Getting Started
RUACH is organized around a bottom navigation bar with nine tabs. Scroll the bar sideways to reach them all.
First launch & account
When you first open RUACH, you'll see the Terms of Use, then a short introduction. You can read and search Scripture as a guest, but creating a free account unlocks prayer, community, group chat, cross-device syncing, and AI features.
- Sign up with email and password, or use Sign in with Apple for one-tap login.
- Your bookmarks, notes, highlights, reading streak, and awards sync to your account, so they follow you across devices.
Tip: Tapping a person's name or avatar almost anywhere — feeds, comments, prayers, chats — opens their profile. Anonymous authors are never tappable.
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Read — The Bible Reader
The heart of RUACH: a full Bible reader with multiple translations, audio, verse tools, and AI context.
Top header controls
KJV ▾
Translation selector. Switch Bible versions (KJV, ASV, YLT, WEB, and more).
Gen 1 ▾
Book & Chapter. Pick any book, then chapter, from one clean control.
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Read Aloud. Plays the chapter aloud, highlighting each verse as it's read.
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Tools. Reading tools and display options, including font size.
Tap any verse
Tap a verse to open its action tray:
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Highlight the verse in gold. Tap again to remove.
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Bookmark the verse to your saved list.
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Add Note — attach a personal note to the verse.
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Copy the verse and reference to your clipboard.
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Share the verse to any app.
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Copy for Instagram — formats the verse for a caption or story.
Understand the passage (AI)
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Historical Info — the background: who wrote it, when, and what was happening.
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Modern Context — how the passage applies to life today, in plain language.
Note: AI features need a free account. Everyone gets 5 free AI uses; Premium expands this (see AI & Premium).
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Search
Search all 31,102 verses by word, phrase, or reference.
- Type in the search bar; results show the reference and verse text as you go.
- Filter by translation to search a specific version.
- Tap any result to jump to that verse in the Read tab.
- Trending Verses shows what's popular across the community right now.
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Library
A browsable encyclopedia of biblical knowledge. Tap any category to explore.
- People, Places, Objects, Events, Concepts — the who, what, and where of Scripture.
- Parables, Prayers, Prophecies — the teachings of Jesus, great biblical prayers, and messianic prophecy.
- Saints & Angels — lives of the saints and the angelic hierarchy.
- Biblical Journeys — follow 34 biblical figures across 248 mapped waypoints on interactive maps.
- Denominations, Timeline, Holidays — Christian traditions, biblical eras, and observances.
- The Ten Commandments, Beatitudes, Stations of the Cross, Rosary guide, and Trivia — devotional guides and 200 trivia questions.
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Study — Personalized Bible Study
A personalized 12-month Bible study. A Premium feature, with a free preview.
- Free preview: the Study tab shows what the feature offers, with an Unlock with Premium ✦ button.
- Personalization survey tailors your study to your interests and goals.
- Daily lessons broken into "Days," with a study streak to keep you consistent.
- Milestone letters — encouragement as you reach key points in your journey.
- Themed mini-studies built from verses you flag (like forgiveness or grief).
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Profile
Your personal hub: reading progress, achievements, posts, and all settings.
- Reading streak tracks consecutive days you read in RUACH.
- Awards celebrate milestones — reading, prayers, encouragements, discussions, and study.
- Profile posts — share on your own wall; others can like, comment, and report.
- Following / followers and an activity timeline of everything you've done.
Settings you control
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Edit profile — name, username, bio, avatar, denomination.
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Public / private — private accounts approve follow requests first.
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Privacy toggles — hide stats, following, followers, achievements, or posts.
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Dark / light theme and notification controls.
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Prayer — The Prayer Wall
Share requests and pray for others.
Choose your feed
- Global — the whole community · Following — people you follow · Churches — churches you're connected to.
Post & interact
- Post a request with a category (health, family, finances, grief, faith, and more).
- Post anonymously — your name shows as "Anonymous" and isn't tappable.
- 🙏 Pray for a request, 💬 Encourage with a message, or report anything inappropriate.
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Discuss
Faith conversations, questions, and study discussion.
- Sort by 🔥 Hot, ✨ New, ⬆️ Top, 📈 Rising, or 🔖 Saved.
- Create a post with a title, body, Scripture reference, images, or a topic tag.
- Upvote, comment in threads, save for later, or report.
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Groups
Private prayer and study groups with real-time chat.
- Create a group with a name and description — you become admin and get a shareable join code.
- Join a group by entering a friend's or church's code.
- Group chat in real time; tap a member to view their profile. See the members list and report if needed.
Note: Groups are private — only people with the join code can enter. Ideal for a small group, family, or ministry team.
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AI Features & Premium
AI-powered tools help you understand Scripture more deeply.
- 🏛️ Historical Info & 💡 Modern Context in the Read tab, plus 🤖 AI Bible Chat for your questions.
Free vs. Premium
- Free: 5 total AI uses, combined across all AI features.
- Premium (daily, resets at midnight): up to 10 Historical Info, 10 Modern Context, and 15 Bible Chat messages per day.
Premium subscription
- $4.99 / month or $29.99 / year (about 50% off), through Apple In-App Purchase.
- Unlocks the 12-month Bible Study and the expanded daily AI limits. Restore Purchases anytime; cancel anytime in your Apple settings.
To find it: open the Study tab and, as a non-subscriber, tap "Unlock with Premium ✦."
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Safety & Privacy
Tools that keep RUACH a safe, respectful space.
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Report any content — it's hidden automatically pending review.
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Block a user — their content disappears from your view and the follow is cut both ways.
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Private profile — only approved followers see your posts and activity.
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Anonymous posting — prayers and encouragements can be posted anonymously.
RUACH has a zero-tolerance policy for objectionable content and abusive behavior, and was built with no ads and no selling of your data. Questions or reports: ruachbibleapp@gmail.com.
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