Verse Guard - Bible Verse Website Blocker

Block distracting websites with Scripture. Bible verses on every block page, focus timer, and spiritual challenges.

🛡️ VerseGuard — Guard Your Time, Grow Your Calling A Christian productivity platform that helps you block distractions, build focus, and align your digital life with God's purpose for you by bringing scripture to you when it matters most. Whether you're a student fighting procrastination, a professional drowning in notifications, a parent managing screen time, or a Christian seeking to redeem your online hours—VerseGuard gives you the tools to cultivate a productive digital life rooted in Scripture. --- ⚡ The Problem We Solve The internet promised connection and productivity. Instead, it gave us: - Endless scrolling that steals hours you'll never get back - Notifications that shatter focus every 3 minutes - Platforms designed to addict, not assist (porn, gambling sites, social media loops, etc.) - Guilt and shame when you can't "just stop" **You know you're capable of more.** You have a calling—work to do, people to serve, purpose to pursue. But the digital noise drowns it out. **VerseGuard helps you reclaim your time and redirect it toward what matters.** --- 🔥 What Makes VerseGuard Different? **Grace, not surveillance.** Most "accountability" tools treat you like a suspect: screenshots, browsing history monitoring, reporting every click to someone else. **We believe you're an adult capable of growth**, not a child who needs constant surveillance. **When you hit a distraction:** ✅ You see Scripture relevant to your struggle (Bible verses in 10 languages) ✅ You're reminded of your calling ("You said you wanted to start a business or learn a skill—is this site helping?") ✅ You choose: Stay focused (victory) or proceed anyway (logged privately) **No screenshots. No browsing reports. No shame.** Just Scripture, reflection, and the freedom to grow. --- ⚔️ Core Features (100% Free Forever) **⚡ My Calling — Purpose Alignment** Set your calling (start a business, be a better parent, write a book, serve your church, get healthy) and VerseGuard helps you protect time for it. - **Calling reminders on blocked pages** — "You said you wanted to [your goal]. Is this site helping you get there?" - **Task & goal tracking** — Break your calling into weekly milestones - **Progress visualization** — See how your daily habits align with your purpose **Example:** Your calling: "Start a YouTube channel" You try to browse YouTube → "You're consuming YouTube instead of creating on it. Is this serving your calling?" **🚫 Smart Distraction Blocking** Block whatever steals your time—social media, news, entertainment, shopping, or specific sites you identify as distractions. - **Pre-built blocklists:** Porn and Gambling domains blocked by default - **Custom blocking:** Add any domain you want - **Category-based blocking:** Adult content, gambling, time-wasters (you decide what fits) - **Bypass reflection:** 50-character minimum reflection before proceeding (prevents mindless clicking) **📖 Scripture-Powered** Every blocked page shows: - Relevant Bible verse (NIV, ESV, RVR60, LSG) - Prayer prompt - Reflection space **Themes include:** - Lust (Matthew 5:28, Job 31:1) - Greed (Hebrews 13:5, 1 Timothy 6:10) - Time stewardship (Ephesians 5:15-16, Psalm 90:12) - Distraction (Philippians 4:8) **⏱️ Focus & Productivity Tools** - **Pomodoro timer** — 25/5 work/break cycles (or custom durations) - **Focus sessions** — Deep work mode with break reminders - **Selah breaks** — Prayer prompts and Bible trivia during rest - **Task manager** — Daily priorities tied to your calling - **Fortress Lockdown** — Allowlist-only mode when you need maximum focus (time-locked, prayer unlock) **📊 Guard Analytics — Track Your Growth** - **30-day heatmap calendar** — Visual progress (green = victory, red = struggle, gray = neutral) - **Streak tracking** — See your longest runs of focused, distraction-free days - **Guard Score** — Percentage-based monthly progress - **Pattern insights** — What time of day are you most tempted? What categories are hardest? **🏆 Achievement System** - **24+ biblically-themed badges** — Mustard Seed (first focus session), Potiphar's House (30 victories), Faithful Steward (50 victories) - **XP progression** — Earn points for focus, prayer, Bible trivia, goal completion - **Level up:** Seeker → Watchman → Steward → Guardian **🧒 Kids Mode (Parental Controls)** - PIN-protected settings (children can't disable) - No bypass options for minors - Crisis search alerts (self-harm, violence, suicide) - Age-appropriate Bible verses **📖 Bible Trivia** - 30 free questions daily - Test your Scripture knowledge during breaks - Earn XP and badges --- 💎 Premium Features **🤖 The Steward — Your AI Guide** The Steward analyzes your browsing patterns and connects them to your calling, giving you personalized coaching that helps you grow. **Weekly insights:** > "You've blocked distractions 12 times this week (excellent discipline), but your Noble Ledger shows you spent 3 hours on YouTube and 0 hours creating content. Your calling is to start a YouTube channel—the platform is right, the posture is wrong. This week: convert 30 minutes of consumption into 30 minutes of creation." **What The Steward does:** - Identifies peak temptation/distraction times and behavioral triggers - Connects your browsing patterns to your calling - Celebrates victories and gently addresses struggles - Provides specific, actionable next steps - Speaks with grace, not condemnation **📜 The Noble Ledger — Your Digital Garden** Based on the Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13), the Noble Ledger helps you categorize your browsing: - **Seeds (productive):** Sites that serve your calling (work tools, learning, creation) - **Weeds (distraction):** Sites that choke your time (consumption, procrastination) - **Garden visualization:** See your weed-to-seed ratio - **Garden health score:** Track how intentional your browsing is **Example:** - 🌱 Seeds: 45 minutes (github.com, claude.ai, notion.so — working on your calling) - 🥀 Weeds: 3 hours (youtube.com, instagram.com — consuming instead of creating) - Ratio: 4:1 weeds-to-seeds **The Steward analyzes your garden:** > "Your garden is overgrown. For every hour of productive work, you're spending 4 hours on distractions. Let's pull one weed this week." **🤝 Shield Partner (Accountability Partnership)** Connect with a friend, spouse, or mentor for mutual accountability—**without surveillance**. - **Shared streak** — Covenant chain that grows together - **Reset notifications** — "Your partner reset the streak Monday" (NO URLs or screenshots shared) - **Morning check-ins** — Daily mood tracking and encouragement - **Optional reflection sharing** — Share your bypass reflections if you choose - **Emergency mode** — Stronghold lockdown with prayer alerts **What your partner SEES:** Streak status, check-in moods **What your partner NEVER sees:** Browsing history, specific sites, private reflections **📊 Advanced Analytics** - Unlimited Guard Score history - Year-over-year trends - Data export (coming soon) **📖 Unlimited Bible Trivia** - Endless mode (free: 30 questions/day) - 22+ categories - 5-minute speed challenges --- 🎯 Who Is VerseGuard For? 📚 **Students** — Block social media during study, use Pomodoro for focused learning, track academic goals 💼 **Professionals** — Deep focus mode for complex work, block news/notifications, manage remote work distractions ✝️ **Christians that require deep focus** — Take control of your time! Modify your Allowlist and block anything that does not comform with your values: from porn to gambling, and other destructive patterns. 👨‍👩‍👧 **Parents** — Manage kids' screen time, protect from harmful content, teach digital discipline ⛪ **Ministry leaders** — Accountability groups with Shield Partner, model digital stewardship 🎨 **Creators** — Protect creation time from consumption, align your work with your calling 🙏 **Anyone seeking purpose** — If you feel like you're wasting time online and want to live more intentionally --- 🌍 Multi-Language Support 🇺🇸 English (NIV, ESV) 🇪🇸 Español (RVR60) 🇧🇷 Português (NVI) 🇫🇷 Français (LSG) --- 🔐 Your Privacy is Sacred **What we NEVER do:** ❌ Browsing history monitoring ❌ Screenshots ❌ Keylogging ❌ Data sales **What we DO:** ✅ Local-first storage (your data stays on YOUR device) ✅ Manifest V3 security ✅ GDPR & COPPA compliant ✅ Transparent about what Shield Partner sees (streaks only) --- 📖 Our Foundation "Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it." — Proverbs 4:23 "Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity." — Ephesians 5:15-16 --- 🚀 Get Started 1. Install VerseGuard (free forever) 2. Set your calling 3. Block your distractions 4. Optional: Try Premium free for 7 days 🎁 **First 100 users:** Use code **GENESIS** for lifetime premium --- 💬 Support 📧 team.verseguard.app@gmail.com 🌐 verseguard.app --- **Guard your time. Grow your calling. Install VerseGuard.** --- **Categories:** Christian productivity, focus tools, website blocker, accountability, time management, digital discipleship, porn blocker, gambling blocker, Health & Wellness, Digital Well-being, productivity, Timer, Stopwatch