Be
still…
and
listen.
Take five quiet minutes a day to escape the noise, open the Word of God, and listen for the One who is already speaking.
hark.
“to listen attentively”
It is an old word for a forgotten posture. Long before notifications, “hark” was a call to stop everything. Something worth hearing was about to be said.
Most prayer apps teach you how to talk to God. HARK is for the other half, the listening half. It is a simple daily rhythm of prayer, Scripture, and listening. In just five minutes, it helps you slow down, quiet your heart, and make room for God. It is also private by design. Your sessions and journals stay on your device, anything HARK transcribes is transcribed right on the phone (your voice never leaves it), and when your device supports it, HARK Insights can be generated on the device too.
“Be still, and know
that I am God.”
Five peaceful steps, one quiet rhythm.
A sanctuary that fits in your hand.
Every session opens the Word, guides a few minutes of stillness, and gives what surfaced a place to live. It does this gently, without hurry and without noise.
- Every session is a guided five-minute listen, anchored in Scripture.
- There are two ways to capture. Type as you go, or speak at the end and watch your words transcribed on your device.
- A quiet journal keeps what surfaced. It is private by default.
- Optional HARK Insights help you notice patterns over time.
The practice is five minutes.
The life around it goes deep.
Everything below serves the listening. What is yours stays on your device unless you choose to share it.
Type as you go, or speak at the end.
The capture field sits under the timer, so you can type what surfaces and file it with one tap. Or choose Hands-Free and keep the whole sit untouched: when the timer completes, speak everything that surfaced, one thought at a time, and watch it become your words. Anything HARK transcribes is transcribed on your device, always. Your voice never leaves it, and the recording is deleted the moment transcription finishes.
Reflect back in time.
Everything you capture gathers quietly, day by day, on your device only. Turn the dial and the date flips back like an old chapel calendar: see what was surfacing in you a season ago, search a word across every day you’ve sat, and let a gentle card greet you with this season a year ago. They are your own words, kept where you can return to them.
Five voices at the table.
Tap any verse and choose Study this verse. You get real cross-references, the Hebrew and Greek behind the words, and commentary from five named teachers: Matthew Henry (1710), Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (1871), John Gill (1763), Albert Barnes (1834), and Spurgeon closing every Psalm. Every word of teaching was written by a named human being. Nothing is generated. Verse studies are part of HARK Pro, and it all works offline.
Whole commentaries, downloaded once.
Gill and Barnes wrote on the whole Bible, so the full works come as one-time downloads. You get all 66 books of each, kept on your device and read offline from then on. The only thing the internet ever sees is the download itself. Which verses you open on a study page never leaves your phone.
Feeds that end.
Your Circle and the public Community open one shared moment at a time. One person’s words fill the screen, held and prayed over, and then the next comes. When you’ve held everything, HARK says so and stops. There is no infinite scroll and no algorithm, ever. A feed that ends is calm. That’s a promise, not a limitation.
A notebook, not a text box.
You get headings, bullets, and checklists, plus a serif notebook style for the pages that feel like a journal. From any verse study, bring in the verse and only the voices you tick, and send any note to Apple Notes through the share sheet. Notes are stored on your device, full stop. And they’re free.
Three doors to five minutes.
The biggest enemy of a listening practice is the thirty seconds of setup between wanting to sit and sitting. Golden Five is one tap. It starts a five-minute listen with your settings already in place. Tap the pill on Home, long-press the app icon, or say “Hey Siri, Golden Five in HARK.” Use whichever door is closest to your hand.
Twenty seconds of stillness.
Before you scroll on, here is a small taste of the practice, with the same timer you'll meet in the app. Press it, follow the breath, and let a HARK instrumental carry the quiet.
“Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.” 1 Samuel 3:9
That was twenty seconds. HARK is five minutes. It comes with Scripture, guidance, playlists like this one, and a place to keep what you hear.
It is short enough to keep and quiet enough to help you listen. It is a simple rhythm for your morning, your commute, or the end of the day.
HARK returns to the App Store soon.
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What is HARK?
HARK is a five-minute Christian listening prayer practice. It guides you through a quiet daily rhythm of prayer, Scripture, and listening. A single five-minute session is structured as five movements: Prepare, Listen, Reflect, Discern, and Act.
Is HARK free?
The practice is free forever. That includes the daily listening session (with Sacred Silence or Gentle Rain), capturing what surfaces, Reflect and Discern, the full Bible reader, journaling, Notes, joining one Circle by invite, the public Community, and your own session history. An optional subscription, HARK Pro (7-day free trial when eligible), adds the life around it: every soundscape and music playlist, guided listening, Hands-Free voice capture, structured tracks, HARK Insights, verse studies with five named commentary voices, the downloadable Commentary Library, creating and joining more Circles, sharing sessions into a Circle, and the Journey suite.
Is HARK a meditation app?
No. HARK is a Christian listening-prayer practice. It is anchored in Scripture (Psalm 46:10, “Be still, and know that I am God”) and is designed to help you listen for God through stillness, prayer, and reflection. It is not a secular meditation tool.
How long does a HARK session take?
A core HARK session takes about five minutes. The practice is designed to be short enough to keep as a daily rhythm. It fits into a morning, a commute, or the end of the day.
Does HARK use AI?
Yes, but only if you choose it, and never for theology. HARK Insights, an optional reflection at the end of a session, can be generated on your device when your device supports it; otherwise it is powered by Anthropic Claude. AI is opt-in, can be turned off, and HARK does not use private session content to train its own AI models. The Bible study layer contains no AI at all. Every word of teaching there was written by a named human author. AI output is for reflection and organizational support only; it never claims to speak for God.
Does HARK record my voice?
HARK records your voice only if you choose to speak instead of type, and anything HARK transcribes is transcribed on your device, always. Your voice never goes to a server, and the recording is deleted the moment transcription finishes.
Who operates HARK?
HARK is operated by Edgery LLC PS MEV, a Virginia limited liability company doing business as HARK. It was founded by Dominique Cooper. You can reach us at support@harktime.com.