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youVersion_sdk

Dart/Flutter SDK for the YouVersion REST API to fetch Bibles, Books, Chapters, and Verses

Library Rated 7 Oct 2026Dormant

Link
pub.dev/packages/youversion_sdk
Built by
RaGoose

Bloat

152/500

Where it landed on the scale

Bloat
0
Float
300
Moat
400

Summary

A small, working open-source SDK on pub.dev at version 0.0.3, with docs, typed error handling and a changelog. It's a thin wrapper around someone else's API with no revenue path, and it hasn't been updated since mid-June.

Bloat · Not much here works or looks likely to last, yet.

Breakdown

Five measures, 100 points each. Open the receipts under any of them to see the posts and pages behind the points.

Viability

Is there a real problem, someone who would pay, and a market this builder can actually reach?

There's a real need for Flutter developers building Bible apps, but a free SDK has no way to charge anyone, and it depends entirely on YouVersion's API and developer token terms.

22/100

Rubric 21–40A real problem, but no plausible path to anyone paying, or a market well out of this builder's reach.

Receipts (2)

  1. Describes a client for fetching Bibles, books and passages, which is useful to Flutter Bible-app developers but offered free.

    “youVersion_sdk Dart/Flutter SDK for the YouVersion REST API. This package provides a clean and idiomatic way to fetch Bibles, Books, Chapters, and Verses in Dart and Flutter applications. Features Fetch Bibles: List all available Bible versions and translations. List Books: Retrieve the list of books available within a specific Bible version. Retrieve Passages: Fetch specific scriptur”

    Post · @ragoose · 16 Jun 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  2. No pricing or payments found, and the package shows 12 downloads, so there's no sign yet of anyone depending on it.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · pub.dev/packages/youversion_sdk (opens in a new tab)

Moat

What stops someone copying it?

It's a thin REST wrapper that someone could rebuild in a weekend, and YouVersion could publish its own official Dart SDK at any time.

12/100

Rubric 0–20A thin wrapper or a clone that anyone here could rebuild in a weekend.

Receipts (2)

  1. Features are list Bibles, list books and fetch passages, which are straightforward calls to a public API.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · pub.dev/packages/youversion_sdk (opens in a new tab)

  2. Requires a YouVersion developer token, so all the real data and control sit with YouVersion.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · pub.dev/packages/youversion_sdk (opens in a new tab)

Momentum

Did the updates keep coming?

It was worked on for about two weeks in June 2026 across two posts and a few published versions, and there's been nothing for over 100 days.

0/100

  • Sustained shipping0/60

    Worked on across 15 days.

  • Consistency0/40

    Updates in 1 of 1 month.

  • Quiet

    No update for 113 days, so scaled to 48%.

Receipts (2)

  1. Earliest post about it.

    “Yomu TikWiki Sth-else youVersion_sdk Flexical Early christian writings Will post all of em in their own time starting 2mrw”

    Post · @ragoose · 1 Jun 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  2. Most recent post about it.

    “youVersion_sdk Dart/Flutter SDK for the YouVersion REST API. This package provides a clean and idiomatic way to fetch Bibles, Books, Chapters, and Verses in Dart and Flutter applications. Features Fetch Bibles: List all available Bible versions and translations. List Books: Retrieve the list of books available within a specific Bible version. Retrieve Passages: Fetch specific scriptur”

    Post · @ragoose · 16 Jun 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

Infrastructure

Does a real, working product exist?

A real, installable SDK exists on pub.dev with docs, examples and typed errors, though it covers only a few read endpoints and sits at version 0.0.3.

65/100

  • It's live20/20

    https://pub.dev/packages/youversion_sdk responded when checked.

  • HTTPS5/5

    Served over HTTPS.

  • Real product25/35

    A published, installable package with a client, repositories, sealed error classes, an example and a changelog. The feature set is small and the version is 0.0.3, so it's working but thin.

  • Own home10/10

    Has a store listing.

  • Maintained0/15

    Last sign of shipping 2026-06-16.

  • Operations5/15

    It has docs, an API reference, a public GitHub repo with an issue tracker and multi-platform support. There's no backend, status page or accounts of its own, which is normal for a library.

Receipts (5)

  1. https://pub.dev/packages/youversion_sdk responded when checked.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · pub.dev/packages/youversion_sdk (opens in a new tab)

  2. Published on pub.dev with usage code, a changelog and example, supporting Android, iOS, web and desktop.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · pub.dev/packages/youversion_sdk (opens in a new tab)

  3. Lists fetching Bibles, books and passages plus error handling for auth, rate limits and network failures.

    “youVersion_sdk Dart/Flutter SDK for the YouVersion REST API. This package provides a clean and idiomatic way to fetch Bibles, Books, Chapters, and Verses in Dart and Flutter applications. Features Fetch Bibles: List all available Bible versions and translations. List Books: Retrieve the list of books available within a specific Bible version. Retrieve Passages: Fetch specific scriptur”

    Post · @ragoose · 16 Jun 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  4. Has a readme, API reference, changelog and links to the GitHub issues page.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · pub.dev/packages/youversion_sdk (opens in a new tab)

  5. Lists support for Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, web and Windows.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · pub.dev/packages/youversion_sdk (opens in a new tab)

Sustainability

Is it being set up to last?

It's listed on pub.dev and open source, but it has no revenue path, almost no usage, and it's a thin layer over YouVersion's API with only a loose roadmap behind it.

53/100

  • Distribution30/30

    Listed on pub.dev.

  • Payments0/15

    No payment provider found.

  • Pricing0/10

    No pricing found on the site.

  • Revenue0/5

    Nothing in the posts or pages mentions customers or income, and it's a free open-source package.

  • Privacy policy7/7

    Has a privacy policy.

  • Terms5/5

    Has terms of service.

  • Support8/8

    A way to reach support.

  • Commitment3/20

    The author announced a series of projects and shipped this one, and the readme lists future plans such as user authentication. There's no dedicated channel, team or funding, and no update since June.

Receipts (5)

  1. Listed on pub.dev.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · pub.dev/packages/youversion_sdk (opens in a new tab)

  2. Has a privacy policy.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy (opens in a new tab)

  3. No payment provider or pricing found.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · pub.dev/packages/youversion_sdk (opens in a new tab)

  4. Lists several upcoming projects, including this one, to be posted over time.

    “Yomu TikWiki Sth-else youVersion_sdk Flexical Early christian writings Will post all of em in their own time starting 2mrw”

    Post · @ragoose · 1 Jun 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  5. Readme has a Future Plans section, but the package was last published months ago.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · pub.dev/packages/youversion_sdk (opens in a new tab)