Refuge - Christian Guidance
Jon Thompson Reference iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Refuge - Christian Guidance is a free Reference app for iPhone and iPad by Jon Thompson. Rated 5.0/5 from 11 ratings. Requires iOS 15.0.
- Rating
- 5.0
- 11 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 15 MB
- Age 12+
- Updated
- Oct 3
- 2026 · v1.0.20
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About Refuge - Christian Guidance
A truth-driven guide for the questions you've been carrying alone. Some things are hard to say out loud — to a friend, a small group, even a pastor. The doubt you haven't admitted to anyone. The marriage that's quietly unraveling. The grief that didn't end when everyone expected it to. The anxiety that arrives at 2 a.m. with no one awake to tell. Refuge is a Christian guidance app for exactly those moments. It's an AI guide you can talk to at any hour — built to meet you with depth and honesty first, not a verse-of-the-day and not noise, and to help you think things through in the light of Scripture, the wisdom of the faith, and sound psychological insight. You can say the true thing here. Nothing you bring is too heavy, too tangled, or too unspiritual. What you'll find inside: — Honest conversation. Bring whatever you're actually carrying — anxiety, grief, doubt, loneliness, a hard marriage, burnout in ministry — and work through it without judgment and without being rushed. — Guided Journeys. Quiet, structured paths through the things that don't resolve in a single sitting: meaning, forgiveness, anxiety, grief, purpose, identity, and hope. — A private Journal. Keep the reflections and the moments worth returning to. — A Professional Portal. For counselors, pastors, and ministry leaders who want Refuge alongside the work they already do. — Real privacy. Refuge never posts, shares, or stores anything outside your account. What you say stays yours. Refuge is not a replacement for pastoral care or professional counseling, and it never pretends to be. It exists for the space in between — the long stretch between the next counseling appointment, when the questions don't keep office hours. Start free, with a generous trial and no credit card to begin. When you're ready, a subscription opens unlimited conversations, every Guided Journey, and the Journal. A still voice of wisdom in an age of noise. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://refugeapp.ai/privacy
Ratings & reviews
5.0
11 ratings
What’s new
Version 1.0.20 · Updated October 3, 2026
If your employer provides Refuge, you'll now see your coverage right in the app. Plus bug fixes and improvements.
App privacy
The developer, Jon Thompson, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Purchases: Purchase History
- Contact Info: Email Address, Name
- User Content: Other User Content
- Identifiers: User ID
- Sensitive Info: Sensitive Info
Used for: App Functionality
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- User Content: Other User Content
- Diagnostics: Crash Data, Performance Data
Used for: Product Personalization, App Functionality
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