From App Store Launch to Year 15, YouVersion Remains a Standout
OKLAHOMA CITY, June 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In July 2008, Apple CEO Steve Jobs and YouVersion CEO Bobby Gruenewald had something in common: they were both surprised by their organization's success on launch weekend of the App Store.
- Every minute of the day, the Bible App is installed 95 times, and a Bible verse is shared 1,070 times.
- In the same three days, the Bible App saw more than 83,000 installs.
- "When we submitted the app for approval, we didn't even know if it would make it into the App Store on opening day or even at all," said Gruenewald.
- The Bible App is also localized in 64 languages, meaning that everything in the app (like the menu, buttons, etc.)