The App Does Not Fulfill Its Purpose – My Utmost Review

ADDITIONAL COMMENT FOR ODB CREATORS OF THIS APP Apr 8, 2020: This app is so confusing and disappointing, not because of OC’s work, but because of the app’s inconsistencies and unclear operation. I rarely comment on any day’s devotional but have noticed the very frequent comments of a very few but same people on almost every day’s devo. On April 6’s devotional, a commenter asked a question and several of those same people replied. There are no dates attached automatically to comments unless the commenter puts a date in her/himself, so there is no way of telling if that question and related answers were current or from a previous year. However, I decided to post a brief reply two days ago (2020). On April 8, just two days later, I went back to April 6’s devo to read those comments and answers again. MANY OF THE COMMENTS AND THE WHOLE THREAD OF THAT QUESTION AND RELATED REPLIES WAS GONE! How disappointing. An app is only as useful as the complete and accurate delivery of its intended purpose. UPDATE AND REQUEST Apr 6, 2020: I still find the bright white introductory interface annoying as I read MUHH often in the early morning while in the dark. My request is that the year of each reader’s comments be posted with each comment they make, giving other readers the context of when the comment or question was posted. There is a feeling of futility in answering a commenter’s question if it is not current. UPDATE Oct 9, 2019: I have found that some of my previous concerns have been either fixed or I have discovered the correct features, I am not sure which. The bright-white screens still exist in some areas so that nighttime reading is an assault to my eyes until I reach the dark pages. And I see that James Reimann’s updated edition is being used alongside the Classic. That is very welcome. While I still find the switch between Classic and Updated confusing (which is the actual selected one—black or white?), I find I enjoy reading the comments of others who have posted their thoughts. And unlike this App Store tiny type, the ODB MUHH app has an adjustable type size function. Great improvements! March 5, 2018. I used to use the old apps to read Chambers's thoughts and I enjoyed being able to simply close the Classic version app and go to Mr. Reimann’s updated version if a meaning was unclear to me. The format was easy to use, pleasant to read in any light situation, and identical except for the “language” used — the original words of Oswald Chambers or the careful interpretation of his thoughts by James Reimann. The apps were easy to navigate and my reading experience was not ruined by a bright white modern-looking interface that irritates my eyes, tiny type font I cannot read, a confusing two-day-available screen, and unnecessarily complicated navigational instructions and screens. On top of those non-improvements, you’ve taken away the ability to use a low-light screen instead of the irritating and eye-searing bright white screen. Plus, you totally took away the old easy-to-use Reimann updated version app! Major fail in all ways. Thankfully, Logos Bible has an excellent edition of MUHH.
Review by mizzaka on My Utmost.