Abide. Grow.Bear fruit.

A few quiet minutes with Jesus each day, and room to come back.

Bearing Fruit is a free Christian habit app for prayer, Scripture, rest, and more. Start with one practice. Missing a day never erases your progress.

Free to download. No paywall. Available now on iPhone, iPad, and Android.

Not sure where to start? Take the 2-minute habit quiz →

“This is the most lovely, carefully designed and inspiring app I’ve ever used! Thank you so much to the creators! May God bless you all.”

Fernanda
Bearing Fruit app: the garden of 12 habit trees along a river, with today's practice ready to begin

How it works

How your habits grow

  1. A seed in soil, the first stage of a habit tree

    Seed

    Choose one practice

    Start with one of the 12 holy habits, like prayer or Bible study. Set a reminder for a time that fits your day.

    Seed planted

  2. A seedling with its first leaves, an early stage of a habit tree

    Seedling

    Missed a week?

    Busy weeks happen. Pick up where you left off, with nothing lost.

    First leaves

  3. A fully grown tree bearing pomegranates, the last stage of a habit tree

    Fruit that remains

    Watch it grow

    Each practice you record helps that habit’s tree grow, one stage at a time.

    Fruit that remains

The last stage takes its name from John 15:16, where Jesus says, “You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain.”

“I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing.”
— John 15:5 (BSB)

We practice holy habits because God already loves us. They give us ways to slow down, admit our need, and keep company with Jesus. He calls Himself the vine and His followers the branches, and the fruit comes from Him as we remain in Him.

Missing a day doesn’t change your standing with God. His grace in Christ is still there, and your garden keeps everything you’ve recorded. The change in you is the Lord’s work (2 Corinthians 3:18).

Read more about our theology of grace →

What people are saying

  • “A fantastic app for habit building especially if you’re struggling with staying on track and on the right path for the Lord. Absolutely amazing!”

    Caleb
  • “I really liked the Scripture Sprint exercise! Including short devotionals is also great, as is the whole concept of growing a tree to show progress.”

    Ruth
  • “Your app is incredible! I 100% plan to use this and already feel encouraged by the small things it offers in the first 5 minutes of just looking around on it. This thing will be a huge blessing!”

    Corey

What you’ll practice

Twelve biblical practices Christians have kept for centuries. Each one grows its own tree in your garden.

Read about all 12 habits →

Guided tools in the app

Each one helps you practice one or more of the habits.

  • Breath Prayer in the app: a glowing circle with “Lord Jesus Christ” on the inhale and “Have mercy on me” on the exhale

    Breath Prayer

    Pray one short line, like “Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me,” in rhythm with your breath.

  • The first step of the Daily Examen, Presence, over a night sky

    Daily Examen

    Look back over your day with God, one step at a time.

  • The Bible Reader open to Psalm 23 with audio playing and verse 1 highlighted

    Bible Reader

    Read or listen, one chapter at a time.

  • The devotionals library, with The Gethsemane Method and The Confession Rhythm

    Lessons & Devotionals

    Short lessons and narrated devotionals rooted in Scripture.

  • A service idea card: “Compliment a stranger genuinely and specifically.”

    Service Ideas

    Small, concrete ways to serve the people around you.

  • Today’s gratitude entry with three short gifts

    Gratitude List

    Name the day's gifts and thank God for them.

  • ACTS Prayer on the Adoration step with prayer suggestions open

    ACTS Prayer

    Praise, confession, thanks, and requests, one step at a time.

  • The Worship Guide with hymn and modern worship playlists

    Worship Guide

    Playlists for prayer, praise, and quiet reflection.

  • The fasting planner with partial, full, Daniel, and custom fasts

    Fasting Companion

    Plan a fast and turn hunger into prayer.

  • A Scripture flashcard showing Colossians 3:16

    Scripture Memory

    Learn verses by heart with flashcards and games.

  • Lectio Divina on the reflection step with John 15:4-5

    Lectio Divina

    Read a short passage slowly and pray it back to God.

Common questions

Start where you are.

Begin with one habit today.

“He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither.”

Psalm 1:3a (BSB)

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