Sword Drill — by Don Babcock
Sword Drill is a fast, focused Bible reading app. Select a book, enter a chapter or verse, pick a translation, and the passage loads instantly from Bible Gateway — with ads and clutter stripped away automatically.
Sword Drill requires an active internet connection to load passages from Bible Gateway. Check that Wi-Fi or cellular data is enabled and try again.
Tap the Settings gear icon on the book list screen. You can customize the three translation buttons by entering any version abbreviation supported by Bible Gateway (e.g. ESV, NIV, NKJV, NASB).
After selecting a book, the five most recently viewed passages appear as quick-access buttons on the chapter entry screen. These are stored locally on your device.
On any book's chapter entry screen, toggle "Keep Screen Awake" to prevent your device from sleeping while you read a passage.
Yes. Sword Drill includes full VoiceOver support with descriptive labels, hints, and heading navigation throughout the app. Passage load completion and connectivity changes are announced automatically.
Sword Drill filters out ads and non-passage content from Bible Gateway pages. If a passage doesn't display correctly, it may be due to a change on Bible Gateway's side. Please contact us so we can investigate.
For questions, bug reports, or feedback:
don@ayefon.com