Overview
Help with listening, reading, downloading, and studying in Calvary Compass. If something here does not answer your question, email us — a real person reads it.
A teaching will not play
- Teachings stream from each ministry's own server. If one ministry fails while others work, that host is usually having a moment — try again later.
- Pull down on Home to re-check every feed.
- On cellular, large studies can take a few seconds to buffer before playback starts.
- If a whole ministry shows no teachings, its feed may have moved. Tell us and we will re-point it.
Listening offline
- Tap Download on any teaching to keep it on the device.
- Downloads default to Wi-Fi only. Turn on Profile → Downloads → Allow Cellular Downloads to change that.
- Library → Downloads lists everything saved, with total storage used.
- The Bible, commentaries, cross-references, and maps are always offline — they ship inside the app.
Reading and studying
- Tap the translation button in the reader to switch between the nine bundled translations.
- Tap the study button to open Commentary, Cross-refs, and Places for the chapter you are reading.
- Tap a scripture chip on any teaching to jump straight to that passage with the cited verses marked.
- Select verses and choose Note to write a study note; it remembers which teaching was playing.
Changing the icon or opening screen
Profile → Appearance. Six app icons and five opening screens are included. iOS shows its own confirmation when the home-screen icon changes.
Playback controls
- Skip back 15 seconds or forward 30 from anywhere, including the Lock Screen and headphones.
- Playback speed runs from 1× to 2×; set a default in Profile → Playback.
- Unplugging headphones pauses rather than switching to the speaker.
- Everything resumes where you left off, even after the app is closed.
A ministry is missing, or a listing is wrong
Calvary Compass only carries publicly published feeds, and every teaching links back to its ministry. If you represent a ministry and want a correction, an addition, or a removal, email us and we will act on it.
Contact
Email support@shutterscoutapp.com with your device model, iOS version, and what happened.