Abide. Grow.Bear fruit.
A few quiet minutes with Jesus each day, and room to come back.
Bearing Fruit is a free Christian habit app for prayer, Scripture, rest, and more. Start with one practice. Missing a day never erases your progress.
Free to download. No paywall. Available now on iPhone, iPad, and Android. Also in Spanish and Portuguese.
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How it works
How your habits grow
Seed
Choose one practice
Start with one of the 12 holy habits, like prayer or Bible study. Set a reminder for a time that fits your day.
Seed planted
Seedling
Missed a week?
Busy weeks happen. Pick up where you left off, with nothing lost.
First leaves
Fruit that remains
Watch it grow
Each practice you record helps that habit’s tree grow, one stage at a time.
Fruit that remains
The last stage takes its name from John 15:16, where Jesus says, “You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain.”
“I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing.”
We practice holy habits because God already loves us. They give us ways to slow down, admit our need, and keep company with Jesus. He calls Himself the vine and His followers the branches, and the fruit comes from Him as we remain in Him.
Missing a day doesn’t change your standing with God. His grace in Christ is still there, and your garden keeps everything you’ve recorded. The change in you is the Lord’s work (2 Corinthians 3:18).
Read more about our theology of grace →What people are saying
“A fantastic app for habit building especially if you’re struggling with staying on track and on the right path for the Lord. Absolutely amazing!”
Caleb “I really liked the Scripture Sprint exercise! Including short devotionals is also great, as is the whole concept of growing a tree to show progress.”
Ruth “Your app is incredible! I 100% plan to use this and already feel encouraged by the small things it offers in the first 5 minutes of just looking around on it. This thing will be a huge blessing!”
Corey
What you’ll practice
Twelve biblical practices Christians have kept for centuries. Each one grows its own tree in your garden.
Prayer
Bible Study
Sabbath
Worship
Memorization
Service
Fasting
Fellowship
Silence & Solitude
Celebration & Lament
Generosity
Evangelism
Guided tools in the app
Each one helps you practice one or more of the habits.
Breath Prayer
Pray one short line, like “Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me,” in rhythm with your breath.
Daily Examen
Look back over your day with God, one step at a time.
Bible Reader
Read or listen, one chapter at a time.
Lessons & Devotionals
Short lessons and narrated devotionals rooted in Scripture.
Service Ideas
Small, concrete ways to serve the people around you.
Gratitude List
Name the day's gifts and thank God for them.
ACTS Prayer
Praise, confession, thanks, and requests, one step at a time.
Worship Guide
Playlists for prayer, praise, and quiet reflection.
Fasting Companion
Plan a fast and turn hunger into prayer.
Scripture Memory
Learn verses by heart with flashcards and games.
Lectio Divina
Read a short passage slowly and pray it back to God.
What else is in the app
Some of it shows up in your garden each day.
Rain and sun for your garden
Each morning your garden starts out in mist, waiting for the rain and sun God gives. Tap “Receive today’s rain and sun,” or finish a practice, and rain falls, the mist clears and the birds and butterflies come out. A tap also brings a verse for the day.
Today’s Rhythm
The first time you visit your garden each day, a loaf of Daily Bread waits there with a verse. Later visits find a scroll from 11 a.m., with a verse and a breath prayer, or a lamp after sunset, with a short Examen or an evening prayer.
Birds, nests and a lamb
As your trees grow, bluebirds come to visit them, and the older trees get nests. When your Sabbath tree is well grown, a lamb rests beside it.
Your first prayer
The first practice is a Breath Prayer based on John 15. Breathe in “Abide in Me,” breathe out “And I in you,” three times. It takes about 30 seconds.
People you’re praying for
Keep a prayer list in the Journal. When you reach Supplication in ACTS Prayer, a few of the names come up, taking turns. Mark a prayer answered and you can look back and thank God for it. The list stays on your phone.
New to the Bible? Start with Jesus
If you’re new to the Bible, the Bible screen suggests The Gospel Garden, 30 readings through the life of Jesus.
Bible versions
Read the BSB, WEB or KJV, with audio and verse highlighting for the BSB and WEB. In Spanish and Portuguese the app uses the Nueva Biblia Viva and the Nova Bíblia Viva.
Learn a verse in three rounds
Scripture Memory hides a little more of the verse each round while you type the first letter of each word. Then it goes into your flashcards for review.
Free tools on the web
- Spiritual Gifts TestDiscern gifts with practical next steps.
- Holy Habit QuizFind a place to start.
- Help When Temptation HitsPause, pray, remember Scripture, respond.
- What Bearing Fruit MeansJohn 15 and the fruit of the Spirit.
Free guides: Prayer When Tempted · A Consistent Prayer Life · Reading the Bible Every Day · All resources
Common questions
Or email us at [email protected]
Start where you are.
Begin with one habit today.
“He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither.”
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