A Swiss nonprofit has released a new update to a Bible memorization app aimed at a persistent challenge faced by churches and small groups: sustaining long-term engagement after initial enthusiasm fades.
Poimena said version 6.8 of its Remember Me app introduces a group feature designed to help congregations, youth groups and families memorize Scripture together while tracking collective progress without exposing individual performance.
The feature, called “campaigns,” allows leaders to publish verse collections that participants can subscribe to, offering group-level data such as how many users have started, overall completion rates and which verses are proving most difficult. Individual memorization results remain private.
Church leaders often report strong participation at the start of Scripture memorization initiatives, followed by declining engagement within weeks. Poimena said the update is intended to address that retention gap by giving leaders visibility into whether a group is progressing, without requiring public accountability from individuals.
The group feature builds on the app’s existing focus on retention rather than initial memorization. Remember Me uses spaced repetition, a learning method that schedules reviews at increasing intervals to reinforce long-term recall. Verses that are missed during review cycles return to more frequent repetition.
Users see verses organized by status — new, due or known — offering a snapshot of how much material has been retained over time. Group campaigns apply the same logic collectively, while allowing leaders to add or revise verses without disrupting participants’ personal progress.
The app has been downloaded more than two million times since its launch, according to Poimena, and is used by individuals and groups across a wide range of church traditions.
Remember Me supports 44 languages, including biblical Greek and Hebrew as well as minority and regional languages such as Telugu and Swahili. It also accommodates different canonical book orderings used by Protestant, Catholic, Lutheran and Orthodox traditions.
Unlike many mobile applications, Remember Me operates without advertising, paid tiers or user data collection. Poimena said the app’s code is released under an MIT open-source license and is publicly available on GitLab, reflecting the organization’s nonprofit mission.
The app runs on Android, iOS, web browsers and desktop platforms, with progress synchronized across devices. Its mobile versions are designed to function offline, allowing use in areas with limited internet access.
Version 6.8 of Remember Me is available through major app stores and online platforms.
