What's New in Bold Bible
The most recent updates appear at the top.
May 2026 — New User Experience & Polish
Onboarding & First-Time Experience:
- New "Message from Eli" welcome card on the Today page so first-time users discover their introductory conversation
- Onboarding "skip" now preserves the name, experience level, and goal you already entered
- Smarter free AI grace period: 7-day window with 15 minutes per day before any limits apply
Bible Reader Improvements:
- Bible search results now scroll precisely to the chosen verse on the first tap
- Cross-reference links use the same reliable scroll behavior
- Faster verse-highlight animation when navigating from any link
Help & Support:
- Brand-new in-app Help Center with 30+ feature articles
- AI-powered "Ask anything about Bold Bible" search
- New articles for Wisdom Chips, Spiritual Journal, and Scripture Memory
Reliability:
- Hardened refund and admin-notification email pipeline
- Stripe refunds correctly auto-downgrade non-complimentary users to Free
- Test suite no longer sends real emails to administrators
March 2026 — Spiritual Growth & Memory
- Spiritual Growth Assessment with 5 maturity stages (Seeking to Teacher)
- Personalized content recommendations based on your stage
- Scripture Memory Coach with spaced repetition (1, 3, 7, 14, 30, 60 days)
- 5 memory practice modes: flashcards, fill-in-the-blank, first letter, typing, full recall
- Spiritual Journal for private reflections, prayers, and insights
- World Prayer Team with global prayer map
- Verse of the Day with AI-generated images
February 2026 — Discern & Voice Eli
- Discern: paste any teaching or sermon quote, get Scripture-anchored analysis
- Talk to Eli: real-time AI voice conversations (free 10 min/day, 15 on Bold, 60 on Bold+, 120 on Leader)
- Wisdom Chips: tap-to-ask conversation starters that adapt to your reading
- Multi-language voice support (Eli speaks and understands many languages)
- Guided Challenges in Study Circles (Reading, Memory, Reflection)
- Gift Time feature to share AI minutes with friends
January 2026 — Launch Release
Core Bible Features:
- Complete Bible with all 66 books, 31,102 verses
- Bible search across the entire Bible
- Word Study with full Strong's Concordance (14,197 entries)
- Cross-references from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
- Long-press any word for original Hebrew/Greek with audio pronunciation
Reading Experience:
- Focus Reading Mode with ambient music
- Highlighting with 6 preset colors plus custom
- Personal notes on any verse
- Multi-verse selection for copying and sharing
- Bookmarks and saved content
- Dark mode with forest-green theme
AI Features:
- Ask Eli: Scripture-grounded text chat
- Deep Study Helper with "Rightly Dividing" cards
- Type/Antitype connections showing Christ in Scripture
- 7 Biblical Periods framework
Community:
- Study Circles for group Bible study (up to 12 free, 50 on Leader)
- Live synchronized study sessions
- Prayer Wall for group intercession
- Community feed with posts and comments
Subscription Tiers:
- Free: 10 min/day AI voice + full Bible + Study Circles
- Bold ($4.99/mo): Unlimited AI text chat
- Bold+ ($9.99/mo): Adds extended voice (about 60 min/day), web search, and Discern
- Leader ($19.99/mo): Pastor and ministry leader tools
Sharing:
- QR-code verse sharing
- Referral program
- Reading Plans with progress tracking