About this app
What Psalmbook does
Psalmbook is the private offline prayer journal — the place to write what you're carrying, who you're praying for, and what you've seen God do, without an account, without ads, and without your most personal words sitting in someone else's cloud. What ships in v1: — Prayer list. People + intentions, tagged (family, friends, church, work, world). Mark when answered. — Freeform journal entries. Long-form writing — gratitude, lament, requests, examen, daily reflection. Each entry timestamped. — Daily prayer rhythm. Optional morning + evening notification. Suggested prompts (a name to pray for, a scripture, a question — bundled, not AI-generated). — Scripture capture. Type or photo-OCR (VisionKit) a verse you want to remember; attach it to a prayer entry or to a memory shelf. — Examen / structured reflection. Five-step prompts (gratitude, ask for light, review, confess, look forward) — for those who use the Ignatian rhythm. — Answered-prayer log. Mark a prayer answered and write what happened. Watch the list of God's faithfulness grow. — Face ID app lock for privacy. — No account, no cloud, no ads, no subscription. Echo Prayer is simple but limited and stagnant. Hallow is Catholic-focused and $69.99/year. Psalmbook is the everyday offline prayer notebook that just lets you write.
Features
Built to be useful, not noisy.
Prayer list
People + intentions; tagged; mark answered
Journal
Freeform entries, timestamped, searchable
Examen
5-step Ignatian reflection prompt
Scripture
Type or VisionKit-OCR verses; attach to entries
Answered
List of answered prayers with notes; faithfulness shelf
Why it exists
The problem
Christians want a private prayer journal for sensitive content (confessions, names, struggles), but Echo Prayer is limited to list-based tracking with no freeform writing, Hallow is $69.99/year + Catholic-specific + cloud, and the entire prayer-app category is moving to AI-powered cloud features.
What's different
How Psalmbook stands out
Psalmbook is the only iOS prayer journal that combines a tagged prayer list + freeform journal + Examen structured reflection + answered-prayer log + Face ID lock — entirely offline with no account, no ads, no subscription, no AI cloud — Echo Prayer is list-only with no freeform writing and slow development, Hallow is…
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FAQ
Questions about Psalmbook
How much does Psalmbook cost?▾
Psalmbook is free. All features are included from day one — no subscription, no in-app purchases, no paid tiers. Everything you see in this listing works the moment you install it.
Where does Psalmbook store my data?▾
On your device. Psalmbook is built privacy-first: no account is required, no analytics SDKs, no third-party trackers. Nothing is uploaded to a server we control — the app works without one.
What platforms does Psalmbook support?▾
iOS, on iPhone and iPad. You can find the latest availability on this page.
How do I get support for Psalmbook?▾
Use the Support link on this page, or email support@allthingsn.com. We answer every message and keep responses on the same thread.
The story
Meet Psalmbook — Prayer journal. Stays on your phone
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