Abide

Christian meditation and listening content, including Bible narration, bedtime stories and material for children.

Organisation: Guideposts Church Corporation Official website App Store

Who it serves

People seeking Christian guided reflection, Scripture listening or bedtime content.

An editorial summary of publisher positioning. Source

App facts

Platform: iOS
Store category: Reference
Store version at lookup: 3.97.0
First store release: 11 March 2014
Store ratings: 122,049 in US at lookup

Ratings are not downloads or active users. App Store facts checked 25 October 2026.

Revenue and reach

App-specific revenue and active user numbers have not been verified in the sources reviewed. See the organisation profile for separately scoped figures where available.

Ingredients and design

Features and patterns visible in the reviewed captures. How they work matters: a subscription, streak or AI feature alone is not an ethical verdict.

Related patterns in these captures

Bible audio
Bible tab combines daily chapters, long reading plans and a chapter listening entry.
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Devotional audio
Home presents daily meditation, topic chips and prayer cards with access locks. Home shows narrator portraits with follow buttons and associated meditations. Sleep tab organises narrated story cards with category filters and premium locks. Scrolled Sleep catalogue presents religious and wellbeing-themed titles with narrator credits. Meditation grid pairs titles with scripture references and premium locks. Scrolled collection presents meditation titles and Bible references. Photographic audio player includes a scripture quote and duration/speed controls. Audio-length sheet leaves the short option available and locks longer choices. Speed sheet offers ten rates with 1.0x selected. More sheet identifies the public author and narrator alongside listening utilities. Background picker combines sound cards, a volume slider and playback-context toggles. A paused mini player remains above the tab bar while home displays daily and themed collections. Abide lists daily Scripture meditation and childlike-faith audio cards. Abide plays a Scripture meditation and highlights its audio-length control. Abide credits a meditation author and narrator beside playback options. Abide displays the Scripture meditation player at 1:14 elapsed.
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First use
A custom sheet frames tracking permission with privacy and personalisation explanations. iOS tracking permission appears over Abide home.
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Prayer
Home presents daily meditation, topic chips and prayer cards with access locks.
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Reading plans
Bible tab combines daily chapters, long reading plans and a chapter listening entry.
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Each is an example relevant to the pattern’s design question; it does not show every option in its spectrum.

No overall app grade assigned. Other dimensions remain unassessed. How we assess design · Checked 25 October 2026.

What reviewers report

Store reviews offer useful questions to investigate. These retrieved samples are self-selected, vary by platform and do not establish the experience of every user.

Illustrative reading

Calming Scripture/audio is appreciated; a selected critical account reports an unsolicited alarm and poor volume control.

Based on 2 selected review excerpts, which may be historical; not a full thematic analysis. Review source

Google PlayEnglish / US requested

48 written reviews within the 180 days ending 25 October 2026.

4–5 stars: 233 stars: 41–2 stars: 21

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Google PlayGerman / DE requested

No written reviews in this retrieved sample fall within the recent window.

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Apple App StorePublic review page · default order

10 selected excerpts returned; these may be older and are not a recent or random sample.

Returned dates: 25 October 2017 – 17 March 2025.

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Collected 25 October 2026. Up to 50 newest Play reviews per requested language/storefront before the date filter. Requested locale does not establish residence; streams may overlap and must not be added together. Star counts describe ratings, not text sentiment or ethical quality. Methods and limitations.

App Store screenshots

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Publisher-supplied images from the US App Store, checked 25 October 2026. Promotional artwork may include captions or composites; it shows how the publisher presents the app.