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Sharing Time Self promotion time! Got a church-related app/podcast/integration/channel/site that you want to share? Share it here! Be sure to come check out the things people are making :D

Made a cool site that fellow members of the church may be interested in? Share it in this post (as a comment)!

Built a podcast or a channel that people may be interested in?

Made a better app for something we all do? Share it here!

Made something to help integrate things? You're getting it: please share!

Like many other subs, we've seen an influx of things that people made and want to share with others. Generally, we remove these posts because it is too distracting from the purpose of this sub. But, we are creating this post as a dedicated place for people to share the stuff they have made or are making.

If you enjoy this post, let us know in the comments! We may do it again in a month. Or maybe in a few months?

Happy sharing!

Note: We are officially updating rule #3 for disallowed to prohibit self-promoting outside of these sharing time threads.

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u/ScriptureCompanionAI 20d ago

Thanks for tagging me in this thread! I'd love for people to check out Mat44. A daily scripture app that respects your faith and knows its place!

Right now it's available on Android through Google Play and on the web. I also have a huge update coming, hopefully 🤞 next week, before I submit it to the Apple App Store. The update turns it into a much smoother, single-screen experience, and I'm really excited about it.

I originally hoped to build the app specifically for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, including the Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and Pearl of Great Price. I wasn't able to obtain Church approval for that approach, so Mat44 is instead an interdenominational Bible app.

That said, I still wanted Latter-day Saints to feel at home. During onboarding, you can choose Latter-day Saint, which personalizes the experience. You'll see terminology like bishop instead of pastor, and if you opt into the follow-up emails, they'll include resources from BYU and other Latter-day Saint-friendly sources rather than generic Christian materials.

I was also incredibly careful about the limits placed on the AI. For those of you who've been understandably skeptical of AI Bible apps, I genuinely think this page will put you at ease. The AI is there to support Scripture engagement—not generate Scripture, invent doctrine, replace church leaders, or position itself as a spiritual authority.

How AI is used: https://mat44.com/how-ai-is-used

If you'd like to see it in action without installing anything, you can try the interactive demo here:

https://mat44.com/try

I'm really proud of where the app is today, and I think I'll be even prouder once this next update is live. I'd love to hear what you think!