Joseph Prince · User-contributed screenshot · resized, content unchanged

A study layer you can switch off

The reader’s Settings sheet shows Font and text size, “Show JP Study Bible” switched off and “View in Paragraph Mode” switched on, with the caption “The JP Study Bible is best experienced in Verse Mode and will be hidden in Paragraph Mode.”

A study layer you can switch off
Joseph Prince · interface and imagery remain the rights holders’ property. User-contributed screenshot · resized, content unchanged.

Design takeaway

Making the study layer switchable keeps the plain text available. Coupling it to verse mode is a design choice worth stating, as here.

What this example establishes

The reader’s Settings sheet shows Font and text size, “Show JP Study Bible” switched off and “View in Paragraph Mode” switched on, with the caption “The JP Study Bible is best experienced in Verse Mode and will be hidden in Paragraph Mode.”

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 22 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

99 · Reading and Scripture

Numbers, headings and notes

From a reader’s edition with nothing but the words, through verse numbers, section titles and note markers, to a full study layout: decide what sits around Scripture, who wrote it, and who can switch it off.

Research-informed design proposal