Alethea Forge
Classical library & research
Only for iPhone
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Read the classics of the Christian tradition and put them to work. Alethea Forge pairs a library of classical theological texts with a research assistant that answers only from the books themselves — every claim cited to the passage it came from.
LIBRARY AND READER
• A curated bookstore of classical works: Augustine, Calvin, Watson, Bavinck, and more
• A fast, comfortable reader built for long-form study
• Open any citation directly at the exact passage in the book
THEOLOGICAL JOURNALS
• Openly licensed academic journals (such as Themelios and HTS Teologiese Studies), rendered as their original typeset pages
• Highlight, add notes, search, and listen with read-aloud — the same study tools as books
RESEARCH
• Ask questions across the whole corpus, or scope research to a single book
• Answers are grounded in the texts and cited line by line
• Counsel mode weighs pastoral questions against multiple voices from the tradition
• X-ray a book: its central argument, chapter-by-chapter summaries, key figures and themes, and its most quotable passages
STUDY PROJECTS
• Turn research into saved studies: multi-week study guides with Scripture readings and discussion questions
• Write and keep study notes with a clean typeset reading view
• Export any document to PDF or Word and share it
FORGE PREMIUM
Reading is free. New accounts include a 14-day research trial (3 questions per day). Forge Premium is an auto-renewing subscription ($8.99/month in the US; pricing varies by region) that unlocks unlimited research with page-level citations, the full reader AI toolkit, and citation exports. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings.
Terms of Use: https://aletheaforge.com/terms
Privacy Policy: https://aletheaforge.com/privacy
Alethea Forge is built by Kato Theological Institute for readers, pastors, and students who want primary sources, read closely and cited faithfully.
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One question box, smarter answers. Just ask — the app now reads your question and answers in the best way: cited research, a conversation across the traditions, or personal counsel from the classics.
Also in this update:
- Longer questions supported (up to 4,000 characters)
- Reliability improvements to research answers
The developer, Kenneth Mbugua, 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 Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Purchases
- Financial Info
- Location
- Contact Info
- Search History
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
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Information
- Seller
- Kenneth Mbugua
- Size
- 76.4 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Forge Basic $4.99
- Forge Premium $8.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Alethea Forge