Athmana

About The App

Athmana is a Bible reading, reflection, and prayer app designed around a clean, distraction-light experience. Version 1.12 introduces a dedicated Read tab — a full chapter-by-chapter Bible reading experience with a Continue Reading progress tracker, Old and New Testament browsing, numbered verse display, verse bookmarks, inline highlighting, Save to Note, Open on BibleGateway, and Search in Google — all from a single tap on any verse. First launch downloads Bible translations (ICB and Malayalam) during a guided setup flow. The app also supports three languages (English, Malayalam, Spanish), seasonal prayer awareness, timed bead-by-bead prayer playback with Live Activity on the lock screen and Dynamic Island, and Prayer Connect community rooms.

• Dedicated Read tab with chapter-by-chapter Bible reading across all 66 books
• Continue Reading card that tracks your current book, chapter, and percentage progress
• Old Testament and New Testament toggle for fast book browsing
• Per-verse context menu: Bookmark, Highlight, Save to Note, Open on BibleGateway, Search in Google
• Bible Version selection (ICB) and Bible Downloads with guided first-run setup
• Three-language interface: English, Malayalam, and Spanish
• Scripture Search tab for single verse or verse-range lookup with chapter and verse controls
• Save-to-Notes flow for collecting verses into named reflections
• Notes area with text and drawing modes plus export/share tools
• Prayer Connect — create or join shared prayer rooms with family and friends via a room code
• Group Prayer Board showing each member's prayer count and room total in real time
• Prayer requests tab with categories, urgency levels, and anonymous posting
• Room reflections tab for sharing thoughts and scripture within your prayer group
• Seasonal prayer awareness with Current Season banner and liturgically relevant prayer suggestions
• Guided prayer section with Rosary, Divine Mercy Chaplet, Way of the Cross, Novena, St. Michael, Memorare, and custom prayers
• Bead-by-bead timed prayer playback with adjustable pace
• Live Activity showing current prayer step on lock screen and Dynamic Island
• Background audio keep-alive so prayer timer runs when the screen is off
• iPhone and iPad layouts

Feature Highlights

App Screens

Screenshots showing the main Athmana experience across iPhone and iPad, including the new Read tab introduced in version 1.12.

Home Screen

Version 1.12 adds a Read tab to the navigation. The home screen shows the Current Season banner, Today's Prayers quick grid, and shortcuts to Bible Version and Bible Downloads.

Read Scripture — Old Testament

The Read tab opens with a Continue Reading card showing your current book, chapter, and progress percentage, then a full grid of Old Testament books to browse.

Read Scripture — New Testament

Toggle to New Testament and browse all books with their chapter counts. Each book tile opens directly into chapter reading.

Reading View — Verse Actions

Tap any verse while reading to reveal a context menu: Bookmark, Highlight, Save to Note, Open on BibleGateway, or Search in Google.

Scripture Search

The Bible tab lets you pick a language, search by book name, set chapter and verse controls, and save a verse directly to a reflection.

Reflections List

Notes are organized as named reflections with verse counts and creation dates, searchable from the top of the list.

Reflection Detail

Saved verses appear inside each reflection. Below them a rich text editor with Bold, Italic, Heading, Bullet, Quote, and more lets you write personal thoughts in English or Malayalam.

Prayer Connect — My Rooms

The Community tab lists all your prayer rooms with their room codes and member counts. Create a new room or join one with a short code.

Prayer Room — My Prayers

Inside a room the Prayers tab lists all prayers with tap-to-log counters. The Group Prayer Board below tracks each member's total and the room-wide count.

iPad — First Launch Setup

On first launch a setup screen downloads Bible translations (ICB and Malayalam) before entering the app, with a Get Started button once both are ready.

iPad — Home Screen

The iPad home screen uses a top tab bar with all five tabs. Quick links for Bible Version and Bible Downloads sit below the Today's Prayers grid.

iPad — Read Scripture

The Read tab on iPad shows the same book grid in a wider two-column layout, with the Continue Reading card at the top.

iPad — Chapter Reading

Chapter reading on iPad renders the full verse text in a wide, comfortable layout with chapter navigation arrows and toolbar icons for bookmarks and language.

iPad — Verse Context Menu

The same verse actions are available on iPad — Bookmark, Highlight, Save to Note, Open on BibleGateway, and Search in Google — from any chapter view.

iPad — Scripture Search

The Bible tab on iPad shows the full Scripture Search with language toggle, chapter and verse controls, Verse Range mode, and a Save to Notes button.

iPad — Prayer Connect

The Community tab on iPad lists all your prayer rooms. Multiple rooms are shown with their codes and member counts before the Create and Join buttons.

iPad — Prayer Room

The room Prayers tab on iPad shows all prayers with log counters, a Group Prayer Board with member breakdown, and the room's running total.

iPad — Continue Reading

The Continue Reading card on iPad tracks your position across sessions — here showing Deuteronomy at 32%, ready to pick up exactly where you left off.

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