No accessible font sizes
Theoretically the app gives you the option of changing the font size to a more accessible size, but the largest font size is barely bigger than the smallest. I cannot read with any facility with the tiny text size that this app has. I know it has a lot of wonderful content, but it’s really frustrating that I cannot read it. The audio of the text is nice at times, but it’s not the same as reading.
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So close! Still great!
Absolutely love this app to stay on top on the Daily Office and devotions on the go. Thank you!
If I could request one thing, it is the ability to swipe from left edge to the right to go “back” instead of having to go all the way up to the top left to go “back.” It’s a simple gesture but powerful when using your phone with one hand. This functionality is built into most iOS apps.
If I could request one thing, it is the ability to swipe from left edge to the right to go “back” instead of having to go all the way up to the top left to go “back.” It’s a simple gesture but powerful when using your phone with one hand. This functionality is built into most iOS apps.
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Clean, concise and encouraging
This app makes participating in the daily office so fun, accessible and enjoyable!
Forward Movement
Loved this app until this afternoon when I got a blank screen when I opened it. Since it's $6.99 for the app I'm hoping this is temporary. I haven’t been able to open this for 2 days now. I can get it thru Facebook, but not the app.
Recommended for being customizable and the developers’ attention to detail and frequent updates
All the prayers and the lectionary readings you need to pray the Daily Office or to pray shorter devotions. And it can be as traditional or modern as you like, and can be simplified or prayer with the Angelus and Regina Coeli. I’ve been using Forward Day by Day since 2018 and have watched a good app get even better. Back then I liked the basic layout and functionality, but was disappointed that I was stuck with a small font size, even if I used a larger one in my iOS default settings. That was changed a few years ago; now there is a choice of fonts, sizes, screen colors, bold/italic for responses, and even drop caps, for a nice touch. I’ve used the app at home, for meetings, when traveling, and I’ve been happy with how well it has performed. If anyone asks about devotions or the daily office, I mention this app. Sending someone to the BCP for that is just unkind, since they’re so hard to follow there. I like to support Forward Movement, for the multitude of good things they do, and with this quality app, it’s just another reason to support them.
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Thank you
In today’s COVID era where I don’t get to church services like I would prefer, this is a great way to ensure I stay connected to the church.
The journal
Thank you so very much for adding the journal to this beautiful new addition of Forward!
Excellent but could be even better
The written firm of the Daily Office should offer a 3-reading setting which would match the podcasts of morning and evening prayer.
On saints’ feast days information about the saints should be linked to the Daily Office as in the Venite app.
On saints’ feast days information about the saints should be linked to the Daily Office as in the Venite app.
Depends on the Month
The authors of the reflections rotate each month. Some months you get mainstream reflections on the gospel. Other months you get heavy doses of social justice reflections. It’s like a whipsaw sometimes month to month. If you are sensitive to politics being mixed into your gospel reflections, I’d look elsewhere.
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Stopped working on iPhone XR
Please update the app.
Not connected to Internet or won’t open
I’ve enjoyed this app until last night when all I got was the revolving circle..I got the same today. Turned my iPad off, then on again, but got the message that I wasn’t connected to the internet. But I was connected. Deleted the app, then restored and got the revolving circle again. Maybe I’ll try the website. Deleting the app until fixed. Very disappointing.
By the way: in connecting to the website with Daily Prayer, the site also says “Not connected to the internet.” Someone needs to fix the site itself: that is the source of the problem. I will (try to) send them a contact message - if it goes thru’ .....
By the way: in connecting to the website with Daily Prayer, the site also says “Not connected to the internet.” Someone needs to fix the site itself: that is the source of the problem. I will (try to) send them a contact message - if it goes thru’ .....
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Not connecting to internet
I have been getting this ap, reading it daily and now it will not open. I tried going to a hotspot but it still will not open. Please let me know what to do! Thanks
Difficult to navigate
Was happy to find an app for this as much easier for me to read than print version. Unfortunately, I found it cumbersome to move to a different date, among other things. Navigation is not intuitive and thus frustrating. Instead I’m using the free version on the website - much better. Save the $7 and donate to your parish instead.
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Not Available Offline
I’m I the only one who goes on vacation to wild and natural places and is disappointed I can’t do my morning readings because this app has to be online to work? Please update your app to cache a few days or a month of data so it works everywhere I pray.
Nice to have again
Used to get these little books at church years ago. Nice to see it again and have it electronically. But why is the text in the app so huge?? It’s much larger than any other text on my phone. To get it a reasonable size, I have to make the rest of my phone text super tiny. You lose two stars for that. It’s like trying to read a billboard at arms length.
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Message: Not connected to the internet
I do love this app, but I can’t get it to work properly. I keep getting that error message about the internet connection, which I see others have had trouble with, also. Please help!!!
Meditations missing?
I got this app because I wanted the daily meditation in electronic form. Not there! I do appreciate having the daily lectionary readings, but I still have to have the print copy to get the meditations? The app does not deliver what the App Store blurb promises...
Thanks for a great app
I love the app and we use it at daily morning prayer.
Suggestion/request: I ave vision troubles and I use the app because the magazines are harder to read. I wish I could stretch the text on my iPod, but the app does not support text stretching. Any chance of a change?
Thank you, Deacon Lawrence
Suggestion/request: I ave vision troubles and I use the app because the magazines are harder to read. I wish I could stretch the text on my iPod, but the app does not support text stretching. Any chance of a change?
Thank you, Deacon Lawrence
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Not opening
Love the app, same issues of not opening!
No internet connection
From the get-go right after downloading and installing this app I get “No internet connection.” Tapping “Retry” brings no response. All other apps connect. How do I get a refund?
