keep a small recent history list so that users can easily go back to verses they have gone to before from the app.
  
  
• Widget
  Add widget with an occasionally changing verse reference.
  
  
• Other Bible Apps
  Ability to open verses with many other popular Bible apps, currently it always opens in the most popular Bible app. Adding BibleGateway should be pretty easy to do someday and will likely be the next one I try to integrate. If you prefer another Bible app and would like verses to open in it please contact me through the Random Verse app to let me know. I won't be able to add these for sometime, if ever, but I would really like to start keeping a list of which Bible apps users want the most. It's actually very hard to do and may not be possible to do, as it depends heavily on their app and how they have it setup to open outside links.  
  
  
• Watch
  Would love to get this running on an Android watch someday.

 

Random Verse — More Languages Added

Update Released

Version 0.7.7116-Beta

This app has been published exclusively to the Google Play Store. Do not trust copies from third parties.

Change Log

• Added a couple Bible versions requested by users:
• La Sainte Bible par Louis Segond 1910 (LSG) Français [French]
• Almeida Revista e Atualizada (ARA) Português (Brasil) [Portuguese (Brazil)]


• Added a few popular Bible versions based on the default language of app users (Demographics provided by the Google Play Store, as they do for every single app on the Play Store. The Random Verse app doesn't track any users through the app.):
• Nueva Versión Internacional - Español (NVI) Español (América Latina) [Spanish]
• La Biblia de las Américas (LBLA) Español (América Latina) [Spanish]
• Noua Traducere Românească (NTR) Română [Romanian]
• Note that currently the only version the app displays books from or chooses random verses from is the King James Version (KJV). Meaning if you select a different language or version you will still see the KJV book names and KJV references. However; if you tap the verse reference it should try to open the verse in your selected language or version. For now this will cause issues if the verse in the KJV does not match up to a verse in your selected version.

Road Map

• Stop converting between versions
  Redesigning so that it no longer picks random verses from only the King James Version. Currently it picks those then tries to convert those to other Bible versions. Instead it needs to randomly pick from the other versions directly. In doing that, all selected verses will work and even the book names will appear as they do in those other versions.
  
  
• More Bible versions and languages
  If you use this app and would like a specific Bible version added please find it on this page of Bible versions and contact me through the app to let me know. No promises, but I'll see what I can do.
  
  
• Recent History
  I want to keep a small recent history list so that users can easily go back to verses they have gone to before from the app.
  
  
• Widget
  Add widget with an occasionally changing verse reference.
  
  
• Other Bible Apps
  Ability to open verses with many other popular Bible apps, currently it always opens in the most popular Bible app.
  
  
• Watch
  Would love to get this running on an Android watch someday.

Random Verse — Feature Request Implemented

Update Released

Version 0.7.57-Beta

This app has been published exclusively to the Google Play Store. Do not trust copies from third parties.

Change Log

• Added by user request... new group labels at the top of the book selection list to help with selecting books. Now with one tap you will be able to easily select or unselect entire groups, such as "Gospel" or "New Testament."

Road Map

• I want to keep a small recent history list so that users can easily go back to verses they have gone to before from the app.
• Add widget to bypass needing to open the app and motivate more frequent Bible study.
• Ability to open verses with many other popular Bible apps, currently it always opens in the most popular Bible app.
• Would love to get this running on an Android watch someday.

Random Verse — Feature Request Implemented

Update Released

Version 0.7.53-Beta

This app has been published exclusively to the Google Play Store. Do not trust copies from third parties.

Change Log

• Added by user request... now it remembers the selected verse until you select another one, even if you close the app completely.

Road Map

• I want to keep a small recent history list so that users can easily go back to verses they have gone to before from the app.
• Next I hope to add in some group labels at the top of the book selection list. That way with one tap you will be able to easily select or unselect entire groups, such as "Gospel" or "New Testament."
• Add widget to bypass needing to open the app and motivate more frequent Bible study.
• Ability to open verses with many other popular Bible apps, currently it always opens in the most popular Bible app.
• Would love to get this running on an Android watch someday.

Random Verse — Menu Options

Update Released

Version 0.7.51-Beta

This app has been published exclusively to the Google Play Store. Do not trust copies from third parties.

Change Log

• Option to "Rate App In Store" should open directly into the Google Play Store.
• Option to "Contact Developer" which should start an email from you to the developer.
  
  

Road Map

• I want to keep a small recent history list so that users can easily go back to verses they have gone to before from the app.
• Next I hope to add in some group labels at the top of the book selection list. That way with one tap you will be able to easily select or unselect entire groups, such as "Gospel" or "New Testament."
• Add widget to bypass needing to open the app and motivate more frequent Bible study.
• Ability to open verses with many other popular Bible apps, currently it always opens in the most popular Bible app.

Random Verse — Select Books

Update Released

Version 0.7.37-Beta

This app has been published exclusively to the Google Play Store. Do not trust copies from third parties.

Change Log

• Option to select and unselect from the list of books that the random verse generator will choose from.
  
  For example, if you only want to see random verses from the gospel books you can now select only: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. After that all random verses will only come from that section of the Bible. This feature should make the app more useful for Bible study.

Road Map

• I want to keep a small recent history list so that users can easily go back to verses they have gone to before from the app.
• Next I hope to add in some group labels at the top of the book selection list. That way with one tap you will be able to easily select or unselect entire groups, such as "Gospel" or "New Testament."
• Add widget to bypass needing to open the app and motivate more frequent Bible study.
• Ability to open verses with many other popular Bible apps, currently it always opens in the most popular Bible app.

Random Verse — Major Update

Update Released

Version 0.7.33-Beta

This app has been published exclusively to the Google Play Store. Do not trust copies from third parties.

Random Verse — App Update

Update Published

Version 0.5.29-Beta

This app has been published exclusively to the Google Play Store. Do not trust copies from third parties.