Pause Before You Scroll
Selah is a free iPhone and iPad app that helps you take intentional prayer breaks before opening social media and other apps. Transform mindless scrolling into moments of reflection, prayer, and connection with God.
The word "Selah" appears throughout the Psalms and is traditionally understood as a pause for reflection. In our modern world of constant digital distractions, Selah brings this ancient practice into your daily life by creating intentional pauses before you open apps.
Instead of immediately diving into social media, Selah prompts you to spend 15-60 seconds in prayer, reading Scripture, or learning about unreached people groups around the world. These brief moments of pause can transform your relationship with technology and deepen your spiritual life.
Choose which apps require a prayer break before opening. Uses Apple's Screen Time API for reliable blocking.
Read Scripture during unlock periods. Choose from 4 translations: KJV, WEB, ASV, and Spanish Reina Valera 1909.
Learn about and pray for unreached people groups worldwide using Joshua Project's daily data.
Create up to 100 personalized prayers for specific people, situations, or needs in your life.
Save up to 200 custom Bible verses to memorize and meditate on during your prayer breaks.
Track your consistency with daily unlock statistics and build meaningful habits of prayer.
Selah uses data from the Joshua Project API, which is provided for non-commercial use only. In accordance with those terms, Selah is offered completely free with no subscriptions, ads, or in-app purchases.
This app exists to help believers pause, pray, and stay connected to God throughout their day. It's a ministry tool, not a profit-driven product.
Your privacy is sacred. All your data—prayers, verses, statistics, and settings—stays on your device. Selah does not collect, track, or share any of your personal information. No analytics, no tracking, no data collection. Period.
For more details, see our Privacy Policy.
Selah is a labor of love built by an independent developer. While the app is completely free, if you've found it helpful and want to support continued development and maintenance, you can buy me a coffee!
Your support helps cover development costs and keeps Selah free for everyone. Thank you! 🙏
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