Gappon7.3 - App Store

Gappon is a straightforward app for reading the standard works of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in two languages: the Holy Bible, the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants, and the Pearl of Great Price, with parallel language support where available. Japanese and English are built in, and Portuguese and Spanish are available as free downloads.

Included texts and materials:
. The Japan Bible Society, Bible: Japanese Colloquial (1954)
. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The Holy Bible, King James Version
. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Bíblia Sagrada (Portuguese, 2015)
. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Santa Biblia Reina-Valera (Spanish, 2009)
. The Book of Mormon
. The Doctrine and Covenants
. The Pearl of Great Price
. Joseph Smith Translation Appendix
. Guide to the Scriptures
. Hymns of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

This app is not published by or affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Version History • Added Spanish (free download from Settings > Add or Remove Languages)
• Menus and settings are now available in Spanish
• Text-to-speech now uses Enhanced or Premium voices downloaded to your device (Gappon Premium) 7.3 19h ago • Expanded search to introductions, the Guide to the Scriptures, and chapter headings
• Search results now show the text around each match; added a GS filter
• Text-to-speech now keeps playing on other screens (control it from the mini player, Gappon Premium)
• Redesigned Highlights, now searchable by the highlighted text (Gappon Premium)
• Bookmarks now show the opening of each verse
• Fixed furigana mixing into highlighted text, and a crash when searching Highlights with an apostrophe
• Fixed notes not opening when tapping highlights from Android
• Adjusted text size and line height in lists 7.2 1d ago • Added Portuguese (free download from Settings > Add or Manage Languages)
• Menus and settings are now available in Portuguese
• Added language pairs without English, such as Japanese and Portuguese (Gappon Premium)
• Reduced the app's storage size 7.1 6d ago • You can now choose your primary reading language — pick whether Japanese or English appears first when you first open the app, and change it anytime in Settings
• Hymns and the Guide to the Scriptures now follow your primary language (for example, English hymn numbering and order when English is set first)
• Fixed an issue where scripture text could appear blank after the app had been in the background for a long time 7.0 Sep 28 • Fixed an issue that could prevent highlighting text in the scriptures and hymns 6.7 Aug 19 • Refreshed all scripture and hymn content to the latest, most accurate version
• Fixed several minor display issues 6.6 Aug 18 • Account creation and sign-in are now available to everyone, even before purchasing a subscription (premium features like Cloud Sync still require a subscription) 6.5 Jul 12 • Fixed a crash on launch that affected some users who had updated from an older version
• You are now notified if your data could not be recovered after an update
• Renamed "Night Mode" to "Dark Mode" in Settings
• Added crash reporting to help us identify and fix issues more quickly 6.4 Jun 12 • Simplified the text selection menu by removing the redundant "Copy (no ruby)" option — use Hide Furigana in Settings to copy text without ruby
• Hyperlink color in content views is now easier to read in dark mode
• Improved app startup performance 6.3 May 31 • Added Hide Furigana setting to hide ruby annotations for a cleaner reading experience (Gappon Premium)
• Fixed a crash when adding a highlight with cloud sync enabled
• Fixed content background not extending to the bottom of the screen 6.2 May 23 • Fixed sync not updating when reopening the app after changes were made on another device
• Fixed highlight marks occasionally remaining in scripture text after cross-device deletion
• Fixed a crash when tapping a highlight deleted on another device 6.1 May 19 • UI polish across the app for a clearer, more consistent experience.
• Faster, more reliable startup when you launch the app.
• Copy selected text without furigana (ruby)—only for your selection, not forced full-verse copy.
• Pricing is now Gappon Premium (subscription) instead of the one-time All Features Pass. Existing pass purchases remain valid. 6.0 May 10 - Fixed the layout issue with the Japanese/English Side by Side view
- Corrected Romans 1:9,10 and the introduction of D&C 104 5.1 04/24/2024 - Added bookmarks and highlights sync 5.0 06/07/2020 - Fixed some typos 4.1 03/19/2020 - Major UI improvements
- Added highlights search feature
- Added text-to-speech speed control 4.0 03/10/2020 - Added Joseph Smith Translation to Study Helps as a paid feature 3.7 03/09/2019 - Minor bug fixes 3.6 02/17/2019 - Added links to Bible verses in Bible Dictionary as a paid feature
- Fixed margin issues on iPad
- Fixed some typos 3.5 02/13/2019 - Restored the "Look Up" button in the context menu
- Fixed some typos 3.4 10/11/2018 - Added "copy verse (no ruby)" to the paid features
- Fixed some pronunciation issues for the Text-to-Speech feature 3.3 09/10/2018 - Added new paid features such as Japanese/English Side by Side, Passage Lookup, Highlights, and Text to Speech
- Added created dates to the Bookmarks view
- Improved the Search view 3.2 08/30/2018 - Added pinch-zoom functionality 3.1 10/03/2017 - Major UI changes and improvements
- Added a new search feature 3.0 07/03/2017 - Added the bookmark feature (Tap a verse number to add, and tap it again to remove)
- Minor bug fixes and improvements 2.3 06/06/2017