Abide · User-contributed screenshot · resized, content unchanged

The author and narrator, named

An options sheet over the “Take Courage” player names Michael Foust as Author and Johnathon Eltrevoog as Narrator, with a Follow button, thumbs up and down, download, Sleep Timer and Screencast; a tooltip notes the new location for the sleep timer.

The author and narrator, named
Abide · interface and imagery remain the rights holders’ property. User-contributed screenshot · resized, content unchanged.

Design takeaway

Naming who wrote and who reads a session makes its voices accountable, and separates the devotional author from the narrator.

What this example establishes

An options sheet over the “Take Courage” player names Michael Foust as Author and Johnathon Eltrevoog as Narrator, with a Follow button, thumbs up and down, download, Sleep Timer and Screencast; a tooltip notes the new location for the sleep timer.

Limits and further verification

A still image shows one interface state. Gestures, timing, accessibility, persistence and what happens next were not tested. App version not recorded.

Provenance

Platform
iOS app · device model not recorded
Image origin
User-contributed screenshot · resized, content unchanged
Source or capture date
Captured 17 October 2025 · from embedded image metadata
Reviewed
6 October 2026
Version
Not recorded

Screenshot captured by Tobias Treppmann for his app-pattern research and supplied for this design reference. Resized for the web; content unchanged. Interface, imagery and Scripture text remain the property of their respective rights holders.

Compare the relevant patterns

100 · Audio and guided practice

Bible audio

From text alone, through a listen button and read-along, to audio built for a dark screen and fully produced devotionals: decide how much the voice leads, whose voice it is, and how a listening session ends.

Research-informed design proposal