Tend your soul.
Heart Soil is built to help you follow Jesus so you can become more like Him.
Better soil, not just more seed.
Free to use. No account needed to start.
Heart Soil is here,
on iPhone.
Designed for iOS, with gentle daily reminders and a Home Screen tap that drops you straight into time with Jesus. Everything you love about Heart Soil, now at home on your phone. And it works with Apple Watch , part of Heart Soil Plus, too.
Free to download. Scripture and every practice are free; Heart Soil Plus adds a few extras.
On your computer?Point your iPhone’s camera here to go straight to the App Store.
Your next moment with God,
one glance away.
Add a Heart Soil widget to your Home Screen or Today View and let it quietly draw you back. Each one updates through the day and taps straight into the right place in the app.
Today
3 of 5 tended
Silence · 8:00 AM
Heart Soil
, part of Heart Soil PlusSmall · Medium · Large
Today at a glance — how many practices you've tended, what's up next with its reminder time, and a word of encouragement once everything's done. The large size checks off your whole day in place.
“He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes my soul.”
Psalm 23:2 (NIV)
Meditation Verse
Large · Extra Large
The verse you're working on in your meditation plan, kept in front of you all day. Passages show a row of dots that fill in as each verse takes root, and Extra Large shows the whole passage, a page at a time. No plan yet? It shows the Verse of the Day.
read today
Grow Together
Small · Medium · Large
Your grow group's Bible reading at a glance — who's read today, each person's streak, and a 7-day rhythm strip on the larger sizes. Long-press to choose which group it shows.
Today
2 of 4 tended
Rule of Life
Daily reading
Prayer today
Your Day
New, part of Heart Soil PlusLarge · Extra Large
Your whole day on one page: your Rule of Life, today's reading and the prayers set for today, with your groups joining in at Extra Large. Tap a practice's circle to tend it, or a prayer's dot to mark it prayed, without opening the app.
Mark 4
Read today
Daily Reading
NewSmall · Medium
Today's chapter in the Daily Reading plan, a tick once you've read it, and one tap to the page. On a catch-up Sunday it tells you where to pick up; Medium adds the month's bonus book.
Widgets are part of the native iPhone app. The Heart Soil and Your Day widgets come with Heart Soil Plus; the other three are free. They roll over at midnight and stay in step with the app’s theme and daily photography — served fresh each morning via Unsplash. Extra Large, a whole Home Screen page, comes with iOS 27.
Start a Silence sit and its countdown rides along on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, with the phrase you’re resting on.
Apple WatchNew, part of Heart Soil Plus
Silence and Scripture,
on your wrist.
Heart Soil works with Apple Watch, too. Turn the Crown to choose how long, pick the phrase you’ll rest on, and begin. Then lower your wrist and be still — when the time is up, the watch taps your wrist, quieter than a chime in a still room and harder to miss.
- One to sixty minutes, set with the Digital Crown, resting on a breath prayer — the app’s or your own.
- Each finished sit lands in your journal through your iPhone, just as the phone’s own timer records it.
- A swipe away, the passage you’re memorizing, opened at the verse you’re on. No plan yet? The verse of the day.
- Two complications for your watch face: start a sit from the face and see it count down, and keep your verse a tap away.
Part of the native iPhone app; needs watchOS 10 or later. A sit finished with your phone out of reach is recorded when the two are next together.
Be still and know.
7:42
2Every branch in me that doesn’t bear fruit, he takes away. Every branch that bears fruit, he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.
3You are already pruned clean because of the word which I have spoken to you.
4Remain in me, and I in you. As the branch can’t bear fruit by itself, unless it remains in the vine, so neither can you, unless you remain in me.
Silence
7:42
Be still and know.
Memorizing
John 15:3
You are already pruned clean because of the word which I have spoken to you.
On your watch face
A morning, in the right order
First, your feeds wait.
You spend time with the Lord.
Then they open on their own.
Let a practice be the key to your apps.
Choose the apps that pull you in and keep them shielded until you’ve done the practice you committed to today. Tending your soul is the switch that unlocks them — a gentle commitment device, built on Apple’s Screen Time, that turns “just one more scroll” into “first, time with Jesus.”
- Finish the day’s practice and your chosen apps unlock automatically.
- Gentle mode leaves a “Just this once” door open; Strict holds the line.
- You pick which apps to shield and the time they re-lock each day.
- Private by design — your app choices never leave your iPhone.
A grace-filled speed bump, never a lock-out — turn it off whenever you like. iPhone only, and entirely optional. Uses Apple’s Family Controls, so Heart Soil never sees which apps you choose.
Tend your soul first
Take a few minutes of Silence, then Instagram will open.
Shielded by Heart Soil · Practice Lock
Becoming like Jesus is the goal,
but the noise gets in the way.
You want a deep, resilient faith. You want to be a person of peace who reflects Jesus to the world. But in a culture designed for distraction, true spiritual formation feels like an uphill battle.
Constant Distraction
Your phone buzzes. Your mind wanders. Trying to have quiet time often feels anything but quiet.
Scattered Prayers
Prayer requests end up scattered across notes apps and scraps of paper, and it’s hard to keep the people you love in view.
Crowded Soil
Sermons, podcasts, and a hundred good things fill the day, and there’s little room left to be still and let the Word take root.
Heart Soil makes room.
Jesus does the growing.
A quiet place to be with Jesus through Scripture, prayer, and silence. No noise, no social feeds: just room to listen, and to trust Him to do His work in you.
No account needed to start. Sign in when you want to save.
Start with Lectio Divina, Silence, or the Daily Reading.
Come back day by day, at your own pace. The growing is His work; your part is to stay close.
Formation over information.
Spiritual growth doesn't come from gathering more knowledge. It is God's work, in a heart with room to receive it. Heart Soil is a private, grace-centered place to make that room, through practices Christians have kept for centuries.
Integrated Toolkit
Prayer, scripture, silence, and journaling in one cohesive experience.
Grace-Centered
Designed to help you rest in God's grace, not perform for religious approval.
Private & Safe
Your spiritual life is yours. Share only when you choose to.
A simple rhythm for staying close to Jesus.
A Rule of Life is a trellis for your days — a simple, seasonal pattern of practices that makes room to stay connected to Jesus. Heart Soil walks you through building yours, then helps you live it, day by day.
Start where you are
Take the checkup to see where to grow, or begin with a simple starter Rule. No spiritual résumé required — just a willingness to grow.
Choose your practices
Draw from 13 time-tested categories of Christian practice. Pick a few that stretch you toward Jesus, with real examples to guide you.
Set a gentle rhythm
Give each practice a daily, weekly, or monthly cadence that actually fits your life. Grace-paced, never a guilt-driven checklist.
Grow as a disciple
Live your rule one day at a time and reflect each week. Every season, Today brings you a review, so your Rule grows as you do.
The Rule of Life checkupNew
Begin with an honest look.
Not sure where to start? The checkup walks through eight areas of your life — your time, habits, pace, yeses, what you watch, money, people and thoughts — and asks the same question of each: is this pulling me toward Jesus, or away? There’s no middle answer. The map it makes shows you where to begin.
Then comes the question beneath it all: who do I want to become? Answer with the fruit of the Spirit, in your own words, with a verse if you like. The checkup suggests practices to match, each with a small first step, and who you want to become stays in front of you on Today.
Take it from Practices, from your Rule of Life page, or as you set up your first Rule. Your answers are kept in your journal, where only you can see them.
Your map
This is a map, not a grade.
Start here
My habits
Ask the Holy Spirit what needs to be arranged and rearranged. Start with your weakest area. Start small.
13 practice categories to build from
Your spiritual life,
beautifully organized.
No more scattered notes or forgotten prayers. Heart Soil brings focus to your daily walk with an interface designed for peace, not distraction.
- Share prayer topics with friends
- AI Scripture suggestions, if you want them, part of Heart Soil Plus
- Track answered prayers
Built-in Bible Reader
The whole Bible,
one tap away.
You never have to leave the app to open Scripture. Heart Soil includes a full Bible reader powered by YouVersion — the platform behind the world's most-loved Bible app — with beautiful typography that gets out of the way of the Word.
- Trusted translations — NIV, NASB (1995 & 2020), the Amplified Bible, the King James Version (KJV), and the World English Bible (WEB)
- Red-letter words of Jesus, poetry layout, and section headings
- Translators’ footnotes and cross-references, a tap away
- Verse of the Day and fast whole-Bible search
- Select any verses and send them straight into Lectio Divina, memorization, or your journal
Reading isn’t separate from practice here. What you read flows directly into how you pray, meditate, and remember. Bible text powered by YouVersion.
John 15:5 · WEB
Grow TogetherNew
Practice together,
even when you’re apart.
Gather a few friends, family, or your small group and grow side by side. Choose which of your practices to share, check in when you practice, cheer each other on, and share what God is stirring — so no one grows in isolation.
- Start a grow group in seconds and invite by a simple link
- Pick the practices you share — and see each friend’s 7‑day rhythm
- Share a reflection, or just your check-in
- Send a word of encouragement when a friend could use one
Morning Rhythms
4 growing together
Maria
Scripture · Prayer
James
Sabbath · Gratitude
Aaron
Silence · Service
Maria shared a reflection
“Abiding, not striving. I felt that in my chest this morning.”
Ancient practices, modern tools.
We've reimagined timeless spiritual disciplines for the digital age, making them accessible without losing their depth.
Scripture and every practice are free. Extras marked , part of Heart Soil Plus come with Heart Soil Plus, and the AI features stay off until you turn them on.
Today
NewGently guides your day
A curated daily guide that gently leads your journey with Jesus. Today gathers everything in your Rule of Life into one calm, full-screen feed—the Verse of the Day, each practice with a fresh reflection question, and a Scripture you've been sitting with. Reflect, respond, and notice what God is doing in you.
Rule of Life
FeaturedYour personal spiritual rhythm
Build your personal rhythm of spiritual practices, reflect on it each week, and look back over time to see how God has been at work.
Prayer List
Never lose track of your prayers
Organize prayers by topic—family, work, spiritual growth. AI suggests Scripture, track answers, and share with your community.
Daily Reading
A chapter a day, read together
Follow a Bible reading plan one chapter a day, with Sundays to catch up and a bonus book each month. Mark it read, read along with your grow group, and keep today's chapter on your Home Screen.
Rooted Devotionals
Walk through a book of the Bible
Guided journeys through John, Mark, Luke, Acts, Romans, Ephesians, Philippians and James, a day at a time — a passage and a reflection to carry into your day.
Lectio Divina
Ancient practice, modern guide
A guided 4-step flow: read, reflect, respond, and rest in Scripture. AI suggests passages or choose your own.
Scripture Memorization
Hide God's word in your heart
Eight practice modes help you memorize any verse: Type It, Speak It, Fill Blanks, Scramble, Listen, Word Reveal, Phrase Reveal, and First Letter — plus natural spoken-word audio. Every one of them is free.
Daily Examen
Review your day with God
Ignatian prayer in five guided movements (presence, gratitude, review, repentance, and hope) to notice where God met you today and how He's leading you.
Silence Timer
Be still and know
Immersive centering prayer timer with breathing animations, breath prayers, and gentle chimes. 1-60 minutes of stillness.
Names of God
Know His character deeper
Explore 53 names of God—16 Hebrew names and 37 names of Jesus—with meanings, pronunciations, and Scripture references.
Gratitude Practice
See Jesus in your moments
Quick-add blessings to your gratitude list, or take a guided 5-step journey to see Jesus in your everyday moments.
Daily Journal
Everything in one place
Freeform writing space for thoughts and prayers. All practices auto-save here—Examen, Lectio, Gratitude, and more.
Designed for your eyes and soul.
Eighteen carefully crafted themes, from Valley to Linen — each in light and dark to match your environment. Valley and Trellis are free; the rest come with Heart Soil Plus. Try them here.
Explore the app.
See Heart Soil in action. Click through the tabs to explore different features and see how beautifully simple spiritual formation can be.
Heart Soil
Formation is a slow work. Tend to your soul.
Family
Praying for unity, peace, and patience in our daily interactions.
Work & Calling
Seeking wisdom for the new project launch and guidance on leadership.
Spiritual Growth
Cultivating the fruits of the Spirit, specifically patience and kindness.
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It really is a beautiful app, I love the content and it lands right in the sweet spot of not being too shallow on content/context and being daunting. It’s really fun to explore and you can tell it grows with you.
Very well done. Had a purpose other apps don’t provide.
This is a game-changer for my spiritual life. It’s helping me deepen my understanding of Scripture and actually apply what I’m reading.
I love the option for it to mute your other notifications… I get about 25 texts an hour so that’s great!
Wow! This is next level. It touches every aspect of my spiritual journey — prayer, Scripture, silence, and habit formation — all in one beautiful app.
It’s a complete spiritual formation toolkit. Finally, everything I need for discipleship and growth with Jesus in one place!
Your spiritual journey is private.
Private by default, shared only when you choose.
Encrypted & Private
Your prayers, reflections, and journal entries are protected with encryption in transit and at rest, and your journal and prayer topics are encrypted on your device before they're saved. Your writing stays private to your account — we never read it, sell it, or use it for advertising.
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How it works
When you write a prayer or reflection, your journal entries and prayer topics are encrypted with AES-256 on your device before they're saved, and all your data is protected with encryption in transit (HTTPS) and at rest. Because your account can be recovered if you forget your password, Heart Soil isn't "zero-knowledge" encryption—but your writing stays private to you, and we never read it, sell it, or share it.
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About Heart Soil
I created Heart Soil as a pastor who is learning, alongside others, what it means to faithfully follow Jesus. This space was shaped through shared conversations, prayer, and practice, and it exists to help you follow Him too.
Over the years, I've walked with people who sincerely want to grow as disciples but often feel stretched, distracted, or unsure how real transformation happens. I've experienced that same tension in my own life. It is easy to focus on doing the right things while overlooking the condition of our hearts.
Jesus often described growth in quiet, ordinary ways. In Mark 4, He speaks of the heart as soil where the Word is received and cultivated. In John 15, He invites His disciples to remain connected to Him so that fruit can grow naturally over time.
To remain connected to Jesus means staying with Him. Like a branch connected to the vine, we do not strain to produce fruit. We stay connected. Life flows from Jesus into us through prayer, Scripture, trust, and obedience. Over time, His life produces fruit that we could never manufacture on our own.
Heart Soil exists to help followers of Jesus slow down, stay present with Him, and pay attention to what is happening beneath the surface. The practices here are simple and rooted in Scripture, creating space to listen, reflect, and respond to Jesus.
This space is built on trust. Trusting Jesus to do His work in us. We are not after more information, but transformation. Not more seed, but better soil.