Hallow (app)

Hallow is an American Catholic meditation and prayer app owned by Hallow, Inc.

Hallow app provides audio-guided Bible stories, prayers, meditations, sleep, and Christian music. Other features include community challenges and daily prayers such as the Catholic practice of Lectio Divina, curated music, praylists, and options to set prayer routines.

Hallow is based in Chicago, Illinois in the United States. Alex Jones is the chief executive officer (CEO) of the company.

History

Hallow was founded by Alex Jones, Erich Kerekes, and Alessandro DiSanto in December 2018. Alex Jones, who grew up as a Catholic, lost his faith as a teenager. With the use of meditation, Jones chose to revert to Catholicism and made the decision to create a platform to assist others in a similar situation. (Jones has no connection to Alex E. Jones, the proprietor of the far-right InfoWars website.)

In January 2022, the app was launched in the Spanish language.

As of February 2022, the app has been downloaded more than two million times. Hallow's subscription is available in two tiers: monthly and yearly. Since then actor Jonathan Roumie, who portrayed Jesus in The Chosen, has appeared in ads for the app.

In April 2022, Hallow announced a partnership with American actor Mark Wahlberg.

In June 2022, Hallow started the I am Here Eucharist campaign in partnership with the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit.

Popularity

In February 2024, Hallow reached the No. 1 spot in Apple's App Store, ahead of ChatGPT, Google and others.

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