Word First

Put the Word before the world. Word First blocks selected apps until you've read Scripture. 372 devotionals across 27 topics. No streaks, no ads, no data sold.

Put the Word before the world.

Word First quietly blocks your most distracting apps until you spend time in Scripture. No willpower contest, no nagging — just a small commitment you make to yourself before the day starts pulling at you. Explore the Word, enhanced readings, Greek & Hebrew context along with Voices from History...wisdom from the greatest theologians of our time.

How it works: Choose which apps to block. Set your reading length. Open the app at the time you've chosen, and a candle begins to burn while you read. When the candle goes out, your apps unlock. That's the whole mechanic.

The library: 372 carefully written devotionals across 22 topics — over a year of reading without repeats. From anxiety to identity to rest, the Word meets you where you are. Each reading carries a short reflection, a written prayer, and a "Go Deeper" study with the original Hebrew or Greek word, two commentary paragraphs, voices from historical Bible expositors, and related passages you can sit with.

Read together: Invite up to three companions — a spouse, a friend, a small group — and see each other's candle light when you've finished the morning's reading. There's no chat, no streaks, no leaderboard. Just steady, quiet witness.

A few practices, gently offered:

• An evening lamp for a short reflection before bed
• Memorization mode with progressive word-blanks
• Saved verses and a private journal for your own reflections
• A prayer library of nearly 500 written prayers across 18 categories
• Mood-aware mornings: tell the app what's on your heart and receive a reading that meets you there
• A share-the-full-reading PDF for sending a devotional you've been moved by to someone else
• A short "emergency unlock" for the days when you really do need an app open — small, no shame, no hard limit

The things we left out, on purpose: No streaks. No badges. No notifications nagging you. No ads. No analytics. No tracking. No data sold or shared with anyone, ever.

Word First is built quietly, for one purpose: helping you put the Word first, every day.

3-day free trial, then $4.99/month or $39.99/year. Subscriptions auto-renew until canceled. Manage in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions.

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