Pause the Apps That Pull You Away
Pick the apps that eat your morning — Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, Snapchat — and Psalmo pauses them until you’ve read today’s verse. The list is yours; the friction is small.
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Now on iOS & Android
Block the apps.
Block the apps.
Open the
Word .
Psalmo pauses Instagram, TikTok, X, and YouTube until you’ve read today’s Bible verse. Bible-first screen time, free on iOS and Android — with home-screen and lock-screen widgets included.
Pauses any app you pick
No tracking · privacy-first
Free · iOS & Android
Any app
paused on tap
31,000+
verses, offline
15+
aesthetic themes
Daily
verse, auto-refreshed
Why Psalmo
Other Bible apps wait. Psalmo intercepts.
Most scripture apps live behind an icon you only open on Sunday. Psalmo sits between you and the apps you’d open anyway — Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube — and asks for one minute with today’s verse before letting you through. The habit you wanted, with the friction in the right place.
Verses That Meet You Where You Are
Anxious? Grieving? Grateful? Toggle categories that fit your season and Psalmo serves the verse you actually need, not just the most-shareable one.
AI Prayer & Reflection
Ask for a prayer, reflect on your week, or get a verse explained. Pastoral, private, on your terms — not a sales pitch dressed as devotion.
Daily Verse Widgets
Beautiful home-screen widgets in three sizes on iOS and Android, plus lock-screen accessory widgets on iOS 16+. The verse rotates daily — no need to open the app.
Learn moreLock-Screen Scripture
See the Word every time you pick up your phone. Rectangular, circular, and inline lock-screen widgets on iOS 16+.
Learn more15+ Aesthetic Themes
Classic, Marble, Sunrise, Ocean, Stained Glass, Night Sky, Gold Leaf — pick the look that fits your screen.
Learn moreA look inside
Scripture first. Scroll second.
Choose the apps that pull you away. Read today’s verse. Then your day is your own. No streak shame, no ads, no manipulation — just one quiet obstacle in the right place.
Choose Your Distractions
Pick the apps that pull you away. Psalmo pauses them until you’ve read today’s verse.
God Before the Scroll
Tap Instagram, get the verse first. Quiet accountability, no guilt.
Find Verses For Your Life
Anxiety, gratitude, hope, grief — scripture that meets you where you are.
AI Prayer For Anything
A short, sincere prayer for whatever you’re carrying today.
A New Verse Every Day
Auto-refreshes at midnight. Streaks reward consistency, not shame.
Widget on Home Screen
Long-press → add Psalmo. Three sizes. Always present.
15+ Beautiful Themes
From clean serif on white to gold leaf on midnight.
How it works
Three steps. Two minutes. Done.
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Install Psalmo
Free on the App Store and Google Play. No sign-up required.
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Choose your distractions
Pick the apps that pull you away — Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, Snapchat, or any other.
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Read first, scroll later
Tap a paused app and today’s verse comes up. Read it; the app unlocks for the day.
“My lock screen used to be a notification graveyard. Now the first thing I read every morning is a psalm. I open Instagram less and the Bible more. That alone is worth it.”
M
Maria, 24
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Frequently asked
Everything about Bible widgets.
What is Psalmo?
Psalmo is a Bible-first screen-time app for iOS and Android. You pick the apps that pull you away — Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, Snapchat — and Psalmo pauses them until you’ve read today’s verse. It also ships with beautiful home-screen and lock-screen Bible widgets, an AI prayer companion, and 15+ aesthetic themes.
How does the app blocking actually work?
When you tap a paused app, Psalmo intercepts and shows today’s Bible verse first. Once you’ve read it, the app unlocks for the rest of the day; the next morning, the gate resets. On iOS this uses Apple’s Screen Time API; on Android it uses the Accessibility service to detect which app you’ve opened. You can turn the feature off anytime — Psalmo is a tool, not a punishment.
Which apps can Psalmo block?
Any app on your phone. The defaults most people start with are Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, and Snapchat — the social and feed apps that most often eat the morning — but you can pause news apps, games, dating apps, or anything else. The list is fully customizable in Psalmo’s settings.
Is Psalmo free?
Yes. App pausing, the daily verse, home-screen widgets, and three free themes work on the free tier without a subscription. Premium unlocks the remaining themes, custom photo backgrounds, lock-screen widgets, all verse categories, and AI prayer & reflection. There’s a free trial on the annual plan.
Which Bible translation does Psalmo use?
Psalmo ships with the King James Version (KJV) and the World English Bible (WEB) — both public domain, both timeless. You can switch translation in settings.
Does Psalmo work on Android too?
Yes. App pausing, home-screen widgets, daily verse notification, and AI prayer all work on Android. The one exception is lock-screen widgets, which Android removed in 2014 and has never restored. On Android, Psalmo focuses on the home screen plus a daily notification at the time you choose.
Does Psalmo see what I do on my phone?
No. On Android the Accessibility permission lets Psalmo detect which app you’ve just opened so it can show the gate — it never reads or transmits screen content. On iOS the Screen Time API only tells Psalmo which apps are paused, not what you do inside them.
Be still — and know.
Add Psalmo to your home screen today. The Word, every time you look down.