The Bible, explained as you read it.
“Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.” — Psalm 119:105
Stuck on a verse? Tap it and Footlamp explains it in plain words. Then ask whatever you’re still wondering. No ads, no account, and the King James Version, Berean Standard Bible and World English Bible are on your phone, so reading and search work with no signal at all.
Free. No ads, no sign-up, no account. Android and iOS.
Understand it, then keep reading
Reading, search, compare, topics, the starter plan and the verse of the day work with no network, no account and no payment.
Any verse, in plain words
Tap a verse and choose Explain: a one-line summary, then what it says, its context and why it matters. Key phrases are highlighted with a note on each, and related verses open in one tap.
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AskWhat you’re still wondering
Ask a question in your own words — “what does the Bible say about anxiety?” — and get an answer drawn from scripture. Keep asking; follow-ups continue the same conversation.
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ReadThe whole Bible, on your device
Every book, chapter and verse in KJV, BSB and WEB. The app opens on the chapter you last read and never asks for a signal to do it.
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CompareThree translations, one verse
Put a verse side by side across all three translations and see exactly where the wording differs before you draw a conclusion from it.
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DailyA verse, a prayer, a reminder
A verse each day from thirty chosen for the moments people bring to scripture, each with its own artwork. Pray with it in two short steps, then go deeper.
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A 7-day starter plan
New to the Bible? A short passage, one thing to look for and one question to sit with, about five minutes a day. A missed day costs nothing; then carry on through Luke, a chapter a day.
For the verse that doesn’t land the first time
Explain sits on every verse in every book, in all three translations. Tap a verse, choose Explain, and the answer comes back as short cards rather than a wall of text.
- In one line: the verse summed up in a sentence
- What it says, its context, and why it matters
- Key phrases highlighted in the verse, each with a short note
- Related verses, quoted from the Bible on your phone
- Questions to keep thinking with, one tap away
Five a day, and nothing hidden
Explain and Ask cost real money to run, so everyone gets five requests a day, shared between the two and resetting at your own local midnight. The app shows how many you have left before you spend one, and a request that fails is not charged.
What Premium adds
- Unlimited Explain and Ask
- Your past conversations, to read back and continue
- Reading, search, compare, topics, the starter plan, the verse of the day, prayers and reminders are never locked — Premium adds, it never withholds
Verses for what you’re carrying today
Thirty verses curated across four collections, each one paired with a short guided prayer in the app.
Stated plainly, so nothing is mistaken for an omission
No advertising
In any format, anywhere in the app. Nothing sits between opening it and the verse.
No sign-up or sign-in
You are never asked for a name, an email address, a phone number or payment details. There is no login screen. More on this →
No web or desktop client
Android and iOS only. This site is not a reader.
Reading is never locked
Chapters, all three translations, keyword search, verse compare, topics and the daily reminder are free, unlimited, and work offline.
Frequently asked questions
Is Footlamp free?
Yes. The app is free to download, and reading is never locked. Every book and chapter in KJV, BSB and WEB, keyword search, verse compare, the topic collections, the 7-day starter plan, the verse of the day, prayers and the daily reminder are free and unlimited. Everyone also gets 5 Explain or Ask requests a day; an optional Premium subscription makes them unlimited and keeps your past conversations.
What does Explain do?
Tap any verse and choose Explain. You get a one-line summary, then what the verse says, its context and why it matters, in plain words. Key phrases are highlighted in the verse with a short note on each, related verses open in one tap, and a few follow-up questions are there if you want to keep going.
Does it work offline?
Reading, search, compare, topics, the starter plan and the verse of the day work with no network at all — the full text of all three translations is carried on your device. Explain, Ask and prayers for a verse are generated, so they need a connection.
Do I need an account?
No. There is no sign-up, no email address and no password. An anonymous identity is created silently on first launch so that Explain, Ask and your conversations work, and that is the whole of it.
Are there ads?
None, in any format, anywhere in the app.
Which translations are included?
The King James Version, the Berean Standard Bible and the World English Bible, all bundled on the device. You can switch between them without losing your place, and compare a verse across all three side by side.
How many Explain and Ask requests do I get?
Five a day on the free app, shared between Explain and Ask and resetting at your own local midnight. The app shows how many you have left before you spend one, and a request that fails on a bad connection is not charged against the allowance.
What does Premium add?
Two things: Explain and Ask become unlimited, and your past conversations are kept so you can read them back and continue them. It is bought through your existing App Store or Google Play account and can be cancelled from your own store settings at any time.
Is there a web or desktop version?
No. Footlamp is an Android and iOS app. This site describes it; the reading happens in the app.
Read it, understand it, keep going
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Free. No ads, no sign-up, no account. Android and iOS.