Read the historic creeds, confessions and catechisms with four apps.
Reformed Companion pairs its catechisms with proof texts, while the 1689 app connects the confession with passages in three Bible translations. Conglomo provides reference search across confessions, and Creedo offers lessons followed by quizzes.
Three of these apps come from the Protestant tradition: two collect many Reformed and Baptist documents, and one is devoted to a single Baptist confession from 1689. Creedo’s brief teaching sessions use Scripture and the Catechism to explain Catholic beliefs. They are listed for Android and iPhone.
Apps for creeds, confessions and catechisms
1. Reformed Companion
Reformed Companion gathers catechisms such as the Westminster Shorter and Larger, the Heidelberg and Keach’s, confessions including the Belgic, the Canons of Dort and the Thirty-Nine Articles, and the Apostles’, Nicene and Athanasian Creeds with the Chalcedonian Definition. A “Learn more” button explains the background of each catechism and confession.
The catechisms show their proof texts in the ESV or KJV, and a quiz checks how well you know the answers. Summaries of the Doctrines of Grace and the Five Solas are also included. You can choose the starting documents, the Bible translation, a light or dark theme and the text size. Reformed Companion’s Android listing records no advertising or in-app purchases. No in-app purchases are recorded in its App Store entry.
Advantages:
- Catechisms, confessions and creeds in one place.
- Proof texts in two translations.
- A quiz on the catechism answers.
2. Creeds and Confessions
Creeds and Confessions, by Conglomo, brings together widely used standards of Protestant and Reformed churches, with documents from Anglican, Westminster Presbyterian, Reformed Baptist and Continental Reformed traditions.
Keywords and Scripture references can be used across the confessions; within one confession, the listing describes a text search. Google Play notes ads and purchases in the app, and the App Store also lists in-app purchases.
Advantages:
- Standards from several Protestant families.
- Search by Bible reference.
- Search within one confession or all of them.
3. 1689 Baptist Confession
1689 Baptist Confession, from Intent Mesh, holds the full Second London Baptist Confession: its 32 chapters with the preface of 1677, the appendix on baptism and the list of those who signed it. Its 770 Scripture proofs open where you are reading, in the BSB, KJV and WEB shown side by side.
Search covers the confession and every proof text. You can bookmark paragraphs, keep notes and follow a daily reading of one paragraph. The whole text is stored in the app for offline use, and the developer says there are no ads, no account and no tracking. Its Apple listing uses the name 1689.
Advantages:
- The complete confession with its appendix.
- Proof texts in three parallel translations.
- A paragraph-a-day reading plan.
4. Creedo: Learn Catholicism
Creedo covers Catholic beliefs in brief lessons, finishing each one with a quiz question. The lessons use material from the Catechism, Scripture, the saints and Church tradition. Topics range from the Eucharist and prayer to morality and the Last Things.
Daily puzzles, among them verse puzzles and Mystery Saints, add variety, while XP and streaks reward steady use. You can join groups and follow friends, and the iPhone listing also describes a guided library of prayers. Paid options are listed for Android and iPhone.
Advantages:
- Short lessons that end with a quiz.
- Daily puzzles based on Scripture and the saints.
- Study groups with friends.
Documents and lessons for your next study session
For a broad Reformed collection with quizzes, start with Reformed Companion; to find where a verse appears in several confessions, use the reference search in Creeds and Confessions. Readers interested in the Baptist confession can study it line by line in the 1689 app, and Creedo suits anyone learning Catholic teaching in small daily steps. To go on from here, the four buttons at the start of this page lead to Bible courses offered free of charge by universities and seminaries, Bible apps for reading and listening each day, apps for hearing gospel and worship music on your phone and Bible games that teach stories and verses.
