Hymns (English)v4.0

Released November 8, 2016Redesign

iOS

The redesign update introduces a complete design overhaul and new search capabilities on iOS. While the rating delta shows an increase of 0.75, the post-update sample size is limited to two reviews. The net impact remains neutral until more volume accumulates to validate the performance and user interface changes.

What changed

UXComplete design overhaul
UXImproved hymn formatting
PerformanceImproved performance
UXModern user interface
New featureFull search engine by words, author, and title
New featureNew 'recents' section for quick access
New featureAbility to favorite hymns for easy reference
ContentVideo capability added for specific hymns
ContentDynamic addition of new hymns
New featureFeedback system for reporting incorrect lyrics

Reception

50/ 100 impact scoreNeutral

What didn't

UX
no evidence
The post-update sample size of two reviews is insufficient to evaluate the design overhaul and hymn formatting changes.
Performance
no evidence
No performance reviews have been submitted since the release of the update.
New feature
no evidence
User feedback regarding the new search engine, favorites, and recents features cannot be verified due to lack of review volume.
Content
no evidence
There is no user feedback available to assess the added video capabilities or dynamic hymn additions.

Marlvel takeaways

Prompt active iOS users for reviews to build a statistically valid post-update rating sample.
Monitor user feedback channels specifically for the redesigned search engine and hymn formatting to identify early usability issues.

Original release notes

This update from Apple will improve the functionality of this app. No new features are included.

- Complete Design Overhaul
- Improved Hymn formatting
- Improved performance
- Modern User Interface
- Full search engine available (search by words, author, and title)
- A "recents" section is now available
- Favourite your hymns for easy reference later on!
- Some hymns are now video capable (they have video to go with the works)
- Hymns can now be added on the fly (keep those requests coming through!)
- Added feedback for each hymn (if lyrics are incorrect, let us know!)