# Ascend: Play, Connect & Grow — Your faith. Your people.

> Gamified Bible study app with daily lessons and a virtual pet. (iPhone/iPad app by Pharah LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ascend-play-connect-and-grow/id6739925865 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Pharah LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1782036685)
- Category: Reference, Education
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.80/5 from 9,102 App Store ratings · 516 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 474 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2025-01-22
- Data updated: 2026-09-19
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ascend-play-connect-and-grow/id6739925865/reviews.md

## What is Ascend?

Learn the Bible With Friends

Ascend turns Bible study into something you can do together.

Learn through short interactive lessons, share what you’re discovering, join Bible studies with friends, pray for each other, and grow your faith alongside people you actually know. Along the way, raise your own phoenix companion, earn rewards, build streaks, and make Scripture part of your everyday life.

Whether you're opening the Bible for the first time or trying to build a stronger daily habit, Ascend makes learning Scripture feel social, interactive, and worth coming back to.

Why Choose Ascend?

• Learn the Bible with friends through shared Bible studies, reflections, challenges, and conversations

• Complete interactive lessons, quizzes, streaks, and XP progression together

• Join Crusades, small-group Bible studies built around the idea that “iron sharpens iron”

• Share what you're learning and encourage friends in their faith

• Pray for friends and loved ones through Ascend’s prayer hub

• Raise your own phoenix companion and help it evolve as you grow

• Visit friends’ dens, leave gifts, and see how their journey is progressing

• Earn relics, cosmetics, gems, and other rewards as you study

Bible Study That Feels Social

Bible study doesn’t have to be something you do alone.

Ascend gives you a place to learn Scripture alongside friends, talk about what you're reading, answer questions together, and keep each other consistent.

You can:

• Join Bible studies with friends

• Share reflections from your lessons

• Discuss Scripture and faith together

• Pray for one another

• Build streaks and grow alongside your friends

• Visit each other’s dens and leave gifts

What You'll Experience

• Interactive Bible lessons that usually take less than ten minutes

• Personalized study plans covering Scripture, theology, church history, and Christian living

• Bible quizzes, verse challenges, and reflection questions that help lessons stick

• Daily streaks, XP milestones, badges, and leaderboards

• A phoenix companion that grows alongside your journey

• A customizable den filled with relics you earn through studying and challenges

• Multiple Bible translations, including KJV, ESV, and NIV

Free Features

• Full access to Bible lessons and courses

• Fifteen energy bars each day, with ways to earn more

• Crusades and social Bible-study features

• Your own phoenix companion and full evolution path

• Daily challenges and streak tracking

• Battle Pass rewards, gems, cosmetics, and collectibles

• Prayer and community features

Upgrade to Ascend Premium

• Unlimited energy so you can study whenever you want

• An ad-free experience

• Premium Battle Pass rewards and exclusive cosmetics

• A daily Relic Chest for your den

• Streak Shields, XP multipliers, Heart Refills, and other boosts

• Support Ascend’s mission to help more people learn the Bible

Perfect For

• Friends who want to learn the Bible together

• Christians looking for people to grow in faith with

• Small groups looking for a more interactive Bible-study experience

• People trying to build a consistent daily Scripture habit

• Anyone who wants Bible study to feel more social and engaging

Grow in Faith Together

Ascend is more than a Bible study app. It’s a place to learn Scripture with friends, encourage each other, pray together, and make growing in faith part of everyday life.

Your phoenix, streaks, rewards, and den make the journey fun. But the heart of Ascend is simple:

Learn the Bible. Grow your faith. Do it together.

Download Ascend and start learning the Bible with friends today.

Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Key features

- Gamified scripture learning
- Daily devotionals
- Interactive Bible lessons
- Personal phoenix companion
- Bible quizzes and challenges
- Spiritual growth tracking
- Community leaderboards

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 Year | $89.99 | per year |
| 1 Month | $9.99 | per month |
| 1 Year | $59.99 | per year |
| 1 Year | $29.99 | per year |
| 1 Month | $14.99 | per month |
| Lifetime | $39.99 | per 3 months |
| 1 Year | $69.99 | per year |
| 1 Year | $39.99 | per year |
| 1 Year | $49.99 | per year |
| 1 Year | $49.99 | per year |
| 1 Year | $89.99 | per year |
| 1 Year | $12.99 | per year |
| 1 Year | $49.99 | per year |
| 1 Year | $59.99 | per year |
| Weekly | $4.99 | per 7 days |
| 3 Month | $24.99 | per 3 months |
| 1 Week | $4.99 | per 7 days |
| 1 Year | $34.99 | per year |
| 1 Year | $34.99 | per year |
| 1 Year | $19.99 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lifetime | $119.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of Ascend?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 👍 Straight to the point
- 👍 Guided path or flexible options
- 👍 Makes learning about God's Word more fun and engaging

**Cons**

- 🐛 Keeps logging out and losing progress
- 🐛 Issues with quiz accuracy and biblically unsound questions
- 🐛 Glitches and crashes
- 🐛 Unable to access study or log in
- 💰 More concerned about subscribers than sharing the word
- 🔒 Payment issues and inability to access premium features

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Logging out and losing progress
- Issues with quiz accuracy
- Glitches and crashes
- Inability to access study or log in
- Payment and premium feature issues

**Most requested features**

- Ability to change review later if needed
- Improved stability and reliability

## Recent user reviews (10 of 516)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ascend-play-connect-and-grow/id6739925865/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Great app

*2026-08-31, version 3.01.42*

Helps me understand the bible better and makes reading it fun

### 5/5 — Fun but missing verse cards

*2026-08-29, version 3.01.41*

I love using this app daily. I have been enjoying the new features of being able to pray for people and and prayers. I’m starting to enjoy the Crusades more as well as the tournaments, but I am missing the verse cards. I enjoyed collecting them every morning when I open the app.

### 5/5 — Lovely little game

*2026-08-13, version 3.01.34*

This is a very enjoyable little Bible game. You learn as you go, and the graphics are beautiful. Highly recommended.

### 5/5 — So far so good!

*2026-08-13, version 3.01.34*

I really appreciate the art work and the way the lessons are structured…

I will say today I recognized that a lot of the time, the wrong answers in the multiple choice questions are pretty negative. They say things like “defeat, abandonment, despair”, and then there’s the correct answers, whatever that may be. I’m not sure how I feel about that

### 5/5 — A blessing

*2026-08-10, version 3.01.33*

A wonderful learning experience

### 4/5 — Fun way to make Bible study a habit

*2026-08-06, version 3.01.32*

This is fun and engaging. I don’t understand the reasoning for jumping around with Bible stories. I would like it better if it was a continuous narrative. I highly recommend it to get started making time daily for Bible study. It builds a healthy habit.

### 5/5 — Highly recommend

*2026-08-03, version 3.01.32*

It’s more than a competitive trivia game—it’s designed to help you learn Scripture, remember what you learn, pray with others, and grow your little phoenix along the way. You can participate at your own pace without worrying about being the best player.

### 5/5 — A healthy addiction

*2026-08-01, version 3.01.32*

I look forward to my daily lessons and trivia. I have learned and retained so much from this app. Truly a pleasure to engage.

### 5/5 — Highly recommend

*2026-07-31, version 3.01.32*

It’s more than a competitive trivia game—it’s designed to help you learn Scripture, remember what you learn, pray with others, and grow your little phoenix along the way. You can participate at your own pace without worrying about being the best player.

### 1/5 — Don’t do it people

*2026-07-29, version 3.01.32*

I initially did the three day trial and I signed up for the $12.99 packet. The app charged me $59.99 and try to do that repeatedly. I have reached out to Support and I’ve spoken to somebody named Gideon. He can’t fix the problem. I asked for a refund. So far, I have not received any of my money back. i’ve already reported them to Apple for a refund, and I’m gonna report them to FTC. 
Please be aware this is a scam for me.
Update: i have started an IG page called Beware 742 with the subname Justice. I want to publish all of the correspondence between he and I this is legal.
The app is operated by Gideon under the Pharah LLC in texas. If they still owe you money, you can easily find them there

## Frequently asked questions about Ascend

### What does Ascend do?

Ascend is a Bible study game that makes learning scripture engaging through interactive lessons, daily devotionals, and gamified elements like points and badges. It aims to help users build consistent spiritual habits and deepen their understanding of the Bible.

### What are the key features of Ascend?

Key features include game-based Bible learning with bite-sized lessons, gamified education with points and leaderboards, a personal phoenix companion for reminders, interactive study plans, Bible quizzes, verse memorization challenges, and spiritual growth tracking.

### How much does Ascend cost?

The app offers two free Bible lessons daily. Users can upgrade to Ascend Premium for unlimited access to all content, an ad-free experience, premium study plans, and advanced features. Premium is available for $9.99 monthly or $49.99 annually.

### What Bible versions does Ascend support?

Ascend supports multiple Bible versions for comprehensive study, including ESV, NIV, and NASB. This allows users to engage with scripture in the translation they are most familiar with or prefer.

### Who is Ascend for?

Ascend is designed for Christians seeking innovative Bible study methods, believers who enjoy game-style learning, families and small groups, and anyone looking to build lasting scripture reading habits with modern biblical tools.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.01.66 — 2026-09-18

- Performance improvements

### 3.01.65 — 2026-09-17

-Performance improvements

### 3.01.64 — 2026-09-16

-Perfomance improvements

### 3.01.63 — 2026-09-16

-Perfomance improvements

### 3.01.62 — 2026-09-15

-Perfomance improvements

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