# Cornerstone Circles — Small-Group Bible Study

> Small-Group Bible Study (iPhone/iPad app by Chainbreaker Technology LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cornerstone-circles/id6801490569 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Chainbreaker Technology LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/6790620430)
- Category: Lifestyle, Productivity
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.0 · 10 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-09-05
- Data updated: 2026-10-08
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cornerstone-circles/id6801490569/reviews.md

## What is Cornerstone Circles?

Cornerstone Circles helps a small group actually finish a Bible study together — without a shared spreadsheet, a text thread nobody reads, or a facilitator doing all the bookkeeping by hand.

Create a Circle, pick how often it meets, and Cornerstone Circles lays out every lesson's date automatically — skipping government, Christian, Jewish, or Islamic holidays with one tap, plus any birthdays, standing weeks off, or vacations you add yourself. Start from the built-in Five-Year Bible Read-Through, paste in your own study plan and let the app turn it into lessons, or build one lesson at a time.

Invite your group the way you'd share a Note or a Reminders list — no accounts to create, no passwords, just an invite over Messages, Mail, AirDrop, or a link. Everyone's copy of the Circle stays in sync through iCloud.

Each lesson carries its scripture reference and discussion questions, and members respond right in the app in a threaded discussion under that lesson — rich text, replies, the works. A facilitator can see who's responded, who's due today, and who's fallen behind at a glance, and choose exactly when each lesson becomes visible: right away, the day before, or the morning it's due.

FEATURES
• Auto-scheduling that skips holidays across four categories, plus your own custom exceptions
• A built-in Five-Year Bible Read-Through, or paste any plan to generate lessons instantly
• Invite-only Circles that sync over iCloud — no account system, no passwords
• Threaded, rich-text discussion attached to every lesson
• At-a-glance progress: who's responded, who's due, who's late
• Gentle reminders for lessons coming due
• Runs on iPhone, iPad, and Mac

Cornerstone Circles doesn't run its own servers, show ads, track you, or ask you to sign in — your Circles live in your own iCloud account, the same way your Notes and Reminders do.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.4.0 — 2026-09-24

New in 1.4.0:
• Contact support and continue the conversation securely in the app.
• Support conversations now follow your selected color palette.

### 1.3.0 — 2026-09-19

This release focuses on smoother iCloud sharing and clearer status while Circle activity is syncing.

BUG FIXES
• Circle screens show a lightweight status instead of freezing while iCloud catches up
• Fixed an accepted Circle invitation sometimes reading as failed while it was still downloading
• Circle screens now refresh on their own when iCloud activity changes
• Fixed actions sometimes reporting a failure after part of the change had already gone through
• Facilitators are now notified when a member leaves a Circle
• Clarified Sharing Diagnostics wording on a Facilitator's device
• Fixed the iCloud activity indicator overlapping the toolbar

### 1.2.0 — 2026-09-17

Cornerstone Circles has a clearer dashboard and simpler Circle management.

ENHANCEMENTS
• A role-aware dashboard keeps your next lesson and Circles in view
• Every member now chooses a handle, so responses show who posted them
• Facilitators can rename a Circle from Circle Details
• Invitation and acceptance activity are easier to follow when returning to the app

BUG FIXES
• Fixed Next lesson getting stuck in the lesson when you tap back
• Fixed Circle invitations continuing to wait after returning to the app

### 1.1.0 — 2026-09-13

Sync and sharing hardening: Circle invitations, sync status, and error handling have all been made clearer and more reliable.

ENHANCEMENTS
• The Circle list now shows each Circle's iCloud sync status
• Invite, resend, delete, and leave show live progress instead of a silent wait
• iCloud error alerts explain what happened and what to do next
• A Facilitator can publish every draft Lesson in a Circle at once, instead of one at a time

BUG FIXES
• Fixed invitation links sometimes claiming an app update was required when it wasn't
• Deleting a Circle is now instant and reliable — no more Circles reappearing after a refresh or lingering after being deleted
• Circle activity keeps syncing in the background
• Fixed a rare sync error when re-saving a Circle that had already synced
• Sync failures now show a clear, plain-English reason instead of a cryptic error code

### 1.0.0 — 2026-09-05

No release notes.

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