Christian Mindfulness Apps | Biblical Presence

Restore + Revive Journal

A guided topical Bible journaling app with 76+ life topics explored verse-by-verse from Genesis through Revelation, offering daily Scripture prompts, voice-to-text entries, Bible commentary, verse memorization, PDF export, weekly group sessions, and SMS-based journaling — founded by Dr. Telisha Ortiz to help Christians journal their way to wholeness through God's Word.

Encountering Peace

A free, listener-supported Christian meditation ministry with 1,400+ hours of Scripture-rooted guided audio, daily new meditations, 170+ YouVersion Bible plans, a private journal, community features, and 200+ YouTube videos — available on iOS, Android, Apple TV, and web.

Glorify: Devotional & Prayer

The #1 Christian devotional app — daily guided devotionals, Scripture-based meditations, worship music, audio courses, journaling, Bible Stories for Kids, and community features. 20M+ downloads, backed by a16z and SoftBank. Partnered with The Chosen TV series and co-led Global Bible Month 2025 with YouVersion and Hallow. Free with optional Glorify Plus subscription.

Pray As You Go

A free daily audio prayer app celebrating 20 years of ministry from the Jesuits in Britain — offering 10–13 minute guided sessions blending music, Scripture, and Ignatian reflective questions to over half a million people annually across 9 languages.

Reflect Christian Mindfulness

A completely free Christian mindfulness app offering guided biblical meditations, lectio divina, contemplative prayer, and imaginative contemplation — all centered on Scripture. Created by UK developer Neill Bowler from his personal journey with chronic fatigue, the app remains ad-free with no in-app purchases and is actively updated.

Lectio 365

A free daily prayer app from the 24-7 Prayer movement offering morning, midday, and night devotionals inspired by Lectio Divina, The Lord's Prayer, and the Examen. Follow the P.R.A.Y. rhythm with 330K+ users worldwide. Available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Chinese (via WeDevote). Created by Pete Greig.

Build Your Faith App

A faith-based web app offering healing prayers, Scripture-based affirmations, gratitude activities, and daily encouragement for individuals navigating serious health challenges — now with a church fundraising program through Gratitude Challenge.

Hallow

The #1 Christian prayer app with nearly 1.5 billion prayers prayed, offering 10,000+ audio-guided sessions — from Lectio Divina and the Rosary to Byzantine prayers, sleep Bible stories, and an AI faith Q&A tool — built to help anyone find peace in God. Partnered with Lauren Daigle, Mark Wahlberg, and Jonathan Roumie for seasonal challenges drawing hundreds of thousands of participants.

First15

A free daily devotional guiding over 1.2 million people each morning through 15 minutes of Scripture, reflection, guided prayer, and curated worship music — designed to anchor your day in God's presence. A resource of Denison Ministries, founded by Craig Denison.

Abide: Bible Meditation Prayer

The #1 Christian meditation app — 2,000+ Bible-based guided meditations, 365+ sleep stories, full NIV Audio Bible, and themed content for anxiety, depression, sleep, and spiritual growth. Co-founded by former Google employees, now part of the Guideposts family. 1.57M YouTube subscribers and endorsed by licensed therapists.

ThyWord: Prayer & Scripture

ThyWord is a voice-first Christian prayer companion that listens to your spoken prayers and responds with a matching Bible passage in real time. Built for the "six days between Sundays," it helps Christians develop a consistent daily prayer habit through simple, active, spoken prayer paired with Scripture.

Type the Word

Type the Word is a free, open-source web app that lets you type through the Bible verse by verse — tracking your accuracy, progress, and consistency while you meditate on Scripture across nine translations.

Redeeming Time

A free Bible reading app that helps you redeem spare moments — tell it how much time you have, and it suggests which Bible books you can read. Includes prayer prompts and reflection questions. Built by Discipleship Tech, the UK Christian charity behind PrayerMate.

Tov: a Bible without noise

A beautifully minimal, distraction-free Bible app for iOS featuring the Berean Standard Bible, 30,000+ cross-references, reading history, and offline access — completely free with no ads or paywalls.

Neurocycle

A science-backed mental health app by Christian neuroscientist Dr. Caroline Leaf, using her clinically tested 5-step Neurocycle method to help you manage anxiety, depression, and toxic thinking over a guided 63-day program.

Arete7

A free spiritual coaching app rooted in Catholic Christian tradition that helps you build daily practices like prayer, examination of conscience, and journaling — with reminders, Bible integration, progress tracking, and an actively maintained companion theology blog called Cyber-Monk.

Lectio for Families

A free daily family devotional from 24-7 Prayer using the P.R.A.Y. pattern (Pause, Rejoice, Ask, Yes) — 5-10 minute Bible readings, discussion questions, and prayer prompts designed for families with children ages 7-11. Written and read by an international team of adults and kids from 6+ countries. Web-based, with active content through March 2026.

Evergrace

Evergrace is a Christian bedtime audio story app for kids, created by Australian families to help children wind down with peaceful, Bible-truth-filled narration, music, and sound effects.

thefaith.app - Quotes & Verses

A beautifully designed iOS app delivering thousands of curated Christian quotes and Bible verses from 100+ authors like C.S. Lewis, Spurgeon, and Tolkien — with scheduled daily notifications, searchable content, premium video backgrounds, and home screen widgets.

Light Phone III

A minimalist phone with no social media, no browser, and no app store — just essential tools like calls, texts, maps, and a camera, designed to help you be more present and intentional with your time.

Live From Rest

A free Christian meditation app by the Smith family (Dr. Steve, Joshua Luke, and Lucinda) — offering customizable guided sessions rooted in Scripture with breathwork, calming music, and topics from gratitude to addiction recovery. A UK charity with free courses, a podcast, a regular Premier Christianity column by Joshua, and endorsement from the Baptist Union of Great Britain.

Faith: Scripture Meditation

Personalized guided meditations rooted in Scripture — share what's on your heart and receive a custom session with Bible passages, narration, and calming music.

Eirene - Christian Mental Wellbeing AI

Eirene is a faith-based AI mental well-being assistant that combines scriptural wisdom with counseling-informed conversations, interactive journaling, voice-guided devotionals, and ambient reflection tools to support Christians in their spiritual and emotional growth — available 24/7 on iOS.

Soul Rest

A free, open-source web platform gathering 500+ Christian meditations and meditative prayers from creators like Christ Centered Tribe, Encountering Peace, Alabaster Co, Rush Podcast, VOUS Church, and pray.com — with a Panic Button for immediate calm, random meditation discovery, and content spanning anxiety, sleep, healing, and worship.

one sec

A science-backed screen time app that adds a brief pause before opening distracting apps, breaking the autopilot scrolling loop. Proven by Max Planck Institute research to reduce app usage by 57%. Available on iOS, Android, Mac, and as a browser extension.

The Quiet Collection

A spiritual formation app by NYT bestselling author and spiritual director Emily P. Freeman, offering seasonal audio collections of reflections, ancient prayers, and original piano music — designed to create space for the soul to breathe. Free to download with Borrowed Prayers and Psalms included; additional seasonal collections (Lent, Advent, Birthday, Blessings) available as in-app purchases.

Pause: Prayer & Meditation

A free guided pause app by John Eldredge (Wild at Heart) that helps you reconnect with God in 1 to 10 minutes through short, audio-guided sessions with Scripture, breathing exercises, and multi-day programs like 30 Days to Resilient.

Blank Spaces

A minimal iPhone home screen launcher that replaces your app grid with a clean, text-based widget — helping you use your phone as a tool instead of a distraction. Features app locking with scheduled times, push-ups and touch-grass unlocks, breathing exercises, and customizable focus modes.

Soultime Christian Meditation

A Christian meditation app offering 200+ guided sessions on anxiety, sleep, stress, and spiritual growth, plus an AI-powered mood tracker, personality assessments, sleep stories, original music, an in-app journal, and a complete AI-narrated audio Bible. Endorsed by the former Archbishop of Canterbury and recommended by the Church in Wales for clergy wellbeing.

Soulspace Prayer & Meditation

A Holy Spirit-centered Christian meditation app with daily Scripture-based guided prayers, 300+ topical meditations, Bible sleep stories, kids content, worship instrumentals, and a 'Bible in 100 Days' audio series — created by a tight-knit team originally from Westside Church in Bend, Oregon. Features daily meditation reminders, shareable verse cards, and read-along transcripts. Free daily meditation, no ads.

A Simple Pause

A free, ad-free spiritual companion app offering seven guided five-minute practices — including Lectio Divina, Ignatian imaginative prayer, Visio Divina, and timed silence — rooted in ancient monastic traditions. Available in English, Spanish, and Chinese. Created by spiritual director LuAnn Roberson under the Spiritual Formation Society of Arizona.