User Guide

1. 1Open revealbible.app on your phone or desktop.
2. 2Tap Start Reading for Open Reader — no account required — or tap the avatar to sign in / create a Free account.
3. 3On iPhone: Share → Add to Home Screen to install Reveal as an app.

See Understanding Reveal for the six words that shape the app, and Pricing for Open / Free / Premium side by side.

Come in and read. No sign-in required for:

• Parallel Bible Reader — KJV + ASV.
• Book and chapter navigation, Scripture search.
• Listening / audio where supported; share Scripture links.
• Public Boards and Community reading.
• Giving and support handoff (heart) — always available.

• Highlights, bookmarks, notes, and stylus capture.
• Study Vault and Journey; sync across devices.
• Kids — 36 curated Bible experiences (Search, Explore the Bible, progress, favorites, narration, Scripture Bridge), with optional Kids Lock.
• Join groups and participate in community; create groups (owned limit applies).
• Free personal Board — up to 5 items (link, poem, scripture), basic theme, and Built on Reveal attribution.
• Selah — 3 successful reflections per day.
• External research handoff (ChatGPT / Perplexity) — does not consume Reveal credits.
• Giving to Reveal or a ministry — always free.

• Unlimited daily Selah (hourly abuse protections remain).
• Scriptural Blueprint; Deep Dive Journal (save research insights).
• Premium Reader Service Mode — service notes while you worship.
• Ministry Studio — Prepare, Announce & Teach, Plan; sermon prep / Co-Author; Study Guides; creation and planning tools.
• Stewardship Ledger (personal giving history).
• Expanded Board — unlimited items, every theme, video & audio; remove Built on Reveal.

Subscribe from Pricing ($9.99/mo or $99/yr). Groups are free and separate — joining a group does not include Premium.

• Tap the Library icon (top-right, gold) to change book, chapter, or translation.
• Tap the header medallion to change text size and voice.
• Long-press any verse for Highlight, Bookmark, Deep Dive, Immersive, or Copy.
• Tap the audio bar to have the chapter read aloud.
• The stroll pill remembers where you left off — even across devices when signed in.

Immersive Mode

• Enter: long-press a verse → Immersive, or open the Library sheet → Immersive.
• Single-tap to focus a verse. Long-press for Highlight, Bookmark, or Exit. Tap the margin to toggle chrome.

• Selah is your AI reflection companion — open her from the Selah button in the app bar or from the reader's Library sheet.
• She knows your active Study, the verse in view, and prior chat.
• Free accounts get 3 successful Selah reflections per day. Reveal Premium continues without daily limits (hourly protections remain).

Research handoff (Free)

• Tap any Scripture reference — anywhere in Reveal — to Deep Dive it.
• Choose your provider in Settings → Deep Dive Preference (Auto / ChatGPT / Perplexity).
• Deep Dive opens your AI. It does not consume Reveal credits.

Deep Dive Journal (Reveal Premium)

• Saving research insights into your Deep Dive Journal is a Reveal Premium capability.
• Free accounts can hand off to ChatGPT or Perplexity; keeping that insight in Reveal requires Premium.

• Boards are the public side of Reveal — opt-in only. Nothing is on by default.
• Edit yours at /account/board. It’s public at /{your-handle}.
• Free: up to 5 items (link, poem, scripture), basic theme, Built on Reveal attribution required.
• Premium: unlimited items, every theme, video & audio, and option to remove Built on Reveal.
• Organization boards are uncapped and always branded — separate from personal Free/Premium Board limits.

• Plans and Plan Generator are part of Reveal Premium (Ministry Studio) — AI-generated reading and study rhythms scoped to a Study.
• Open the workspace, choose Plan Generator, and follow the prompts.

• /kids is free with a Reveal account — 36 curated Bible experiences: stories plus age-appropriate prayer, wisdom, teaching, and Scripture-centered readings.
• Three age-tiered reading levels; narration reads any experience aloud.
• Search and Explore the Bible work inside Kids. Children can favorite experiences and keep their progress.
• Scripture Bridge opens the passage in the full Bible Reader.
• Kids Lock is optional. Set a PIN and it’s required to leave Kids or open grown-up settings; without one, Kids works normally.

Reading Scripture needs no account. Kids needs a free Reveal account.

• Groups are free — not a Premium plan. Create or join anytime; Premium stays a separate personal subscription.
• Create one: /start-group — about 30 seconds signed in.
• Join one: /join, paste an invite code, or open the link a leader shared.
• Your Reveal account is one identity — you can belong to multiple groups.
• Optional Ministry Partnership for organizations: /help/ministry-partnership.

• Giving to Reveal or a ministry never requires Premium. Personal tracking lives in /finances (Stewardship Ledger — Reveal Premium). The Stewardship Ribbon shows a Summary by default — tap the gold chart icon for Trends.
• Use the range chips (3M / 6M / 1Y / All). Tap any point on the chart for a monthly summary.
• The Faith Goal halo at the top shows your annual giving progress.

• Profile, Security, Notifications, Reading, Calendar sync — all under /settings.
• Quiet Hours — pauses non-sacred notifications during your weekly gathering (notification quiet). Separate from Premium Reader Service Mode.
• Premium Reader Service Mode — a Reveal Premium reader tool for capturing service notes while you worship.
• Deep Dive Preference — Auto / ChatGPT / Perplexity.

• Create a note, use the ink canvas for handwriting, or open the poem editor.
• Import from PDF or Markdown; export any note back out.
• Notes are available on Reveal Free and Reveal Premium.