Ruach - Christian Screen Time
Productivity
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
A bookmark for time with God.
We live in the most distracted time in human history due to mainly one thing: our phones. Constant notifications, scrolling, and digital noise make it harder than ever to actually be present with God and hear His voice, but Ruach helps create space for Him. Ruach is an iOS app paired with a physical bookmark containing an NFC chip that helps you create intentional time with God through a digital fast by blocking distracting apps. When you're ready to be in the Word, tap your bookmark. Your selected apps lock until you tap your bookmark again.
The bookmark lives in your Bible, like any other bookmark. Opening Scripture and starting your time with God become one action. Your phone goes quiet, creating space for the Lord's voice to be heard.
Use Ruach for whatever the moment is for:
- Morning devotion. Tap before bed, put the bookmark in your Bible, and your Bible becomes the key to your phone the next morning.
- Quiet time while in the Word. Tap when you open your Bible and spend time with God without your phone pulling you away.
- Sunday services, small groups, and Bible studies. Be present where you are, not where your phone wants to take you.
- Lent, Advent, Sabbath. Use Ruach for whole seasons of slowing down with God.
FOR CAMPS AND MINISTRIES
Ruach gives institutions a tool to support their
students' formation, during camp and after.
Students pair to a leader's card for the week,
keeping phones locked and focus on God. On the
last day, they re-pair to their own personal
bookmark and take the practice home. The
transformation camp creates doesn't have to fade
when students leave. The bookmark in their Bible
keeps it alive.
Whether it's twenty minutes or a whole week, it's the same digital fast. Tap to begin. Tap to end.
WHAT RUACH IS NOT
Ruach is not a habit tracker. There are no streaks, no points, no shame for missing a day.
Ruach collects no data. No accounts. No analytics. No third parties. Everything stays on your device.
REQUIREMENTS
- An iPhone running iOS 17 or later
- A standard NFC bookmark, card, or tag
- Permission to use Screen Time.
Ratings & Reviews
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The developer, HAYDEN MITCHELL FRERICHS, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- HAYDEN MITCHELL FRERICHS
- Size
- 1 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.6 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.6 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.6 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.6 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.3 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Hayden Frerichs