[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":853},["ShallowReactive",2],{"project-27592473":3},{"id":4,"name":5,"line":6,"line_source":7,"title":8,"url":9,"domain":10,"maker":11,"posted_at":12,"year":13,"points":14,"comments":15,"rank_in_year":16,"shown_in_year":17,"top":18,"tier":19,"category":20,"subcategory":21,"format":22,"keywords":23,"reception":28,"sentiment":29,"stance_mix":30,"scored_comments":35,"aspects":36,"strip":46,"post_text":48,"what":49,"said":92,"maker_in_thread":235,"shape":246,"grid":250,"attempts":815,"same_week":816,"maker_shows":38,"maker_hidden":845,"reader_version":846,"card":847},"27592473","Spark Bible","A new kind of Bible app","title","Show HN: I made a new kind of Bible app","https:\u002F\u002Fsparkbible.com","sparkbible.com","theoblank",1624373846,2021,347,253,94,2533,4,"legend","consumer_social","bible study app","mobile_app",[24,25,26,27],"bible app","bible study","bible commentary","bible videos","curious",-0.087,{"positive":31,"neutral":32,"mixed":33,"critical":34},12,44,3,22,81,{"execution":37,"idea":40,"design":42,"pricing":43,"privacy":44,"docs":45},{"positive":38,"critical":39},1,0,{"positive":41,"critical":31},5,{"positive":38,"critical":18},{"positive":39,"critical":38},{"positive":39,"critical":33},{"positive":39,"critical":39},[33,47,41,38,33,47,47,38,39,33,33,33,47,39,33,41,33,18,38,33,33,39,39,39,39,33,38,47,18,33,33,47,33,38,41,33,39,38,38,41],2,null,{"problem":50,"audience":57,"pricing":64,"motivation":71,"time_to_build":48,"stack":78,"openness":89,"stage":90,"team_size":91},{"value":51,"source":52,"evidence":53},"The Bible is hard to understand without graduate-level theology or biblical studies background","maker",[54],{"id":55,"by":11,"text":56},"27592476","Hey HN! Spark Bible is a free app I built for iOS & Android. The idea is that many millions of people read the Bible regularly and want it to impact their lives for good.…",{"value":58,"source":52,"evidence":59},"Average Bible readers wanting deeper learning",[60,61],{"id":55,"by":11,"text":56},{"id":62,"by":11,"text":63},"27593692","Most of the apps in this space that are doing really well (Youversion, Abide, etc.) are geared more towards making the Bible quick and easy. This is great, but I believe people…",{"value":65,"source":52,"evidence":66},"Free app; possible freemium model under consideration",[67,68],{"id":55,"by":11,"text":56},{"id":69,"by":11,"text":70},"27593028","That's a good question that I'm still exploring. I'm still debating the non-profit vs for-profit route. At the moment this is bootstrapped and self-funded, but if I can gain…",{"value":72,"source":52,"evidence":73},"Make academic-level Bible knowledge accessible to everyday readers",[74,75],{"id":55,"by":11,"text":56},{"id":76,"by":11,"text":77},"27595941","While this could very well change as the app evolves, my current vision is that Spark Bible bridges the gap between a normal Bible app and more academic tools like Logos. I would…",[79,85],{"value":80,"source":52,"evidence":81},"Rails back-end",[82],{"id":83,"by":11,"text":84},"27593207","The tech stack is pretty straightforward (Rails back-end, using Expo\u002FReact Native for the mobile apps). The biblical texts are actually rendered in a WebView and the native code…",{"value":86,"source":52,"evidence":87},"Expo\u002FReact Native mobile apps",[88],{"id":83,"by":11,"text":84},"free","launched","solo",{"praise":93,"objections":118,"requests":153,"questions":187,"alternatives":210},[94,110],{"value":95,"source":96,"evidence":97},"Polished, easy-to-use interface","commenter",[98,102,106],{"id":99,"by":100,"text":101},"27595692","Minor49er","I just gave this a quick try. I really like how easy the interface is to use and navigate. Parts like the bottom panel can be turned off if they get in the way. One big thing…",{"id":103,"by":104,"text":105},"27595168","dvt","Congrats on the launch! I installed it and messed around with it a little bit, it's quite polished. However, I honestly find tools like this in kind of a weird place. I don't…",{"id":107,"by":108,"text":109},"27596710","pryelluw","I really like the UX. Makes navigating the content easy and provides lots of extra value. How is your taxonomy handled ? Could you break it down for us?",{"value":111,"source":96,"evidence":112},"Good idea for deeper Bible study",[113,114],{"id":55,"by":11,"text":56},{"id":115,"by":116,"text":117},"27593640","rognjen","Possibly not as interesting for you personally but I would guess that this concept would work very well for Qur'an and the Hadith. Potentially even more so since verses often…",[119,130,134,138],{"value":120,"source":96,"evidence":121},"Video content curation and vetting concerns",[122,126],{"id":123,"by":124,"text":125},"27597141","nwsm","> By connecting you with video from top Bible teachers, Spark Bible enables you to find answers and to become a smarter, more confident Bible reader. > Solid Bible education is…",{"id":127,"by":128,"text":129},"27593451","el_don_almighty","This is a VERY crowded market. What are you bringing that makes your product unique and valuable? Videos? Is the video content curated? By whom and how? Are you charging the…",{"value":131,"source":96,"evidence":132},"No offline mode",[133],{"id":99,"by":100,"text":101},{"value":135,"source":96,"evidence":136},"Crowded market",[137],{"id":127,"by":128,"text":129},{"value":139,"source":96,"evidence":140},"Limited availability by country",[141,145,149],{"id":142,"by":143,"text":144},"27592872","jan_Inkepa","The iOS app store link takes me to a page that doesn't fully load for some reason? https:\u002F\u002Fimgur.com\u002Fa\u002Fe78nPvc Other pages load ok in it, and I tried some other links. But maybe…",{"id":146,"by":147,"text":148},"27595476","tibbydudeza","I am in South Africa and can't find it in our app store listing or install it via your link - the green install button is greyed out.",{"id":150,"by":151,"text":152},"27595212","sharikous","Why is it not available in Israel?",[154,158,162,177],{"value":155,"source":96,"evidence":156},"Offline mode",[157],{"id":99,"by":100,"text":101},{"value":159,"source":96,"evidence":160},"Textual commentaries",[161],{"id":99,"by":100,"text":101},{"value":163,"source":96,"evidence":164},"More translations and languages",[165,169,173],{"id":166,"by":167,"text":168},"27597448","esel2k","Regulat you-version bible app user here: I really like your app as it is not bothering me everytime I accidentally select a verse (instead of scrolling) when using the…",{"id":170,"by":171,"text":172},"27601231","Kelamir","Will there be a support of other languages?",{"id":174,"by":175,"text":176},"27592879","gjsman-1000","What translations do you use?",{"value":178,"source":96,"evidence":179},"Apocryphal books",[180,184],{"id":181,"by":182,"text":183},"27598556","aarpmcgee","Inclusion of apocryphal books would be cool—Gospel of Philip\u002FThomas\u002FMary Magdalene in particular would be a welcome sight for me.",{"id":185,"by":11,"text":186},"27596003","Thanks for pointing those out! I'll add to the todo list. Yes, I definitely plan to add deuterocanonical books at some point, although I think it's low priority for the average…",[188,203],{"value":189,"source":96,"evidence":190},"How is content curated and who decides on interpretations",[191,195,199],{"id":192,"by":193,"text":194},"27595532","lalaland1125","My main question for this app is how they are going to deal with the many conflicting interpretations of the Bible. Who decides which interpretation is shown by default or the…",{"id":196,"by":197,"text":198},"27593123","wilsonfiifi","Quick question, are the videos curated? Is there a specific source or do they go through some sort of vetting process?",{"id":200,"by":201,"text":202},"27595109","vmception","I hadn't thought about it, a pastor and scholar aggregator by passage How do you curate, is this an automated process?",{"value":204,"source":96,"evidence":205},"What is the business model",[206],{"id":207,"by":208,"text":209},"27592964","nfoz","What is the business model here? It's a registered LLC that collects tracking data etc... so like, what are your plans for this app?",[211,216,220,231],{"value":212,"source":96,"evidence":213},"YouVersion",[214,215],{"id":166,"by":167,"text":168},{"id":62,"by":11,"text":63},{"value":217,"source":52,"evidence":218},"Logos",[219],{"id":76,"by":11,"text":77},{"value":221,"source":96,"evidence":222},"Sefaria",[223,227],{"id":224,"by":225,"text":226},"27595355","thearn4","Congrats on launching. I'm not Christian, but this does remind me a bit of the Sefaria project, which aims to bring together a library of Jewish texts for scholarship, and has a…",{"id":228,"by":229,"text":230},"27599419","fortran77","For people interested in the Hebrew bible, there's an excellent website and app called Sefaria: https:\u002F\u002Fwww.sefaria.org\u002F?home",{"value":232,"source":96,"evidence":233},"KJV Bible Lite",[234],{"id":99,"by":100,"text":101},{"comments":236,"answered":237,"key":238},38,21,[239,240,243],{"id":55,"text":56},{"id":241,"text":242},"27595882","Thanks for the great feedback! I do really like the idea of offline mode and integrating text-based commentary (there's definitely some great stuff out there). The main hurdle at…",{"id":244,"text":245},"27595666","Thanks! 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