diff --git a/mobile-app/app.config.js b/mobile-app/app.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9065cbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobile-app/app.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+
+module.exports = ({ config }) => {
+  let version = config.version;
+  try {
+    version = fs
+      .readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, '..', 'VERSION'), 'utf8')
+      .trim();
+  } catch {
+    // keep app.json's version as a fallback
+  }
+  return { ...config, version };
+};
diff --git a/mobile-app/eslint.config.js b/mobile-app/eslint.config.js
index 5c4578e..6de8b29 100644
--- a/mobile-app/eslint.config.js
+++ b/mobile-app/eslint.config.js
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ module.exports = [
       '.expo/**',
       'dist/**',
       'web-build/**',
+      'app.config.js',
       'babel.config.js',
       'metro.config.js',
       'eslint.config.js',
diff --git a/mobile-app/package.json b/mobile-app/package.json
index 8c4b729..3e67ff2 100644
--- a/mobile-app/package.json
+++ b/mobile-app/package.json
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
     "@shopify/flash-list": "^2.3.1",
     "expo": "~54.0.10",
     "expo-camera": "~17.0.10",
+    "expo-constants": "~18.0.9",
     "expo-dev-client": "~6.0.12",
     "expo-file-system": "~19.0.21",
     "expo-haptics": "~15.0.8",
diff --git a/mobile-app/src/screens/SettingsScreen.tsx b/mobile-app/src/screens/SettingsScreen.tsx
index aacb683..399109a 100644
--- a/mobile-app/src/screens/SettingsScreen.tsx
+++ b/mobile-app/src/screens/SettingsScreen.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
   TextInput,
   View,
 } from 'react-native';
+import Constants from 'expo-constants';
 import { Focusable } from '../components/Focusable';
 import { SafeAreaView } from 'react-native-safe-area-context';
 import GoBridge from '../GoServerBridgeJSI';
@@ -424,6 +425,7 @@ export function SettingsScreen() {
 
       <Card>
         <CardTitle>App</CardTitle>
+        <Row label="Version" value={Constants.expoConfig?.version ?? 'unknown'} />
         <Row label="Platform" value={`${Platform.OS} ${Platform.Version}`} />
         <Row label="Package" value="com.siddarthkay.syncup" mono />
       </Card>
@@ -590,7 +592,7 @@ export function SettingsScreen() {
             <View style={{ flex: 1, paddingRight: 12 }}>
               <Text style={styles.switchLabel}>Continuous background sync</Text>
               <Text style={styles.switchHint}>
-                Off by default. When on, SyncUp keeps syncing while backgrounded instead of only in the brief windows iOS normally allows, closer to how it behaves on Android. Uses noticeably more battery, since the sync engine and network stay awake continuously.
+                Off by default. When on, SyncUp keeps syncing while backgrounded instead of only in the brief windows iOS normally allows. Uses noticeably more battery.
               </Text>
             </View>
             <Switch
diff --git a/mobile-app/yarn.lock b/mobile-app/yarn.lock
index 483bc37..fb42b47 100644
--- a/mobile-app/yarn.lock
+++ b/mobile-app/yarn.lock
@@ -10444,6 +10444,7 @@ __metadata:
     eslint-plugin-unused-imports: "npm:^4.4.1"
     expo: "npm:~54.0.10"
     expo-camera: "npm:~17.0.10"
+    expo-constants: "npm:~18.0.9"
     expo-dev-client: "npm:~6.0.12"
     expo-file-system: "npm:~19.0.21"
     expo-haptics: "npm:~15.0.8"