How to Use Bible Plan Generator with YouVersion
By Bible Plan Generator Team
Many of us have a favorite Bible app we love to use for daily reading. For millions, that app is YouVersion, with its beautiful interface, countless translations, and excellent audio Bible features. But while YouVersion is fantastic for reading, you might have wished for more flexibility when it comes to planning. Perhaps you wanted to create a highly specific plan for a small group, or a long-term chronological plan that wasn’t available in their library.
What if you could have the best of both worlds? Imagine combining the most powerful and flexible Bible plan creation tool on the web with the world-class reading experience of the app you already know and love.
That’s exactly what you can do when you use Bible Plan Generator with YouVersion. This guide will show you how to create a completely custom reading plan and then seamlessly follow along in your YouVersion app, day by day.
The Best of Both Worlds
To understand why this combination is so powerful, it helps to see the unique strengths of each tool. Think of it like an architect and a builder—both are essential, but they serve different roles.
Bible Plan Generator is Your Architect: Our strength is in the blueprint. We offer unparalleled flexibility to design the exact Bible reading plan you need.
- Any Scope: Read the whole Bible, just the Gospels, or even a custom selection of chapters from different books.
- Any Duration: Create a 10-day sprint through an epistle or a relaxed 3-year journey through the entire Bible.
- Any Schedule: Want to read only on weekdays? Or maybe just on weekends? You can set any schedule you want.
- Any Order: Choose between the standard canonical order or an immersive chronological reading experience.
YouVersion is Your Builder: YouVersion’s strength is in the daily experience of reading God’s Word.
- World-Class Reader: It offers a clean, distraction-free interface for reading.
- Audio Bibles: Listen to Scripture on your commute or while doing chores.
- Notes & Highlights: Engage with the text by taking notes, highlighting verses, and creating verse images.
When you use them together, you get to design the perfect plan with our tool and then enjoy the reading process in the feature-rich environment you’re already comfortable with.
How the Integration Works: A Step-by-Step Guide
Connecting your custom plan to YouVersion is incredibly simple. There’s no complicated setup; it’s all based on a simple, powerful one-click link.
Here’s how it works:
Step 1: Create Your Perfect Plan
First, log in to your free Bible Plan Generator account and create your plan. For this example, let’s say you want to read all the Pauline Epistles chronologically in 60 days.
- Go to the plan generator.
- For “Scope,” choose “Custom Scope” and select all of Paul’s letters.
- For “Ordering,” select Chronological.
- For “Duration,” enter 60 days.
- Click “Generate Plan” and give it a name like “Paul’s Letters in 60 Days.”
Step 2: View Your Dashboard
Once your plan is created, you’ll be taken to your dashboard. Here, you will see your plan listed with today’s reading clearly displayed. For example, it might show “Galatians 1-3.”
Step 3: Click the YouVersion Link
To the right of your daily reading, you’ll see several icons. Simply click the YouVersion logo.
Step 4: Read Directly in YouVersion
That’s it! Clicking the link will automatically open the YouVersion website (or app, on a mobile device) directly to the assigned passage for that day. You don’t have to manually navigate or search for the book and chapter. The link takes you right where you need to be.
Step 5: Mark Your Reading as Complete
After you finish reading in YouVersion, simply return to your Bible Plan Generator dashboard and check the box for that day. This will update your progress bar, keep your reading streak alive, and record your history. This last step is crucial for tracking your progress over time.
This seamless process works for any plan you create, whether it’s for the whole Bible, the Old Testament, or a custom list of chapters. We also offer one-click links to Bible Gateway and Blue Letter Bible, so you can choose the reading tool you prefer.
How Bible Plan Generator Enhances Your Reading
By using Bible Plan Generator as your planning engine, you unlock a new level of intentionality in your Bible reading.
The free tier gives you everything you need to get started. You can create and save up to three custom plans, which is perfect for managing a long-term plan, a short-term study, and a seasonal plan like one for Advent. You get full access to our custom generator, progress tracking, and all our Bible app integrations.
For readers who want to build a comprehensive library of studies or get deeper insights into their habits, our Premium plan is the perfect next step. For as little as $2.99/month, you get:
- Unlimited saved plans
- Unlimited reading history
- A statistics dashboard to see your progress by book and genre
- A calendar view of your reading schedule
- The ability to print your custom plans
Stop letting a limited selection of plans dictate how you engage with Scripture. By combining our powerful planner with the YouVersion app, you can create a truly personalized and sustainable Bible reading habit.
Link your plan to YouVersion today. Take control of your Bible reading journey by creating a free plan that is perfectly tailored to your goals and lifestyle.