Altar vs Bible First

Altar is a warm, beautifully designed Bible app built for Christians who want to read Scripture together with their church and go deeper on their own. READ THE BIBLE Open any book, chapter, and verse across four translations. Bookmark your favorite passages, highlight in five colors, and search across the entire Bible. Sermon Mode gives you large, distraction-free text perfect for following along during worship. GENERATED STUDY Tap any verse for a plain-language explanation. Ask follow-up Study Room questions. Get chapter summaries, mood-based verse suggestions, devotionals, weekly reflections, and fill-in-the-blank memorization prompts. Free users receive 3 generated study uses per day. Altar Study unlocks unlimited generated study responses. SPIRITUAL PRACTICES Lectio Divina guides you through a four-step contemplative reading with gentle timers. The Daily Examen offers a five-step evening reflection based on the Ignatian tradition. Both practices are always free. MEMORIZE SCRIPTURE Flashcard-based memorization uses spaced repetition to help you retain verses over time. Review your cards for free; Altar Study can generate new fill-in-the-blank prompts when you want extra help. READING PLANS Browse curated multi-day plans, from a 7-day journey through grief to the Bible in a Year. Track daily progress and journal your reflections. JOIN YOUR CHURCH Your pastor creates a church on Altar and shares a simple invite code. Each week they assign readings, and Altar splits them into a daily plan for your group. Check in each day and see who's reading alongside you. CHURCH COMMUNITY Read announcements from your pastor. Watch linked sermons. Post prayer requests to a moderated prayer wall. View upcoming church events. Stay connected between Sundays. SERMON STUDIES When your pastor posts a sermon, Altar can prepare a cached 5-day study guide drawn directly from the sermon's Scripture references so your small group can go deeper all week. THE GARDEN Watch a botanical garden grow as you build a daily reading habit. New flowers, birds, butterflies, and paths unlock as milestones. Your garden never wilts; it just pauses when you do. PRIVACY No ads. No third-party tracking. Your reading activity is stored securely to power your personal stats and church group features. ALTAR STUDY Altar Study is an optional monthly subscription for unlimited generated study responses, including study explanations, Study Room questions, chapter summaries, weekly reflections, and new memorization flashcard generation. Bible reading, church content, Garden, stats, highlights, bookmarks, reading plans, Lectio, Examen, and memorization review remain free. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase. Terms of Use: https://altarbible.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://altarbible.com/privacy

Bible First is a quiet, beautifully designed place to study God's Word — and keep it at the center of your day. Explore 283 guided studies across twenty-one pathways into Scripture, highlight the verses that speak to you, keep private notes, and pray through it all in a built-in prayer journal. 283 STUDIES ACROSS TWENTY-ONE PATHWAYS • Biblical Topics • Jesus' Parables • Jesus' Teachings • The Ten Commandments • Proof of the Bible • The Psalms • Key Figures • Prayers of the Bible • The Gospels • Letters of Paul • Great Testimonies • Miracles of Jesus • Women of the Bible • The Prophets • Old Testament Stories • Names of God • The Early Church • Wisdom Books • The "I Am" Sayings • Fruit of the Spirit • Letters to the Church SCRIPTURE FIRST Every study opens with the passage itself, so God's Word comes before commentary. Psalms, parables, and longer passages flow as cohesive, easy-to-read Scripture — followed by clear reflection and context. THREE TRANSLATIONS Read in the Berean Standard Bible, the World English Bible or the King James Version. Switch at any time, in Settings or from inside a study, and every passage in the app changes with you. HIGHLIGHT, NOTE & FAVORITE Highlight the verses that matter, jot personal notes as you read, and bookmark any study with a tap for quick return during devotions or group discussion. A PRAYER JOURNAL Keep your prayers in one private place. Add who and what you're praying for, organize with tags, mark prayers as answered, and watch a simple record of your faithfulness grow over time. SEARCH EVERYTHING — OFFLINE Search across all 283 studies, their Scripture, and your own notes in seconds. Everything works fully offline; no account and no internet connection required. A DAILY BLESSING Pull down on the home screen for a fresh blessing from Scripture — a small, quiet encouragement whenever you open the app. YOUR JOURNEY Reading stats and streaks gently encourage a steady, daily rhythm in the Word. SYNC ACROSS YOUR DEVICES Your favorites, notes, highlights, and prayers stay up to date across your devices through your own iCloud account. Your data is yours. DESIGNED FOR READING An elegant serif reading experience with light and dark themes and refined typography. Full Dynamic Type support and large, legible text options make every session comfortable — set your own size or follow your system setting. COMPLETELY FREE & PRIVATE No subscription. No account. No ads. No tracking. Just Scripture. Scripture is from the Berean Standard Bible, the World English Bible and the King James Version, all in the public domain.