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Hide His Word in your heart.

Verse16 helps you memorize Scripture for good — not just for Sunday. Add any verse in your translation, climb a gentle ladder of practice, and let a proven review schedule bring each verse back right before you would forget it.

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“Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.” Psalm 119:11
How it works

Three habits. One verse at a time.

Verse16 is built around the way memory actually forms: meet the verse, work it into your mind in small steps, then revisit it on a schedule that stretches as it takes root.

Add a verse

Type any reference and Verse16 fetches the text in the translation you read — or add a whole curated collection to your library in one tap. Organize verses into collections of your own.

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Climb the ladder

Read it. Fill in the blanks. Recall it from first letters. Then type it — or say it out loud — from nothing. Each rung asks a little more of you, and you can skip straight to the test when you are ready.

Four rungs Read → Blanks → First letters → Type

Come back when it counts

Every verse gets its own review date from a spaced-repetition scheduler. Nail it and the gap stretches; stumble and it comes back sooner. A streak and a daily goal keep the habit alive.

Today 5 verses due · 7-day streak
The practice ladder

From reading it to knowing it.

Here is Psalm 119:11 on every rung. The first three are preparation — practise as much as you like. Only the last one finishes the verse, logs the review and earns points.

1 · Readwhole verse

Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.

The whole verse on screen. Read it through until you can hold it in mind.

2 · Blanks≈ half hidden

Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.

Nearly half the words are missing, scattered through the verse. Fill them in from memory.

3 · First letterscues only

T w h I h i m h, t I m n s a t.

Every word reduced to its first letter. Just enough of a nudge to pull the rest out.

4 · Typefrom memory

🎤 Or say it aloud

Nothing shows. Type the verse word by word — or tap the microphone and recite it; Verse16 lines up what you said against the text.

Stuck? Reveal the next few words or a single blank and keep going. A verse you have already typed from memory opens at the top rung and never sees the lower ones again.

Everything you need

Small app. Serious about the Word.

Your translation

KJV, ESV, NIV, NKJV, NLT, BSB, WEB and dozens more. Set a default, or choose per verse. Looked-up chapters are cached so lookups are quick.

Say it out loud

Recite the verse instead of typing it. Speech recognition turns your words into answers, whether you say the whole verse or only the missing words.

Spaced repetition that adapts

Reviews are scheduled by FSRS, the same open algorithm serious flash-card apps use. Grades come from how the practice went — you never have to rate yourself.

Curated collections

Start with a ready-made set — The Romans Road, Psalms of Ascent, Names of God, Overcoming Anxiety — in your own translation, then build collections of your own by topic.

Groups & leaderboards

Memorize with your church, small group or family. Create a public or private group, share collections and climb the leaderboard together.

Points, levels & streaks

Every completed review earns points; points climb levels; showing up every day builds a streak. Set a daily goal that fits your life.

Works offline

Your library lives on your device, so you can practise on the train or in the pew. It syncs to your account when you are back online — and follows you to any device.

No password

Enter your email and we send a six-digit code. Nothing to remember, nothing to leak. One account follows you across every device.

Dark, light, English, Español

A warm dark theme for evenings and a parchment light theme for daylight. The interface is available in English and Spanish, with more languages on the way.

Better together

Memorize with your people.

Scripture memory sticks when someone else is doing it with you. Create a group for your Bible study, youth group or family, share the collections you are working through, and see who has been faithful this week.

  • Public groups anyone can discover, or private ones by invitation
  • Shared collections so everyone learns the same verses
  • A leaderboard that counts verses memorized and points earned
  • Opt out of leaderboards any time — your progress, your choice
Popular collections
🛤️ The Romans Road ⛰️ Psalms of Ascent 👑 Names of God 🕊️ Peace That Guards 🌿 Overcoming Anxiety 🛡️ Courage for Hard Days 🧭 Proverbs for Decisions 🏃 Running the Race

Wednesday Study

12 members · this week
  1. 1
    Naomi41 verses memorized
    2,140 pts
  2. 2
    Daniel36 verses memorized
    1,890 pts
  3. 3
    You29 verses memorized
    1,520 pts
  4. 4
    Samuel22 verses memorized
    1,110 pts
  5. 5
    Ruth18 verses memorized
    940 pts
Why it works

Review a verse right before you would forget it.

Memory fades on a curve. Reviewing too soon wastes time; reviewing too late means starting over. Spaced repetition finds the moment in between — and every successful review pushes the next one further out.

Verse16 uses FSRS, an open, research-backed scheduler that tracks how stable each verse is in your memory and how hard it is for you. Get a verse right and its next review may be days, then weeks, then months away. Slip, and it comes back sooner. There are no fixed intervals and nothing to configure — each verse follows its own path.

You never grade yourself. How the practice went — the words you got, the help you needed — becomes the grade, so the schedule reflects what actually happened.

  1. NewJust added. Meet it on the reading rung and start climbing.
  2. LearningTyped from memory for the first time. Reviews come thick and fast while it settles.
  3. ReviewingHolding steady. Intervals stretch from days to weeks as your recall proves reliable.
  4. MasteredStable for months. Verse16 still brings it around about every 90 days so it stays yours for life.
Get Verse16

On the web today. In your pocket soon.

One account, every device. Your verses and progress sync between them.

Web app

Available now. Runs in any modern browser on phone, tablet or desktop — add it to your home screen for an app-like experience.

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Android

Coming to Google Play. The native app adds a home-screen icon and speech recognition tuned for your phone.

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iPhone & iPad

Coming to the App Store. Until then, the web app works beautifully in Safari — add it to your home screen.

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Questions

Good to know.

Is Verse16 free?

Yes. Every feature — lookups, the practice ladder, voice recall, collections, groups and sync — is free to use. There are no ads.

Which Bible translations can I use?

Dozens, across several sources: open-license versions such as the WEB, BSB, KJV and ASV, and publisher-licensed versions including the ESV, NIV, NKJV, NLT and The Message. Pick a default in your profile and change it per verse when you like.

Do I need to create a password?

No. Sign in with your email address and we send you a six-digit code that expires in a few minutes. Your account has no password to forget or to leak.

What is “spaced repetition”?

A way of reviewing that spaces each review just before you would forget. Verse16 uses FSRS, an open scheduler that models how stable each verse is in your memory, so the gaps between reviews grow from hours to months as a verse takes root.

Does it work offline?

Yes. Your verses, collections and progress are stored on your device, so you can practise without a connection. Changes sync to your account when you are back online, and any other device you sign in on picks them up.

Can I memorize with my group or church?

Yes. Create a group — public so anyone can find it, or private by invitation — share collections with it, and follow everyone's progress on the group leaderboard. You can hide yourself from leaderboards in Account & privacy.

What happens to my data?

We store your account details, verses, collections and progress so we can sync them across your devices. We never sell your data, and you can have your account and everything in it deleted at any time by emailing help@verse16.app. See our privacy policy.

When will the Android and iOS apps be available?

They are on the way. This page will link to Google Play and the App Store the moment the listings go live. In the meantime the web app works on any phone and can be added to your home screen.

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