Give
OurFold is free. It still costs something.
We decided early that nobody would pay for OurFold with their data. No ads, no trackers, nothing sold on. That leaves one honest way to keep it running and free for everyone — the people who can give, giving.
The Kickstarter runs for a fixed stretch and then it closes. Ko-fi is open any time, any amount, no account to keep. Neither one ever shows OurFold your card.
Live now
The Kickstarter is open.
Two of the things below cost money once, not monthly — the Google Play release, and packaging the Assistant to run on your phone instead of on a server. That's the shape a campaign is actually good for, so that's what it's for. The ordinary monthly bills stay with Ko-fi.
Back OurFold on Kickstarter →Funded or not, every feature in OurFold stays free to everyone. Kickstarter only collects if the campaign reaches its goal.
Where it goes
What your giving pays for.
OurFold is small and unglamorous to run. These are the actual line items.
Keeping the lights on
Hosting ourfold.net, the domain, and the small sign-in service that lets you get your account back if you lose your phone. It's modest, it's monthly, and it never stops.
The Android app on Google Play
The native build — the one that keeps reading Scripture aloud with your phone in your pocket. Play charges a developer registration before a single person installs it.
OurFold Assistant, on your phone
Packaging a small language model that runs on the device rather than a server. Doing it server-free is more work up front; it's the only version we're willing to ship.
Free for the person who can't give
A gift keeps OurFold free for someone in a hospital room, on a prepaid phone, or somewhere a faith app is a risk to have. They will never know it was you.
Plainly
What giving doesn't buy.
OurFold is made by Debe Corporation — a company, not a registered charity. A gift here is a gift, not a tax-deductible donation.
Costs nothing
Other ways to help.
Every one of these is worth more to OurFold than a small gift, and none of them cost you anything.
Install it, and use it
An app that's actually opened is the reason to keep building it. Installing also puts the Bible on your device, where it can't be taken away.
Install OurFoldTell your church
OurFold spreads by someone mentioning it after a service. If you lead a group, there's a page written for you.
OurFold for churches →Tell us what's broken
A clear bug report is a gift. So is telling us the thing that felt awkward and you couldn't quite name.
Help & contact →Pray for it
For the people who open OurFold at 3am, and for the wisdom to keep it honest as it grows. We mean this one literally.
Give what you can. Or give nothing at all.
OurFold stays free and private either way. That was the promise before there was anything to give to.