The New International Version (NIV) app - Bible NIV Free application is the right tool to listen to the audio version of the Bible (NIV). Also include NIV Bible text version for reading niv bible free app. NIV is an English translation of the Bible first published in 1978. The New International Version (NIV) is an English translation of the Bible first published in 1978 by Biblica (formerly the International Bible Society). The NIV was published to meet the need for a modern translation done by Bible scholars using the earliest, highest quality manuscripts available. Of equal importance was that the Bible be expressed in broadly understood modern English.