Dwell acquires the Bible-reading app, NeuBible

We are thrilled to announce that Dwell has acquired NeuBible: the beautiful, thoughtfully-designed Bible-reading app for iOS.

What’s the backstory?

All of us at Dwell have long admired NeuBible’s emphasis on aesthetic excellence, and when we set out to begin building our app’s Pure Read experience, we reached out to the NeuBible founders to glean wisdom from them. Our conversations quickly uncovered the similarities in each organization’s values. Like Dwell, NeuBible valued beauty, and was passionate about creating sacred ‘digital’ spaces that could help those living in our modern world meaningfully connect with God. During our conversations we also learned that NeuBible was in the midst of transition, and in need of finding a partner to whom they could pass the baton, someone who would carry forward their values and their mission for building and perpetuating beautiful, thoughtfully-designed Bible experiences. Dwell fit the role like a glove.

What does this mean for NeuBible customers? 

First off, welcome to the Dwell family! For a good chunk of this year, you won’t see any changes inside the NeuBible app. This isn’t a bad thing! As it stands, NeuBible is both a delightful and soulful tool for reading the Scriptures.

All of us at Dwell are continuing to consider the ways in which Dwell and NeuBible can and ought to live together. Also, Aaron Martin, one of NeuBible’s co-founders, has generously made himself available to the Dwell team to help us imagine and explore the possibilities between the two apps. As things progress, we’ll be in touch.

What does this mean for Dwell customers?

NeuBible is now a part of the Dwell family, which we’re all thrilled about! There are no integrations currently in place between the two apps. This is largely because we’re still in the long process of unfolding how both apps will work in conjunction with one another in the future. Stay tuned!

Onward!

Jon and I set out 5 years ago to help recover the ancient practice of hearing Scripture with our ears, so that God’s Word might be formed deep within our hearts. We’re still passionately committed to that vision, and yet, over the last 18 months, we’ve sensed a need to broaden that vision. Things are certainly expanding over here, and it’s all quite exhilarating! But at its core, Dwell is about helping you create space to be with God. Being with Him, after all, is how we become like Him, which we think is the goal of the Christian life. All in all, we look forward to sharing the next chapter of Dwell’s story with you soon.