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CHRISTIAN APPS OF THE MONTH: Scripture memory apps

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100 BIBLE VERSES

PLATFORM: iPhone

PRICE: 99 cents

ABOUT IT: Based on the Robert J. Morgan book "100 Bible Verses Everyone Should Know by Heart" (B&H), the app includes the 100 recommended verses from the book but also allows users to add their own verses. Quiz mode allows users to see only one word at a time. Users also can record and listen to themselves reading the verse. Verses are available in HCSB and KJV, with NASB, NIV and NiRV available as an in-app purchase.

FIGHTER VERSES

PLATFORM: iPhone, iPad, Android.

PRICE: $1.99 (Android), $2.99 (iPhone and iPad)

ABOUT IT: Based on the popular Fighter Verses Scripture memory system, the app included more than 500 verses, each one meant to be memorized weekly. Each verse includes a pre-recorded audio option to listen to the verse (ESV only -- Internet access required) and a fill-in-the-blank quiz. Verses are available in NIV, ESV and KJV.

REMEMBER ME

PLATFORM: Android

PRICE: Free

ABOUT IT: The app comes with 100 preloaded verses and allows users to add their own verses. It comes with a "world puzzle" option to use in a self-quiz, as well as an audio option that lets users hear the verse. Multiple Bible translations are available.

BIBLE MEMORY VERSES

PLATFORM: iPhone

PRICE: Free

ABOUT IT: The app comes with hundreds of verses, including a "top 200." A quiz mode removes one word at a time to assist in memorization. The app also comes with an audio option where users can record and listen to themselves quoting the verse. Bible verses are available in four translations: ESV, KJV, NASB and NIV.

Compiled by Michael Foust, associate editor of Baptist Press. Have a comment or an app suggestion? Email AppsoftheMonth@gmail.com. Christian Apps of the Month is a feature that accompanies a monthly technology column by Aaron Linne.

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