Leading a small group Bible study can feel intimidating — what if you don't have the training, the time to prepare, or the confidence to teach? Waha removes those barriers entirely. This free, audio-based Discovery Bible Study app facilitates the entire group meeting for you: just gather your friends, press play, and discuss.^1
Built by a nonprofit team of cross-cultural disciple makers and tech enthusiasts, Waha uses the Discovery Bible Study (DBS) format — a proven method where participants discover God's Word together through open-ended questions rather than a lecture.^2 The app walks groups through curated lesson sets covering everything from Creation to Christ, marriage, and becoming a Jesus community. Every lesson includes Scripture, audio narration, and discussion prompts so anyone can lead — no seminary degree required.^1
Waha also includes a full nine-week Disciple Making Course that trains believers to cast vision and multiply disciple-making groups of their own.^3 A read-along mode lets participants follow along in a different Bible translation as Scripture plays, with karaoke-style verse highlighting across every language, and full Bible access makes it easy to navigate directly to specific verses and passages.^4 Micro Lessons offer short, interactive solo studies for personal faith growth, and a built-in Notes feature lets groups record commitments and follow through together.^5 Waha is also accessible via a web app at web.waha.app.^1
Why Christians Love It"I've been a believer for 30 years. This makes me feel like I'm reading the Bible again for the first time!"^6
"We began using the app in our youth group and the youth group has grown EVERY week since as the kids invite and bring their friends to discover the Bible!!"^7
"I was able to use this on a mission trip to Dubai and also in my home church. No prep work for you to do!"^4
Notable- Used by nearly 96,000 disciple makers across 185 countries in 61 languages, with over 86,000 Discovery Bible Study meetings facilitated^8
- A Meta Language Technology Partner, collaborating on open source language and translation technologies^9
- Endorsed by 24:14 movement researcher Stan Parks and featured by the Unreached Network^10
- Listed as a key discipleship resource on EMDC.tools^11
- Partner with Iran Alive Ministries to bring Waha to Farsi-speaking believers^12
- Published reading plans on YouVersion's Bible App, including the 7-day "Waha Disciple Making Challenge" and "Here I Am X Waha"^13
- Completely free with no ads, funded by donor support^1
- Active development — recent releases added read-along mode (follow along in a different Bible translation during lessons), karaoke-style verse highlighting across all languages, full Bible access with verse navigation, and new languages including Mongolian, Afrini Kurmanji, Acholi, Sorani, Malagasy, and Tamil^4
