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A prayer streak with missed days crossed out

A gold flame above “1 Days Streak”; the week row shows Sunday to Tuesday crossed out and Wednesday ticked, and the text reads “Complete your daily prayer each day and your streak won’t reset!”.

A prayer streak with missed days crossed out
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Design takeaway

Crossing out days of prayer turns them into failures. Prayer is not something an app can verify; avoid streaks for it altogether.

What this example establishes

A gold flame above “1 Days Streak”; the week row shows Sunday to Tuesday crossed out and Wednesday ticked, and the text reads “Complete your daily prayer each day and your streak won’t reset!”.

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 20 August 2025 · from embedded image metadata
Reviewed
6 October 2026
Version
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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.

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