Church House Publishing has launched a new app version of a popular Bible reflections book for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch users.

The Reflections for Daily Prayer app features inspirational prayers and daily reflections on Bible passages written by leading authors.

The app has been produced by Church House Publishing, the official publishers of the Church of England, as an alternative to its annual edition in print book form and the Kindle e-book version.

They hope the app will make it easier for users to make time for the Bible alongside checking their emails, updating social media and making phone calls.

An online video guide has been made to demonstrate how the app works, featuring the Bishop of Buckingham and popular blogger, the Rt Rev Alan Wilson.

He said the app would allow people access to the Bible anytime they want.

"The content is absolutely first rate and the prayers go beautifully with the rest of the content, and it’s easy and intuitive to use," he said.

“I think that people who use it will find it helps them to grow as disciples in ways that really build them as people and in their faith and in the contribution they can make to their own churches.

"This is no alternative to going to church or Bible study, it’s a way of being much more effective when you do those things.”

The app allows users to view reflections from previous days, search for Bible references and contributors, and search for reflections by date.

The app is free to download and comes with material for the following week and the previous fortnight. Subscriptions for one week (£1.99), one month (£3.99) or 12 months (£11.99) are available from the iTunes store at

itunes.apple.com/gb/app/reflections-for-daily-prayer/id458039066?mt=8