Bar Above LLC · Austin, Texas

A small studio building software that earns its place.

We design, build, and operate mission-driven products with a focus on craft, trust, and lasting utility. Our first product is My Shepherd.

"WWJD meets ChatGPT — thoughtful answers directly from Scripture, not corrupted by man."

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My Shepherd app — scripture-based answers on a phone

Free for everyone No ads, no tracking No subscription Supported by voluntary contributions

Our Product

My Shepherd

A custom Large Language Model that derives every response directly from Scripture. Ask it anything — the answers come from the Bible, not from the opinions of man.

My Shepherd

Live

"The youth is already asking their phone for everything. This meets them there with Jesus's guidance instead."

My Shepherd is a thoughtful Bible companion in the format people already use every day. Ask any question — about anxiety, doubt, love, work, parenting, grief — and get answers rooted entirely in Scripture, with the verses cited so you can read them yourself.

We built it because we believe the next generation deserves better than algorithmic guesses about faith. They deserve direct access to the Word, in the device and interface they already love.

Free for everyone No ads No subscription Operated by Bar Above LLC

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About

Why Bar Above exists

Bar Above LLC was founded to build software that earns its place in people's lives — products that respect attention, protect privacy, and serve a purpose beyond growth metrics.

We're a small independent studio based in Austin, Texas. We're early. We work carefully. We'd rather build one good thing slowly than many shallow things quickly.

What we believe

Software should be a tool, not a slot machine.
Free should mean free — no ads, no data harvesting.
Trust is built one careful decision at a time.
Mission and craft don't have to compete.

Support

Keep My Shepherd free

Voluntary contributions keep it free for everyone

My Shepherd is free, with no ads and no subscription. It stays that way because people who find value in it choose to support it. Donations are one-time, processed securely through Stripe, and used to cover hosting, infrastructure, and continued development.

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Secured by Stripe · Receipts sent by email · My Shepherd is operated by Bar Above LLC.
Contributions are not tax-deductible.

Contact

Get in touch

General inquiries, partnerships, press, support.

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