Help
Jireh is a Bible app for iPhone, made by SimpleProducts. Here are the questions people ask most. If yours isn't here, write to jireh@simpleproducts.studio: a person answers, not a bot.
To write from the app, open Settings (the gear on Today) › Help › Write to support: the email already carries the Jireh and iOS versions, and nothing else about you.
What can I use without a subscription?
All of this, without a subscription: reading and searching the whole Bible; highlights, bookmarks and notes; the verse of the day; one reading plan at a time; one widget style in every size; your prayer journal with reminders; ten verses a day in Swipe, and share cards with a small Jireh mark. None of it starts costing money when a trial ends.
What is Jireh Plus and what does it cost?
Jireh Plus adds:
- listening to the Bible read aloud;
- First the Word;
- every plan at once, and Swipe without a daily limit;
- the Paper and Night widget styles, with a new verse each hour;
- wallpapers, every card background without the mark, and a weekly streak shield.
It costs US$1.99 a month or US$19 a year in the United States. Elsewhere, the App Store shows your price in your currency before you confirm. There are no weekly plans and no one-time purchases.
How does the 3-day trial work?
If this is your first Jireh Plus subscription on your Apple Account, both plans start with a 3-day trial at no cost. A day before it ends, Jireh reminds you with a notification. Cancel at least 24 hours before the end and you pay nothing; otherwise the subscription starts when the trial ends.
How do I cancel my subscription?
On your iPhone, open Settings › your name › Subscriptions › Jireh Plus › Cancel Subscription. You can also get there from Jireh: Settings › Manage Subscription. You keep Plus until the end of the period you have paid for. Deleting the app does not cancel the subscription.
I have a new iPhone or reinstalled Jireh. How do I get Plus back?
Use the same Apple Account. Jireh usually notices by itself; if not, open Settings › See Jireh Plus › Restore Purchases.
How do I ask for a refund?
Apple processes payments, and refunds too. Ask at reportaproblem.apple.com with your Apple Account.
What is First the Word?
It is an app lock you choose and control, on your own iPhone. You pick the apps that distract you most; each day, at the hour your day begins, they show today's verse instead of opening. Read today's passage in Jireh, say Amen, and they open until the next day. In a hurry? Tap Emergency unlock on the locked app: 15 minutes, up to 3 times a day. It is part of Jireh Plus.
How do I turn First the Word off?
Open Jireh › Settings › First the Word and switch it off. Your apps open right away. Turning it off never needs Plus. If your subscription ends, the lock comes off by itself at the next new day, and Jireh lets you know.
I read the passage, but my apps are still locked
Make sure you tapped Amen at the end of the passage: it turns on after 20 seconds on screen (60 for a chapter). Then open Jireh once more. If they still don't open, use the emergency unlock and write to jireh@simpleproducts.studio.
Can Jireh see which apps I use?
No. First the Word uses Apple's Screen Time, which keeps the apps you choose as private identifiers on your iPhone. Jireh cannot tell which apps they are and does not read how you use your phone. That is why it asks for Screen Time permission only when you turn the lock on; if you decline, the rest of the app works the same.
Does Jireh sync my notes to my other devices?
Not in this version. Your highlights, bookmarks, notes, plans, streak and prayer journal are kept only on this iPhone, and deleting the app deletes them.
Which Bible translations are included?
- The Berean Standard Bible, the King James Version and the World English Bible, in the public domain. On the UK App Store, Jireh does not offer the King James Version.
- In Spanish, the Reina-Valera 1909 with updated spelling, in the public domain.
- In Portuguese, the Bíblia Livre, under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license; its full attribution is in Settings › Credits.
Change the translation in Settings › Translations. The NIV, ESV and NLT are under copyright, and Jireh does not include them.
Does it work offline?
Yes. The Bible and everything you save are in the app. You only need a connection to subscribe and restore purchases.
How do I add a widget?
Touch and hold the Home Screen, tap Edit › Add Widget and choose Jireh. For the Lock Screen, touch and hold it and tap Customize. The default style is free in every size; with Plus, touch and hold the widget and tap Edit Widget to pick Paper or Night and a theme that changes every hour.
How do I listen to the Bible?
Tap Listen on any chapter (part of Plus). The voice is your iPhone's. For a more natural one, download an enhanced voice in Settings › Accessibility › Spoken Content › Voices, then pick it in Jireh › Settings › Voice.
What if I miss a day?
Your plan waits: nothing is lost, and you can tap Catch up. Your streak counts the days you said Amen; with Plus, a weekly shield protects it if you miss one day.
When does "the day" start in Jireh?
At 4:00 by default, so what you read after midnight counts for the day before. Change it in Settings › New day starts at.
Which devices does it run on?
iPhone with iOS 18 or later. An iPad version will come later.
Does Jireh collect my data?
No. There are no accounts, analytics, ads or tracking, and we have no servers. Read the full policy at getjireh.com/privacy.