Why “Talents”?
The Parable of the Talents
Matthew 25:14-30
A master entrusts his wealth to three servants before a long journey. Two invest and multiply what they were given. One buries his in the ground. When the master returns, he rewards the ones who grew what he gave them.
The Master
Entrusts talents according to ability
“For whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them.”
Matthew 25:29
God gave you faith. The question is what you do with it. Talents is built to help you invest, not bury. Whether you were handed five talents or one, the app gives you the tools to multiply what God entrusted to you.
How it works
Three steps to start growing
Choose your tradition
Pick Protestant (8 subtraditions), Catholic, Orthodox, or Exploring. The AI configures your Bible to the right canon and translations, your prayers to tradition-specific forms, and your tiles to match how you actually practice.
Speak or type
Ask a theological question. Study a passage. Pray aloud. The AI answers from your tradition, on your device. No server calls, no cloud processing. Voice conversation makes it feel like studying with someone who actually knows your theology.
Grow day by day
Build spiritual habits, track your prayer life, and study Scripture with AI that runs on your phone. Open the app in six months and see how far you have come.
One app, three traditions
Discipleship that honors your tradition
A Catholic doesn't grow in faith the same way a Baptist does. Neither does an Orthodox Christian. Talents respects these differences because they matter.
Protestant
900M Christians
66-book canon. Quiet time, reading plans, memory verse, sermon notes, small group guides, worship, and serving tiles.
Catholic
1.4B Christians
73-book canon with deuterocanonical books. Mass readings, rosary, saints of the day, confession prep, novenas, adoration, Ignatian Examen, and works of mercy.
Orthodox
220M Christians
78-book canon. Fasting calendar (200+ fast days/year), prayer rule, icon meditation, daily fathers, almsgiving, and Pascha journey.
Tools for growth
Everything you need to grow in faith
Multi-Translation Bible
10+ translations including KJV, ASV, Douay-Rheims, and the NSV, a modern English Bible built for listening. You get the right canon for your tradition: 66, 73, or 78 books.
Prayer System
Prayer lists, a prayer timer with ambient sounds, sleep prayer mode, and an answered prayer timeline. Look back after six months and see what God has done.
AI Discipleship Chat
Runs entirely on your device. Powered by FaithMark, a proprietary theological accuracy benchmark that tests every response against known heresies. Speak or type. The AI answers from your tradition, not some generic middle ground. Your prayers and questions never leave your phone.
Family Discipleship
Track family members with automatic life-stage detection. A five-year-old sees different content than a teenager. The app adjusts as your kids grow up.
Spiritual Habits & Goals
Track prayer streaks, Bible reading, fasting days, and service hours. See your patterns over time. The point is growth, not checking boxes.
On-Device & Offline
All AI runs locally. Apple Foundation Models on iOS 26+, Gemma on Android. No server calls. No cloud processing. Study Scripture on a plane. Pray in a signal-dead church basement. Your most personal conversations stay on your device, always.
Theological Integrity
Tested against 2,000 years of heresy
Most AI gives you wishy-washy theology. “Some Christians believe...” is not an answer. FaithMark is the proprietary benchmark that makes Talents different. No other Christian AI product has anything like it.
Layer 1
Mere Christianity
The fundamentals that all Christians share. Trinity. Incarnation. Resurrection. Salvation by grace. The AI is tested to affirm these without hedging or relativism.
Layer 2
Tradition-Specific Orthodoxy
A Catholic gets Catholic answers. A Reformed Baptist gets Reformed Baptist answers. The AI is evaluated against each tradition’s distinctive doctrines (real presence, sola fide, theosis) and held to the standard your tradition sets.
Layer 3
Controversy Detection
Every response is tested for proximity to named heresies: Arianism, Modalism, Pelagianism, and dozens more. The benchmark catches theological drift before it reaches you. The AI gives real answers, not safe ones.
A day with Talents
Same app. Completely different day.
What a Catholic mom, a Protestant college student, and an Orthodox grandmother actually do with Talents in a day.
Catholic mother of three
Morning
Opens Talents to today’s Mass readings and the saint of the day. Prays the morning offering. Checks her family’s chore assignments and meal plan for the week.
Midday
Receives a prayer reminder. Opens her rosary tile during her lunch break. Adds a prayer request from a friend at school pickup.
Evening
Reviews answered prayers from the past month with her husband. Marks a chapter complete in her Bible reading plan. Logs a gratitude entry before bed.
Protestant college student
Morning
Starts with quiet time. Today’s reading plan passage and a journal prompt. Memorizes this week’s verse on the bus to class.
Midday
Asks the AI a question about Romans 9 that came up in a campus ministry discussion. Gets a Reformed-perspective answer with cross-references.
Evening
Checks off today’s study habits. Writes a prayer for a friend going through a hard time. Reviews his focus priorities for tomorrow.
Orthodox empty-nester
Morning
Checks the fasting calendar. It’s a strict fast day. Reads from the daily fathers and prays the morning prayer rule.
Midday
Meditates on today’s icon. Logs an almsgiving contribution. Messages a prayer partner through secure chat.
Evening
Reviews the Pascha journey countdown. Reads a chapter from a patristic text in the library. Tracks her grandchild’s upcoming birthday.
What Talents is not
Built different. On purpose.
Not another YouVersion clone
Goes way past daily verses. Prayer tracking, family tools, AI study, tradition-specific tiles, tasks, habits, and more.
Not a Catholic-only silo
Serves Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox Christians equally well. You pick your tradition and get real depth, not a watered-down version.
Not a generic devotional app
The AI knows your tradition, your family, and how you prefer to pray. No cookie-cutter devotionals.
Not a data harvesting platform
Zero trackers. Zero ads. All AI runs on your device. Your prayers and conversations are processed locally and never transmitted. Your faith life is nobody else’s business.
On-device AI
Apple Foundation Models on iOS 26+, Gemma on Android
Works offline
Study Scripture and pray without any internet connection
No ads. No trackers.
We don’t sell data or track behavior
Full data deletion
Delete your account and all data, any time
Questions
Common questions
Is the AI theologically safe?
It’s tested against FaithMark, a 3-layer theological benchmark that evaluates responses against known heresies, tradition-specific orthodoxy, and hedging detection. It responds from within your selected tradition’s framework, not from some neutral position that doesn’t actually exist. It’s a study and reflection tool. Not a pastor. Not doctrinal authority.
Does Talents send my prayers or conversations to a server?
No. All AI runs on your device using Apple’s foundation models on iOS 26+ and Gemma on Android. Your prayers, questions, and conversations are processed locally and never transmitted. There is no server involved in your spiritual conversations.
What about my data and privacy?
No third-party analytics. No advertising SDKs. No trackers. Messages are end-to-end encrypted. AI runs entirely on your device. You can delete your account and all your data whenever you want.
Is Talents free?
Core features are free: AI chat, Bible, prayer, notes, secure messaging, tasks, and habits. Premium is $4.99/month and unlocks 60+ additional tiles including tradition-specific features, advanced family tools, study library, and wellness tracking. Unlimited AI on both tiers.
What traditions are supported?
Protestant (with 8 subtraditions: Evangelical, Baptist, Reformed, Pentecostal, Charismatic, Anglican, Lutheran, Methodist), Catholic (Roman Catholic), Orthodox (Greek, Russian, Coptic, and other Orthodox traditions), and an Exploring option for those curious about faith.
What Bible translations are included?
KJV, ASV, Young’s Literal, Darby, Geneva, Bible in Basic English, Douay-Rheims, World English Bible (Protestant, Catholic, and Ecumenical editions), and the NSV — a modern English translation designed for clarity and listening, available in 66, 73, and 78-book editions.
Does it work without internet?
Yes. All AI runs on-device, and your Bible, prayers, and tiles are stored locally. You can study Scripture on a plane, pray in a signal-dead church basement, or use Talents anywhere without a connection.
When will Talents be available?
iOS and Android. Join the waitlist and we’ll let you know when early access opens up.
Early Access
Don't bury
your talents.
The master came back and asked what they did with what he gave them. When that day comes, have a good answer.