First: Seek Before You Scroll
Josiah David Maraat Reference iPhoneiPadiPod touch
First: Seek Before You Scroll is a free Reference app for iPhone and iPad by Josiah David Maraat. Requires iOS 18.0. Updated September 20, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 22 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Sep 20
- 2026 · v1.3
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About First: Seek Before You Scroll
Seek before you scroll. Choose the apps that usually win your morning. First holds them while you read Scripture at an unhurried pace. When the reading ends, the choice is yours: leave the apps closed, or go on with your day. If the apps never open, the morning still happened. Leave them closed for an hour and a flower opens in your garden. Every flower is worth the same. Nothing is counted, ranked, capped, or sold. You can go on with your day whenever you choose. An optional prayer keeps the passage in view before that choice. Highlight a verse, write a note, or return to your saved passages. A quiet breathing pause and optional ambient sound can help you settle in; silence is always an option. FIRST IS FREE Daily reading, app protection, prayer, saved verses and notes, and the garden are free. FIRST PRO Read the Bible at your own pace, follow a book in order, and revisit your reading history and dashboards. Missing a day never creates catch-up debt. Everything stays on your iPhone: no account, no server, nothing to sign in to. First uses Apple's Screen Time permission to shield the apps you choose. You can withdraw permission in Settings. Scripture is the World English Bible, dedicated to the public domain. Terms of Use (EULA): https://firstdaily.app/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://firstdaily.app/privacy/
What’s new
Version 1.3 · Updated September 20, 2026
Reading plans are now easier to find from Home and Settings. Browse daily selections, follow a book, or read the Bible at your own pace. A skippable walkthrough introduces reading, the optional pauses, and the garden. Existing readers can try a short Garden introduction, with both guides available again in Settings. Scripture uses a new reading typeface. Sound settings offer a brief preview that ends by itself, and the quiet hour has a calmer Home. Garden close-ups keep neighboring flowers visible, greenhouse corners meet cleanly, and the sun glow fades smoothly in dark appearance. Reminders now keep the reading in focus.
App privacy
The developer, Josiah David Maraat, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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