The Live Journal
Like a thoughtful friend taking elegant notes beside you
As the preacher speaks, PreachPal quietly builds a living journal of the service. Scripture references unfold into full passages, striking words are kept word for word, and the heart of the message is gathered into reflections written in your voice. Prefer to read along? Live captions can follow every word as it’s spoken. There’s no typing required, and your own notes always have a place.
When the service ends, the journal is already waiting, ready to be read again on the ride home.
Features
Every detail tuned to a real service
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Bible verses, caught in the air
Every “turn with me to Proverbs 31:10” becomes a card with the full passage in your journal, even when there’s no connection.
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Captions, live and readable
Read every word as it’s spoken. Live captions help when hearing is hard, when you’re seated far in the back, or when you simply follow better by reading.
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English ↔ Spanish, live
Follow an English sermon in Spanish, or the reverse. One tap switches the whole journal, and both languages are kept.
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A glance at your wrist
Your Watch can surface a detected Bible verse, and keeps your last sermon’s key verses one turn of the wrist away.
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Home Screen to Lock Screen
A widget keeps your latest sermon close, and the Live Activity lets you pause and resume the session without unlocking your phone.
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Works without a signal
Thick walls, busy networks, no data plan? Recording, transcription and captions keep working offline, and cloud quality returns quietly whenever a connection does.
PreachPal includes the King James Version and Reina-Valera 1909. Premium adds more translations through API.Bible.
Made for every device
A journal that meets you where you listen
The same quiet journal, sized for whatever is in your hand.
In your pocket
On iPhone, live captions and the journal share one calm screen. Glance down when you want to read along, then put it away and stay in the moment.
Your hand, your notes
On iPad, a ruled-paper notebook rides alongside the live session. Take your own notes with Apple Pencil while PreachPal drafts the journal, and both end up in the same place.
Reflect, side by side
The sermon library opens next to the full journal, with the summary, highlights, and every verse ready to re-read or share as a PDF.
At a glance
Your Watch shows Bible verses the moment they’re detected, and the Home Screen widget keeps your latest sermon one tap away.
Private by conviction
No account required. No tracking. Your journal stays yours.
PreachPal collects no personal information. Your sermons live on your device and in your own private iCloud, where only you can reach them. Cloud enhancement always asks for your consent first, and your words are never used to train AI.
Read the Privacy Policy →Simple, honest pricing
Free to listen. Premium to go deeper.
Every plan features live transcription and translation capturing. Premium adds cloud-enhanced quality on every sermon and tools for after the service.
Free
$0
The core listening experience
- Live sermon transcription
- Live Journal while your cloud allowance lasts; verse detection always
- Live captions & English ↔ Spanish translation
- KJV + Reina-Valera 1909 built in
- Cloud-enhanced quality to get you started: on most new installs, up to 3 sermons or 180 cloud minutes, 60 minutes each
- Private iCloud sync
Premium
$5.99 per month
For every-week listeners
- Everything in Free
- Cloud enhancement on every sermon
- 350 cloud minutes a month, up to 90 per sermon
- Structured sermon outlines tailored for women, men, kids & more (PDF & Word)
- More Bible versions: BSB, WEB, FBV, ASV & Geneva
- Live voice audio translation (coming soon)
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Premium Yearly
$49.99 per year
A full year, one simple payment
- Everything in Premium
- 350 cloud minutes a month, up to 90 per sermon
- 3 months free vs. monthly
- One payment for the whole year
Subscriptions are billed through your Apple ID and renew automatically until cancelled; you can manage or cancel anytime in your App Store settings. Premium's cloud minutes reset on the first of each month. On most new installs the free plan's cloud enhancement is a one-time allowance of up to 3 sermons or 180 cloud minutes in total, whichever comes first, and it never renews. Some devices and early-adopter accounts get a monthly allowance instead; the app always shows yours in Settings.
Questions
Common questions
Does PreachPal work without internet?
Yes. Transcription and live captions work offline on every device. The live journal also works offline on Apple Intelligence-capable devices, as long as you still have cloud enhancement available, either on Premium or on a free plan with allowance left. Once the free allowance is used up, journaling becomes a Premium feature, while recording and on-device transcription keep working, always. A connection improves quality when you have one, and losing it never interrupts a service.
Do I need an account?
There’s nothing to sign up for: no login, no email, no password to remember. Install the app and you’re ready for the next service.
Can PreachPal help me follow the service if I don’t hear well?
Yes. Live captions show every word as it’s spoken in large, readable type, the journal gathers the message as it unfolds, and you can re-read everything afterwards in English or Spanish.
Is the sermon audio recorded or stored?
No. The audio is transcribed in real time and used to generate and finalize your journal, then discarded by both the app and our cloud transcription partner. What remains is the written journal, stored on your device.
Which languages are supported?
English and Spanish at launch, with live translation between them and Bible translations bundled for both languages. Premium unlocks additional Bible versions, and more languages are on the way.