Woven

The roadmap

Woven, a thread at a time.

Woven is being built one release at a time. Each piece goes to beta testers on TestFlight first. Nothing is on the App Store yet. This is everything built, being built, and planned.

Now

On the loom this week.

The Where card

Press a place for its meaning, other names and a small map of the land drawn in the app.

In progress

The Book Lens

Long-press a book’s name on the canvas for the who, what, when, where and why of the book.

In progress

Next

Designed and next in line.

The Section Lens

The same overview for a whole section — the Law, the Prophets, the Gospels.

Planned

Named studies & spans

Notes on any span, open questions, and summaries on book and section bands.

Planned

Links, side by side

Join two passages phrase to phrase, label the link, and see links bundle from altitude.

Planned

The return

What you wrote meets you in the margin when you read the passage again.

Planned

Releases

Every release, in order, with what it brings.

  1. Release 1

    The Reader

    In testing

    Just Scripture, beautifully set, with every word ready to press.

    • The ReaderClean typography, a chapter a swipe away, and your place kept.In testing
    • Passage pickerJump anywhere by book and chapter, or type a reference.In testing
    • Word-aligned translationsThe Berean Standard Bible and the unfoldingWord Literal Text, every word tied to its Greek or Hebrew.In testing
  2. Release 2

    The Word Lens

    In testing

    Tap a word: the page magnifies and the understanding beneath it opens.

    • The Word LensThe original word, its pronunciation, how else it’s translated, and where it first appears.In testing
    • Every occurrenceA spine of the whole Bible, one dot per book, that you can run your finger along.In testing
    • Across the testamentsA Hebrew word’s Greek counterpart, and back again.In testing
    • Walking the wordsSwipe sideways to move the lens to the next word without closing it.In testing
    • History you can walkOne trail through everything you opened — back, forward, or hold for the path.In testing
    • Definitions & the Who cardDefinitions as a short list of senses, and a card for the people of Scripture.In testing
  3. Release 3

    The Canvas

    In progress

    Pinch out of the page into the whole Bible, and make your study where it lives.

    • The Verse LensLong-press a verse number: translations side by side, parallels and references.In testing
    • The canvasEvery chapter of the Bible on one board. Write a chapter’s summary right where it sits.In testing
    • The Chapter LensA chapter’s outline, your summary and its references in one press.In testing
    • The Where cardPlaces with their meaning and a map of the land.In progress
    • Book & Section LensesThe context for every book and every section of the canon.In progress
    • Named studies & spansNotes on any span, open questions, summaries on book and section bands.Planned
    • Links, side by sidePhrase-level links with labels, bundled from altitude.Planned
    • The returnYour notes meet you in the margin when you come back to a passage.Planned
    • Called-up threadsA word’s thread drawn across the canvas, read start to finish. Keep the ones that matter.Planned
    • Arrangements & toolsParallel, chiasm, sandwich, inclusio — a book laid out in the shape you see in it.Planned
    • Sync & sharingiCloud sync, Markdown export, and a study sent to a friend as their own copy.Planned
    • Topic ThreadsNave’s Topical Bible and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as threads across the canvas.Planned
    • The Jesus ThreadEvery mention of and allusion to Jesus in both testaments, in scarlet — plus about 50 curated threads.Planned
    • Tutorials in placeA sample study to learn from and delete, and tips where they fit.Planned
  4. Release 4

    Search & polish

    Planned

    Everything finished to the last detail, and the beta opened wider.

    • SearchFind any word or phrase from the passage picker.Planned
    • Settings & sourcesYour defaults, and full credit for every open source Woven is built on.Planned
    • Accessible throughoutVoiceOver, Dynamic Type, contrast and Reduce Motion, audited screen by screen.Planned
    • Feel & first runHaptics, the app icon, and a first launch that shows you around.Planned
    • A wider betaThe TestFlight beta opened to around 50 testers.Planned
  5. Release 5

    Woven 1.0

    Planned

    On the App Store. The waitlist gets its one email.

    • Beta burn-downBugs and clarity only — no new features until launch.Planned
    • App Store launchFree, no ads, no account, and works fully offline.Planned
  6. After 1.0

    On the horizon

    Exploring

    Ideas we want to build once Woven is in people’s hands.

    • Ask the passageQuestions answered only from the text, with citations you can tap.Exploring
    • Sermon modeFast reference-hopping on Sunday, and sermon sets you flesh out after.Exploring
    • Concept search“Where does Scripture talk about forgiveness?”Exploring
    • More study toolsCycles, acrostics, argument flow, type and fulfilment, character traces, timelines.Exploring
    • Siri & Shortcuts“Open John 1.” Deep links into any thread.Exploring
    • More translationsESV, NIV, NASB and CSB, as licensing allows.Exploring
    • iPad & MacBigger canvases for bigger studies.Exploring
    • Obsidian exportYour study as linked notes.Exploring