Who should use Altar?

Altar is a consumer product built for christians seeking mindful phone use.

Does Altar have a free plan?

Yes — there is a free tier, with paid plans for advanced use.

Is Altar still active?

Unverified. Altar has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What are alternatives to Altar?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include AltarDesk, First Light, and Anchored.

Altar is developed by Ethan Kim, based in the United States.

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Altar

Name: Altar
Author: Ethan Kim

App StoreLifestyle & Personal🇺🇸

Altar is an iOS app designed for Christians to foster intentional phone use by shielding distracting apps and offering scripture, prayers, or AI-powered Bible insights before access. It includes daily verses, reading plans, and private community circles for accountability.

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Overview

5 features

Altar sits in PulseGate's Lifestyle & Personal category. It helps Christians reduce digital distractions by intervening with scripture and reflection before using distracting apps. It is built as a consumer product for christians seeking mindful phone use. Altar follows a freemium model. It ships for iOS.

Ethan Kim builds and maintains Altar, and it first shipped in 2026. Key capabilities include app shielding, daily verse, and AI Bible companion.

App shielding
Daily verse
AI Bible companion
Reading plans
Community circles

Built with & integrations

Runs on

iOS

Trust & compliance

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HTTPSFree tierStore-verified publisher

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed29 Jun · 11:39 UTC
just released Altar, an app for Christians trying to be more intentional with their phone use! verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about Altar

What is Altar?: Altar helps Christians reduce digital distractions by intervening with scripture and reflection before using distracting apps. It is catalogued under Lifestyle & Personal on PulseGate.
Who should use Altar?: Altar is a consumer product built for christians seeking mindful phone use.
Does Altar have a free plan?: Yes — there is a free tier, with paid plans for advanced use.
What platforms does Altar run on?: Altar runs on iOS.
Is Altar still active?: Unverified. Altar has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What are alternatives to Altar?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include AltarDesk, First Light, and Anchored.AltarDesk First Light Anchored
Who develops Altar?: Altar is developed by Ethan Kim, based in the United States.
How long has Altar been around?: Altar first shipped in 2026.

At a glance

Platforms: Mobile
Languages: English
Built for: Christians seeking mindful phone use
Model: B2C
Solves: Helps Christians reduce digital distractions by intervening with scripture and reflection before using distracting apps.

Registered as

App Store: 6762421580

Developer

🇺🇸Ethan Kim

Index record

Identity confidence: High · 87.2
Indexed: 29 Jun 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 29 Jun 2026

Identity audit (12)

Slug: just-released-altar-an-app-for-christians-trying-to-be-more--apple-com
Lifecycle last checked: 8 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 29 Jun 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Taken from the project's own store listing.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Canonical URL: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6762421580

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