Settings & Journal Guide
Your journal, a backup that’s yours, and a little help.
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How to use VerseKeeper
What VerseKeeper Does—and Does Not Do
- VerseKeeper saves Scriptures and your own notes and reflections.
- It keeps the Scriptures from a sermon or Bible lesson together and in order.
- It does not explain or interpret Scripture.
- It does not create devotionals or spiritual content.
- It does not record or transcribe sermons.
- It does not require an account or sign-in.
- Your journal stays on this device.
- Because there is no account or cloud syncing, download a backup from Settings now and then, and keep the backup file somewhere safe.
- Backups help protect your journal, but they are not an absolute guarantee — the backup file could also be lost.
Keep a verse
- Tap Keep a Verse from the Home page.
- Type the reference, like John 3:16. The verse text fills in for you.
- Add a note or a tag if you want. You can always add these later.
- Tap Keep. Your verse is saved on your device.
- Don't know the exact verse yet? Save a placeholder and find it later.
Take notes during a sermon
- On Home, tap Start Sermon. Add the title, speaker, or date if you like.
- As the preacher shares verses, keep each one. They stay grouped together.
- Missed one? Tap “Missed a Verse?” to mark the spot and keep listening — add the reference after the message.
- When the message ends, tap End Sermon.
- You now have a Sermon Notebook with every verse in the order you kept them.
- Come back anytime — tap the sermon on your Home page or the Sermons tab.
Write your reflections
- Open any Sermon Notebook and scroll to Personal Reflection.
- There are three prompts: Main Lesson, One Thing I Learned Today, and My Next Step.
- Write your own answers. These are always yours — nothing is written for you.
- Your words save on their own as soon as you tap away.
Mark a verse to study later
- Inside a Sermon Notebook, use Study Later to add a verse you want to revisit.
- When you've studied it, tap the circle to check it off.
- This keeps a simple list of what you still want to look into.
Find anything you've kept
- Tap the magnifying glass at the top of the journal.
- Search by reference, a word in the verse, a note, a tag, or a speaker.
- Results show under Found in Your Journal. Nothing you've kept is ever lost.
Sections and favorites
- The tabs at the bottom sort your verses: Sermons, Group Study, Personal, and Favorites.
- Open any verse and tap the heart to add it to Favorites.
- Change a verse's section anytime by tapping its section chip.
Keep a backup
- Your journal lives on this device and works fully offline. No account needed.
- To save a copy, go to Settings and find Keep a copy.
- Download a backup (.json) — a full copy you can keep somewhere safe.
- Or download a readable copy (.md) — your verses and reflections as text, for reading or printing.
Install it on your phone
- iPhone: open the app in Safari, tap the Share button, then Add to Home Screen.
- Android: open the app in Chrome, tap the menu (⋮), then Install app or Add to Home screen.
- VerseKeeper now opens like any other app — full screen, and it works offline.
Getting updates
- When a new version is ready, a small banner appears at the bottom.
- Tap Refresh and you're on the newest version.
- Your saved verses and notes are never touched by an update.
Journal Guide
About VerseKeeper
VerseKeeper
Keep every Scripture that matters to you in one beautiful place.
VerseKeeper began with a simple problem: the verses that mattered kept slipping away — written in a margin, typed into a phone, jotted on the back of a bulletin — and by midweek they were gone. This is a quiet place to keep them, and to find them again whenever you need them.
It’s built on a few simple beliefs: that Scripture always comes first, that the journal should stay calm and uncluttered, and that it should only ever hold your verses and your words — never explain them for you.
— Sonja
If you experience any technical issues or would like to share feedback, please email support@myversekeeper.com.
VerseKeeper v1.0 · Keep Today. Study Tomorrow. Remember always.