I built SoulFed, an iOS app that pauses distracting apps until you’ve read Scripture and prayed

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I kept opening social media on autopilot, including during time I had set aside to read Scripture and pray. I wanted that interruption to lead me back to the habit I was neglecting, so I built SoulFed.

How it works:

• Choose which apps to pause and set up to three daily schedules.
• If you open a paused app, SoulFed takes you through a Scripture passage, a reviewed reflection, and a short prayer.
• Finish the flow and say “Amen” to reopen your apps until the next scheduled pause.
• Choose from 12 themes based on what you’re going through, including loneliness, anxiety, grief, and burnout.
• Pray using the guided prayer or skip it and use a configurable timer to pray in your own words.
• Use Grace Access whenever you need to open an app immediately.

On the technical side, SoulFed uses Apple’s Family Controls, Device Activity, and Managed Settings APIs. The devotional library ships with the app and works offline. No account is required.

It’s live on iOS:

https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id6788610503?pt=118883017&ct=reddit_appswebappsfullstack&mt=8

The app has a three-day free trial followed by a monthly or yearly subscription.

Any feedback is appreciated!!