WHAT'S NEW.
YOUR VOICE HEARD.

Tap any verse for commentary, the original Greek and Hebrew word by word, cross-references, translation comparison, and footnotes — in one place, tied straight into Ask Polaris. Deep Study is in beta and included with Polaris Max.

• ↳Word Study: interlinear Greek and Hebrew for every verse, with Strong’s glosses and usage counts
• ↳Commentary: Jamieson-Fausset-Brown and Matthew Henry, verse by verse
• ↳Cross-references and a five-translation side-by-side for any verse
• ↳Study search across verses, English words, and original-language words
• ↳Free chapter summaries for every chapter in the Bible (2.5.1)
• ↑A telescoping reader header that gets out of the way as you read (2.5.1)
• ↑Max tier now unlocks Deep Study on every platform
• ·Web — Deep Study on polarisbible.com — the same sheet, the same corpora, September 9

The Bible text itself got the attention. Red letters, poetry set as poetry, publisher formatting carried through faithfully, and a serif reading face for those who want one.

• ↳Reading faces: San Francisco by default, New York serif as an option
• ↳Red-letter text for the words of Christ, including KJV, and highlights that keep the red
• ↳Publisher typography rendered faithfully — italics, small caps, and bold exactly as each translation sets them
• ↑Devotion passages resolve in your chosen translation; custom devotions trim to the heart of the passage
• ↑Translation footnotes and apparatus render the way each publisher intends
• ↑A gentle in-app request for an App Store review, never before your first week
• ·Web — Red letters, publisher typography, and reading faces on the web reader, August 30

Church partnership provisioning for leader and congregant accounts. Join your church with a code, and where your church has declared a teaching position, Polaris answers in that voice — and says so.

• ↳Church seats: join a church with a code or link, see your church in Account, leave any time
• ↳Church-declared teaching: answers in your church’s declared voice carry a church header; answers surveying the faithful views carry the Polaris mark instead
• ↳Provenance footnotes on contested topics, with a one-tap path to explore the other faithful views
• ↳Poetry set as poetry — line structure for Psalms, Proverbs, and the prophets across all five translations (2.3.4)
• ↑A rewritten App Store listing (2.3.3)
• ↑Study chip fixes and a Mac launch fix (2.3.1, 2.3.2)
• ·Web — Church doctrine configuration and seat provisioning, August 21
• ·Web — Poetry typesetting on the web reader, August 26

Choose how Polaris looks. Midnight for reading after dark, and three light themes — Daybreak, Golden Hour, and Morning Brew — or let it follow your iPhone automatically.

• ↳Five appearances: Automatic, Midnight, Daybreak, Golden Hour, Morning Brew
• ↳Widgets follow your theme
• ↳Light themes carry their own atmosphere; the Bible reader stays flat, never motion over text
• ↑Highlights retuned for light themes so yellow and teal read clearly on a pale page
• ↑Fixed a state-loss regression, a login lockup, and devotion titles (2.2.1)
• ·Web — Devotion share cards for social, August 5
• ·Web — A guided start at polarisbible.com/start, August 5

Home and Lock Screen widgets bring Verse of the Day, today’s devotion, your reading plan, and Ask Polaris one tap away.

• ↳Home Screen widgets: Verse of the Day, Today’s Devotion, Reading Plan progress, Ask Polaris
• ↳Lock Screen widgets and Control Center controls
• ↳Tap the passage reference in a devotion or an Ask reply to copy, bookmark, or highlight it (2.1.1)
• ↑“Read in context” from Verse of the Day opens instantly — the chapter is fetched ahead of the tap
• ↑Bookmarks and highlights display in your current translation
• ·Web — Ask Polaris replies stream paragraph by paragraph, with reader navigation and highlights, July 25

The biggest update we’ve shipped. Nearly every screen redesigned, three new translations, a real two-pane experience on iPad, and the full Polaris study experience on the web.

• ↳The full Polaris experience on the web at polarisbible.com — read, ask, and study from any browser, fully synced
• ↳Three new translations: NKJV, NASB, and CSB join BSB and KJV, everywhere, on every platform
• ↳Two-pane on iPad and web: Scripture on one side, Polaris on the other
• ↳Simpler plans: Plus at $3.99/month covers daily reading, study, and devotions for most people; Max removes the cap
• ↑Home, Devotions, Bible, and Ask rebuilt to feel less like an app and more like a quiet place to study
• ·Web — The Bible reader at polarisbible.com/read, with iPad-style dual panes, July 19

The Night Sky redesign lands on iPhone. A new serif, a teal night ramp, and a starfield behind the study — the look Polaris still wears today.

• ↳Night Sky visual system across every tab
• ↳Lora serif for headings and reading

Devotional reading plans powered by Charles H. Spurgeon’s Morning and Evening — modernized for today’s reader, faithful to the original.

• ↳A full year of morning reflections and a full year of evenings
• ↳Curated thematic collections on prayer, the cross, suffering, grace, assurance, and the Christian life — fourteen days to sixty
• ↳Each day pairs Spurgeon’s reflection with the anchor verse, the full chapter, and Ask Polaris questions one tap away
• ·Web — The same nine Spurgeon plans on polarisbible.com

Polaris now opens with sample answers to real Scripture questions and a short survey to personalize your experience — see how it works before signing up.

• ↳Guided onboarding with sample responses and personalization
• ↳Translation markers everywhere: Verse of the Day, devotions, chat replies, reading plans, and verse popups all show which translation you’re reading
• ↳Devotion passages can flow in paragraph mode, or stay verse by verse
• ↳A verse card above every Ask Polaris reply that quotes Scripture (1.3.3)
• ↑A clearer Pro upgrade screen, less intrusive on repeat taps
• ↑Background token refresh keeps you signed in across long gaps; chats and devotions recover from brief network interruptions

Browse, start, track, and complete over 80 reading plans — whole Bible, single book, and topical — with Ask Polaris one tap away while you read.

• ↳80+ reading plans with progress tracking from Home
• ↳Direct Ask Polaris integration for follow-up questions on the day’s passage
• ↑If your session expires after a long gap you now see a clear sign-in prompt instead of a generic error (1.2.1)

Optimized for iPad and Mac with a new dual-pane layout.

• ↳iPad and Mac support with a dual-pane layout
• ↳Copy Ask Polaris responses
• ↑Fixed a crash on ProMotion displays; Verse of the Day notifications open the verse (1.1.1)

Polaris Bible arrives on the App Store: Ask Polaris with theological guardrails, daily devotions in the Observation–Interpretation–Application format, Verse of the Day, and a Bible reader in BSB and KJV.

• ↳Ask Polaris — Scripture-grounded answers with guardrails
• ↳Daily devotions and generate-your-own devotions (OIA format)
• ↳Verse of the Day with notifications
• ↳Bible reader with bookmarks and highlights, BSB and KJV
• ↑A new welcome experience and UI polish in the first week (1.0.2)
• ·Web — polarisbible.com opens with Ask Polaris and devotions on the web, March 2026