01 · UX Design YouVersion · 2018 · Present

Today View
& Plans.

Redesigning the daily entry point for one of the world's most-used Bible apps. The goal wasn't features, it was habit. Making showing up feel effortless, personal, and worth doing again tomorrow.

Product Design Interaction Design Habit Design Visual System YouVersion
1B+
App installs worldwide
20%
Retention lift

1B+ installs. The challenge was getting people to come back.

Three things drove return: streaks, emotional relevance, and low-friction entry points. Everything in this redesign maps to one of those three.

Before · 2018
YouVersion Today View before
After · Redesign
YouVersion Today View redesign

Explorations.

Today View design explorations

What shipped.

YouVersion Today View production screen
YouVersion Plans screen
YouVersion Bible Plans

Production screens · YouVersion Bible App · Today View & Plans

Plans redesign.

Before

Plans original

Redesign · Light

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06 · Outcome

Outcome

Video engagement up nearly 50%. Plans built a deeper habit.

Searching by feeling became one of the most used paths into content. Users don't open the app thinking "I want a 7-day plan." They open it anxious, hopeful, or lost — and this redesign met them there.

Plans navigation redesign

Next release: active, search, and saved plans — in one gesture.