Division of Redeemer Forge, Inc.
Bible Guide
The Scriptures, published free.
The Bible in its historic public-domain and openly licensed versions, with maps, charts and study material — free, with no subscription, no advertising and no account required.
Who it serves
Any reader with a browser, anywhere, without identifying themselves.
The need
Reading Scripture should not mean being watched.
mental-health and prayer apps reviewed by Mozilla earned its privacy warning label, and 25 failed its minimum security standards.
of 1,454 religious apps for Android carry Google trackers, as do 32% of 62,373 religious websites.
Our answerBible Guide loads nothing from advertisers or trackers, asks for no account, and does not know who is reading.
Today, and the road ahead
What exists, and what comes next.
In place today
- 5,607 topics drawn from three public-domain topical works
- Biographical pages for 112 rulers, 26 apostles and early-church figures, and 61 prophets
- An atlas of biblical places
- Search that runs entirely in the reader’s own browser
- Every source text published with its licence and checksum; the site’s code is public under the MIT licence
- 1Phone app for Android published
- 2Phone app for iPhone published
- 3Apple fee waiver requested, once federally recognized
- 4Reader counts published, counted per page and never per person
How we will know
What success looks like.
The material is read
Page views counted per page, never per person
It stays free of ads, trackers and sign-in walls
Requests to other companies’ servers from the live site — zero on the home page today
Zero, permanentlyThe library grows
Published topics, people pages and atlas places
Every text is properly licensed
Each source listed publicly with its licence and checksum
All of them, always
- Google Play developer accountOnce$25
- Apple Developer ProgramYearly; waived for recognized nonprofits publishing free apps$99
- D-U-N-S company number (required by the app stores)Once$0
- App buildsFree tier; $19 a month only if outgrown$0
- Website hosting and map storageMonthlyTo be priced
What it is
The Scriptures, published free.
The Bible in its historic public-domain and openly licensed versions, with maps, charts and study material — free, with no subscription, no advertising and no account required.
Who it serves
Any reader with a browser, anywhere, without identifying themselves.
Status
The website is live with substantial published content. A free phone app is planned and not yet built.
The need
Reading Scripture should not mean being watched.
mental-health and prayer apps reviewed by Mozilla earned its privacy warning label, and 25 failed its minimum security standards.
of 1,454 religious apps for Android carry Google trackers, as do 32% of 62,373 religious websites.
Bible Guide loads nothing from advertisers or trackers, asks for no account, and does not know who is reading.
In place today
- 5,607 topics drawn from three public-domain topical works
- Biographical pages for 112 rulers, 26 apostles and early-church figures, and 61 prophets
- An atlas of biblical places
- Search that runs entirely in the reader’s own browser
- Every source text published with its licence and checksum; the site’s code is public under the MIT licence
What comes next
How we will measure it
What success looks like.
Targets are set once there is a first year of results to set them against.
| Outcome | How it is measured | Target |
|---|---|---|
| The material is read | Page views counted per page, never per person | To be set |
| It stays free of ads, trackers and sign-in walls | Requests to other companies’ servers from the live site — zero on the home page today | Zero, permanently |
| The library grows | Published topics, people pages and atlas places | To be set |
| Every text is properly licensed | Each source listed publicly with its licence and checksum | All of them, always |
Year-one budget
What Bible Guide costs to run.
Known costs are stated; anything not yet priced says so. Draft, for the board to adopt.
| Item | Cost | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Google Play developer account | $25 | Once |
| Apple Developer Program | $99 | Yearly; waived for recognized nonprofits publishing free apps |
| D-U-N-S company number (required by the app stores) | $0 | Once |
| App builds | $0 | Free tier; $19 a month only if outgrown |
| Website hosting and map storage | To be priced | Monthly |
2027 roadmap
What comes next, in order.
The board sets each target date at its first meeting.
- Date to be set
Phone app for Android published
- Date to be set
Phone app for iPhone published
- Date to be set
Apple fee waiver requested, once federally recognized
- Date to be set
Reader counts published, counted per page and never per person