Bible Lock: VersePause
Christian Screen Time Blocker
Only for iPhone
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Put a verse between you and the scroll. Choose the apps that pull you in, and open them only after a short Scripture reading or prayer.
Make room for Scripture and prayer before your next scroll.
VersePause puts a short reading or prayer between you and the apps that pull you in. Pick the apps you want to pause. When you reach for one, VersePause offers you a one, three, five, or ten minute practice. Finish it, and your apps open.
It is a small piece of friction, placed where your attention actually goes.
HOW IT WORKS
• Choose the apps you want to pause. VersePause uses Apple's own Screen Time controls to shield them.
• Open a shielded app and VersePause invites you into a timed Scripture reading or prayer.
• Complete the practice and your apps unlock for the rest of the day, or earn a set amount of usage time.
• Change your mind any time. Pause blocking until midnight, or turn it off entirely, without waiting for permission.
SCRIPTURE THAT IS ALREADY THERE
VersePause includes a curated collection of ten chapters from the World English Bible, arranged by topic and fully readable offline. Search by reference or by what you are carrying that day. Save the passages you return to.
The reader is plain and unhurried: adjustable text size, a visible verse position, and no commentary competing with the text. Close the app mid-chapter and it remembers exactly where you were.
PRAYER WITHOUT A STOPWATCH IN YOUR FACE
Prayer sessions run on a quiet timer that keeps counting whether or not the screen is on, and survives a restart. Nothing buzzes at you. You mark the session complete yourself.
HONEST ABOUT WHAT IT IS
VersePause is a rhythm, not a lock. You can always turn it off. It is meant for someone who wants a reason to stop, not a cage.
• No account. No sign up. No email required.
• No analytics, no advertising, no tracking of any kind.
• Nothing leaves your iPhone. VersePause makes no network requests at all.
• Works completely offline, including on a phone in airplane mode.
INCLUDED FOR EVERYONE
• The full Scripture collection, search, and saved passages
• Daily blocking for one app of your choosing
• One, three, five, and ten minute reading sessions
• Streaks and practice history
• Pause and disable controls
VERSEPAUSE PLUS
• Prayer practice
• Block multiple apps at once, and whole app categories
• Earn 15, 30, or 60 minutes of app usage by completing a practice
• Monthly or annual subscription
A NOTE ON SCREEN TIME
VersePause asks for Screen Time permission so it can shield the apps you choose. Apple hands app selections to VersePause as anonymous tokens, so the app cannot see which apps you picked, and neither can we. VersePause never watches what you do inside other apps.
Scripture text is the public domain World English Bible, courtesy of eBible.org.
Terms of Use (Apple standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://afterworkcoder.com/versepause/privacy
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The developer, LK Shop LLC, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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Information
- Seller
- LK Shop LLC
- Size
- 2.1 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 2.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- VersePause Plus Annual $29.99
- VersePause Plus Monthly $4.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 AfterworkCoder. All rights reserved.