Bible Chat

Bible Chat is a faith-based mobile and web application that lets Christians ask questions and receive answers grounded in Scripture. The product combines a conversational AI assistant with Bible reading and listening tools: multiple translations (NIV, NKJV, NASB, ESV, KJV, NLT, NRSV, RSVCE, Amplified, WEB, CSB and others), an audio Bible, daily plans pairing a verse with a reflection and prayer, a lock-screen verse widget, a Christian calendar of holy and saints' days, study plans on themes such as healing, anxiety, forgiveness, grief and marriage, guided meditations, journaling, Bible trivia, biblical character profiles, verse search, kids' Bible stories, live prayer with other users, a 'panic button' offering a breathing exercise and a comforting verse, and a feature for sending verses to friends.

The company also publishes a web content library of Bible lessons, curated verse collections and community questions, and, according to its investor announcement, operates related platforms FaithAssistant.com and AIFortheChurch.org that adapt its Christian AI for churches and ministries. The app is offered by Book Vitals Inc. (Bookvitals, Inc., Claymont, Delaware), which also publishes the Basmo reading-tracker and Sam: Bedtime Stories apps; the corporate entity referenced in Romanian coverage is BookVitals APP SRL. The company describes itself as a small team of technology builders that is part of the Soulstream company.

Founding story

Bible Chat was founded in 2023 by Laurentiu Balasa and Marius Iordache. Balasa, a serial founder who says he has been building businesses since age 15 and for whom Bible Chat is his eighth venture, previously co-founded T-Me Studios, a European consumer app publisher he describes as having over 400 million uses and 3 billion downloads across its portfolio; it was acquired by Mocha Technology Holdings in 2021. He has said that in late 2018, at age 30, he entered a period of depression despite material success, and that after selling the prior business he read philosophy and religious texts and concluded that reducing human suffering should be his focus. The team began with a simple Bible reading app and moved to an approach that lets users converse with Scripture and ask questions directly.

Business model

Freemium consumer app. The Bible text, all offered translations, audio and a set of free daily questions are available at no cost, while an optional Premium subscription unlocks unlimited AI conversations, exclusive lock-screen widget designs and complete study plans. Premium is sold via in-app purchase with a 7-day free trial followed by weekly or longer-term plans. The company states that around 5% of users subscribe, that subscription revenue covers development, server infrastructure and outreach costs, and that it was still operating at a loss at the time of writing. It also says it donates monthly to the OpenSoul Foundation, which supports education and mental health programs in Bangladesh, Romania and the U.S.

Consumer subscription (in-app purchases) on top of a free tier; the company reported $15 million in annualized revenue at the time of its Series A.

Traction

Around 5 million monthly active users roughly a year after launch; 10 million users and $15 million annualized revenue reported at the February 2025 Series A; the company's site cites use by over 40 million Christians. The Android app shows 5M+ downloads and a 4.8 rating from about 135,000 reviews; the company reports a 4.9-star rating from over 420,000 Apple reviews and more than 60,000 Google Play reviews. About 70% of users are in the United States.

Latest developments

Recent Android releases added guided Bible meditations, custom study plans with progress tracking, live wallpapers and kids' Bible stories; the Google Play listing was updated on 2026-08-27.