FAQ

Sow is free to use with generous features. Here's a comparison:

• Free: Unlimited devotionals, Bible reading across multiple translations, journaling, sermon notes, voice prayer recording, verse highlighting, iCloud sync across all your Apple devices, one group of up to 5 members, and 5 Ask Sow messages per week.
• Sow Plus: Everything in Free, plus 100 Ask Sow messages per day, unlimited custom Bible reading plans, more and larger groups, and spiritual habit insights.

Sow Plus is a pay-what-you-want annual subscription — you choose your yearly support level ($10, $30, or $50) at checkout. There is no monthly plan, no lifetime purchase, and no free trial; the free tier is an open-ended way to try Sow.

Ask Sow is a chat assistant that helps you explore Scripture. You can ask questions about the passage you're reading, request historical context, discover key themes, or find application ideas. It's available as an overlay in the Bible tab and during the Passage step of your devotional.

Ask Sow is designed to be a helpful study companion, not a replacement for pastoral guidance, professional counseling, or crisis support. Free users get 5 messages per week; Sow Plus users get 100 per day.

The first time you use Ask Sow, we'll explain how it works and ask for your permission before it's enabled. See "What are Insights, and how do they work?" below for details on how your words are handled.

Insights surface the themes, prayers, and growth woven through your journal entries — like recurring topics you return to, prayers that were later answered, and how your reflections change over time. They appear on your home screen as gentle cards.

Insights, Ask Sow, and journal page scanning are powered by OpenAI, a trusted partner that processes text securely on our behalf. These features are off by default. The first time you use one, Sow explains exactly what will be shared and asks for your permission. You can turn them on or off anytime in the app under Profile → Privacy.

When enabled, only the text needed for each feature is sent — over an encrypted connection, never with your name or email attached. Your words are never used to train models, never sold, and never used for advertising. Your entries always stay on your device and in your personal iCloud; nothing is stored on our servers.

Groups let you read a Bible plan alongside friends or family and keep each other encouraged. As you and your group complete each day's reading, a shared mosaic image is gradually revealed together. You can see who has read, and share reflections if you choose to.

Every account can join groups for free. Free users can also create one group of up to 5 members. Sow Plus lets you create more groups and larger ones (up to 12 members each), and upload your own photo for the group's mosaic. Joining someone else's group is always free.

Because groups are a shared experience, some group data — your membership, daily reading progress, and any mosaic photo you upload — is stored on our servers and visible to the other members of that group. Your personal journal entries always stay private on your device and in your iCloud.

Yes! iCloud sync is available for all users — free and Plus. Your devotionals are automatically synced across all your Apple devices signed into the same iCloud account.

Go to the paywall screen and tap "Restore" at the bottom. This will restore any previous purchases linked to your Apple ID.

Open Settings on your iPhone, tap your name, then Subscriptions. Find Sow and tap Cancel Subscription. Your Plus features will remain active until the end of your current billing period.

Your devotional entries remain on your device and continue to sync via iCloud after cancellation. iCloud sync is a free feature available to all users. You will lose access to Plus-only features like expanded Ask Sow messages, unlimited custom plans, and spiritual habit insights.

Yes. Go to the Profile tab and tap "Export All Data" under the Data section to save a PDF backup of your entries. If you need your data in another format, contact us at hello@trysow.app.

To delete your data from Sow:

• Delete individual entries: Swipe to delete entries in the Journal tab within the app.
• Delete all local data: Uninstall the app from your device.
• Delete iCloud data: Go to Settings > [Your Name] > iCloud > Manage Storage, and remove Sow data.
• Revoke sign-in access: For Apple, go to Settings > [Your Name] > Sign-In & Security > Sign in with Apple. For Google, visit your Google Account security settings.

To request complete deletion of any server-side data (authentication sessions), contact us at hello@trysow.app. We will process your request within 30 days.

Profile → Privacy has two independent controls:

• Insights & Ask Sow: Turns the OpenAI-powered features (Insights, Ask Sow, and journal page scanning) on or off. When off, none of your content is sent to OpenAI. This is off by default until you enable it.
• Help Improve Sow: Controls anonymous usage analytics. Toggling it off immediately stops all analytics collection. Your devotional content is never included in analytics — only anonymous feature usage events are tracked.

No. Content sent through Insights, Ask Sow, and page scanning is processed by OpenAI only to generate your results — it is never used to train models, never sold, and never used for advertising. Requests are sent through our secure backend without your name or email attached, and your entries and chat conversations are not stored on our servers.

These features are off by default and only ever send your content after you've turned them on. Everything else — journaling, Bible reading, and your saved entries — stays on your device and in your personal iCloud, and is never sent anywhere for processing.