More God. Less scroll.

A few minutes each morning with one verse. Read, listen, memorize, and pray before you open anything else.

Before Home screen with today's verse and daily steps

Before can lock distracting apps until you finish your morning rhythm: read, listen, memorize, and optional guided prayer. Build streaks, review past verses, and track chapters you've hidden in your heart.

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More God. Less Scroll.

Today's passage, your streak, and clear steps: Read, Listen, Context, Practice, and Prayer. You always know what's next.

Before Home screen with today's verse and daily steps

Practice

Science-backed memorization. Word that sticks.

Copy, fill-in-the-blanks, and from-memory phases train you verse by verse. Not just a quick read-through.

Before memorize fill-in practice screen

Speak

There is power when you speak the Word.

Optional speak-aloud step uses on-device listening. No AI voice. You hear yourself recite the verse.

Before speak aloud memorization screen

Prayer

Make Prayer a Priority. Learn to pray God's Word.

A simple timer and prompts help you pray through what you just read. Optional, but built into the morning rhythm.

Before guided prayer timer screen

Review

Track your progress. Watch yourself change.

Shuffle through past days, flip cards to reveal, or paste any passage for extra memory practice.

Before Review library screen

Progress

Track what God is building in you.

Track memorize and prayer streaks, verses memorized, and a chapter-by-chapter heatmap across the Bible.

Before Progress screen with chapter heatmap

Weekly focus

Pick a theme. Let God meet you there.

Pick a focus for the week (anxiety, prayer, purpose, and more) and receive verses aligned to what you're walking through.

Before weekly focus theme picker

Focus mode

Earn Your Screen Time.

Optional focus mode lets you bank minutes by memorizing or praying, then spend them when you choose or lock down until you're ready.

Before Focus Mode earn Screen Time screen

How it works

Your morning in five steps

Step 01

Read

Begin with a hand-picked verse, displayed clean and distraction-free.

Step 02

Listen

Hear the verse spoken aloud. Let the words land at a deeper level.

Step 03

Memorize

Practice recalling the verse word by word until it's truly yours.

Step 04

Pray

Optional guided prayer with a timer and prompts tied to the verse you just read.

Step 05

Review

Revisit past verses anytime. Shuffle cards, flip to reveal, or paste a passage for extra practice.

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Start your morning Before anything else.

Download Before on iPhone and build a rhythm with Scripture, one verse at a time.

Download on the App Store