Mantis Bible Study Reviews – Page 8
3/5 rating based on 84 reviews. Read all reviews for Mantis Bible Study for iPhone.
Mantis Bible Study is free iOS app published by Mantis Bible Company
Junk!
Dino96
3~4 updates for the past 3weeks results in an app that freezes to a white screen upon opening. Can't do anything with it. This app used to be good, now it's junk. I'm deleting it! My recommendation is to find another bible app and stay away from this since the developers don't seem to know Apple codes.
Resurrected app! Praise the Lawd!
Gray Cloud
The app is back! Restored purchases with no problem. Long-time user disappointed by gap in not updating. Had to follow directions to restore purchases but couldn’t restore notes from before Apple shut down the previous version. The look is different and doesn’t have their unique navigation corners anymore (iPhone X gestures probably made that impossible) but it’s great to once again be able to view multiple lines of text, display side-by-side verse comparisons, add “notes” to verses, and copy text without citations being automatically added like other Bible apps. Welcome back to my regular Bible study routine, Mantis.
Not Good, But Getting Better
Nick7645
10.1.44 (11/11/17) • List Selection Okay, the List Selection only applies to verses. The 'app description' for 10.1.44 says this applies to books and chapters too. Clear that up. Secondly, make the List Selection another view option, not just underneath the verse boxes. Allow people to choose whether they want to see boxes or lists (for books and chapters too). • Navigation The Navigation feature at the bottom of the the screen is truly wonderful. It's quick, easy to use, and just makes sense. Everyone is used to an interface like this. However, screen size has been cropped. Maybe you're working on hiding this issue already, I don't know. *You need to build in code that allows the user to double-tap for full screen. This would fix two issues at once: the need for the bottom of the screen menu bar to disappear, and the ability that everyone wants: full screen. • Notes Options Finally, we still need to be able to access the function to quickly add notes (some pastors talk fast and by the time we get to the "marker" tab, it's too late), quickly add bookmarks, highlight, etc. We should be able to touch a verse number, bookmark it or add a note right there, and move on. • Final Thoughts Folks, the things people are complaining about or missing from the previous version of Mantis are what made this app one of the best Bible Study apps out there. It's disappointing that there was no warning about how drastically different this Mantis X would be, and, with it being so different, there was no tutorial or explanation about how to use the app. Keep working at it. Things are slowly getting better with the List Selection and Menu bar at the bottom. Keep listening to feedback. Thanks for reading. 10.0 (9/26/17) I have really enjoyed this app in the past. However, with this new X version, the user experience is not what it once was. Great aspects from the previous user interface are now gone such as: • Double-tapping for full screen, or even the option of full screen, • The ability to quickly access books, chapters, verses, and commentaries with the corner navigation (this was not amazing, and it had flaws, but at least it was fast), • Swiping for previous/next chapter, and • Chapter selection. Now, it takes significantly longer to access those references. You cannot quickly add notes, or bookmarks (not sure how to even do this now). The user interface is more complicated than before. A tutorial on how to use the app would be amazing (not that a Bible app should need one). Loading times are much longer, and there are hardly any settings options. The overall aesthetic is nice. But the unnecessary book colors really breaks the clean look. Honestly, the older version was fantastic compared to this. It was relatively fast, and simple to use, and navigation made sense. I would really like to see these issues addressed in the coming weeks.
Update. Still needs major improvement
SpouttinOff
This was supposed to be a big improvement but I don’t see how. The entire layout has changed to the point where it not only looks like a whole different app, it behaves like one. Bringing up side by side comparisons is more cumbersome than it used to be, bookmarking isn’t what it used to be. Well, they fixed the search problem but it’s still more complicated than it should be. I.e. for me to be able to highlight text in NASS, I have to go into settings, turn off Strong’s, exit settings, highlight my text (which is still complicated) go back into settings, turn Strong’s back on, and then exit settings. I have an idea..... bring back the old Mantis, make it iOS 11 compatible, and call it Mantis Original. Problem solved.
Amazing Update!
JHArtistry
I wanted to thank the developers for the great update for iOS11. I've used this app from the beginning with several add-ons purchased. It is the best and fastest Bible app to get to the chapter, verse, and references I use. Thank you for being very active with all the latest updates.
What happened to the search engine?
Ken Huge
Since I grew up on the KJV, I still use it to search for scriptures. The Mantis app used to be great for scripture searches. Just enter a couple of key words and voila! It was done. However, since the ‘new and improved’ version came out, it does not work well at all. For instance, if you were searching for 2 Samuel 11:1, you could enter the words kings and battle and it would come up quickly. But no longer. The search would produce “0” results under the new version. My go to app is no longer reliable for this.
New Update is a disaster
strngmusic
After updating both of my iPads, I no longer have access to all of my previous purchases. Some of the books seem to be lacking content exposing only partial chapters. This platform is a wonderful tool and the search engines were very useful under the old system.There are far too many glitches now in the new update. I have spent scores of dollars just use this system. Now it is unusable.
Was my favorite!
Vuzzle22
The product worked flawless until new update. Currently i have an old iPad that didn’t update. It works perfect. The current version on my iPhone is useless. Nothing works. Can’t import my purchases. The interface is confusing. Don’t even try to use it. I would expect this from a 99 cent app, however, i have well over 150$ invested in something that doesn’t work. Very sad.
Completely ruined a beautiful Bible study app
dpodster
UPDATE: I'm glad to see that this app is slowly making its way back to what it used to be. Still buggy but getting better bit by bit. Note editing is challenging. The font size is so small on the marker editing screen and the text editing area keeps disappearing (collapsing) -- can't see what I'm typing. Note/marker editing in landscape mode isn't possible on devices with smaller screens (iPods and older iPhones). Glad to see the inline note editor back but still can't use it in landscape mode because there isn't enough screen real estate. Typing in portrait mode isn't easy unless it's on an iPad. The most important feature I think is needed right away is the ability to export all of my notes and memory verses off of the device and into a text file (via wi-fi/browser, iTunes, whatever's possible). This is a major flaw in the new version. It doesn't do any good to be able to sync with other devices running the app. I need to get the notes off so they can be copied to Word, PowerPoint, etc. Please put this back in! Twice now, I've lost all new notes created in the new version. Both times, it was after an update. If I had had the ability to export my notes before updating, I wouldn't have lost all of that. Adding one star because I'm thankful that the developer is listening to feedback and is making some improvements. ------------ UPDATE: I recommend not upgrading to 10.1.24. After the update, my (new) account didn't work anymore. I had to create a new account (I just recreated the account I had before). After that, I was able to import my old data but all the notes (markers?) that I had created during the past two weeks are now gone. This new version desperately needs a feature to backup and download notes like the old version. Syncing to other devices isn't enough. There doesn't seem to be any way to contact customer support. I tried the website and the Facebook page. Haven't been any posts there for several years. What's going on with this app and company? Please help! ------------- I was so excited to finally see an update to the Mantis Bible Study app. There have been no updates to this app for a long time. It's been a 5-star app in my book for several years. However, the new version (v10) takes many steps (leaps) backwards. Terrible user interface. Multiple taps required to write notes, add bookmarks, save memory verses, etc. It used to be so easy to use—just like reading a hard-copy Bible and writing notes in the margins. Not anymore. The new "Markers" feature really killed this app. I'm very sad to lose what used to be my favorite Bible reading and study tool. Have been a loyal user for many years. I was also sad to see that there is still very limited support on the website and no explanation whatsoever about what happened to this app, the developer(s), the support for the past couple years.