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 98,333 disciple makers across 185 countries in 63 languages, with over 89,545 Discovery Bible Study meetings facilitated^8 ^9
- A Meta Language Technology Partner, collaborating on open source language and translation technologies^10
- Endorsed by 24:14 movement researcher Stan Parks and featured by the Unreached Network^11
- Listed as a key discipleship resource on EMDC.tools^12
- Partner with Iran Alive Ministries to bring Waha to Farsi-speaking believers^13
- Published reading plans on YouVersion's Bible App, including the 7-day "Waha Disciple Making Challenge" and "Here I Am X Waha"^14
- 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 Dutch and Sudanese Arabic (v8.4.0, July 2026), plus Mongolian, Afrini Kurmanji, Acholi, Sorani, Malagasy, and Tamil^4
