Streams in the Desert

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4.7
4.53K reviews
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Content rating
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About this app

Experience God's refreshing touch as you read Streams in the Desert by Mrs. Charles Cowman updated with digital features for your Android phone or tablet.

Mrs. Charles E. Cowman, the wife of Rev. Charles Cowman, founder of the Oriental Missionary Society, were missionaries in Japan from 1901 to 1918. She compiled Streams in the Desert from various sermons, readings, writings, and poetry she had read over the years.

The immense popularity of this book has allowed at least 19 editions of the book to be printed. The widespread appeal grows daily as new readers discover the joy, challenge, and inspiration found in Streams in the Desert.

Features:
• Classic and timeless devotional content.
• Daily reminders to read your daily devotion.
• Listen to devotional content read by built-in voice synthesizer.
• Bookmark your favorites and add your own notes.
• Share devotional content or image through messaging or social media.
• Choose your reading font and reading mode; white, sepia, gray or black.

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Updated on
Aug 29, 2025

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
Location, App activity and 2 others
This app may collect these data types
Location, App activity and 2 others
Data is encrypted in transit
Data can’t be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.6
4.13K reviews
A Google user
December 22, 2018
I have this devotional book in my library and have read it in previous years but having it in an app is very convenient. It always seems to have a fresh word for my current circumstances. However it does have one problem which needs to be corrected. It truncates longer entries by overlaying a Note section at the bottom. If you share the entry, it provides the entire text in the message, however.
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Monica Berning
October 3, 2020
I love this app, and had it rated high until the ad from today. I can put up with a lot of stupid things in an ad, but you don't put an ad with SOUND on a devotional app. Especially when it's the kind of app that is SILENT in every context. That is terrible. The ads here have progressively been getting more annoying. When reading a book, ads are ridiculous. It seems the company has forgotten that reading a book is all we're doing. It's been two weeks since posting this. Removing another star.
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RRozsa
February 20, 2021
I have the old edition (in hardback), which my friend and I use for our devotionals. In my opinion, the new writing style of this version just doesn't speak to us as clearly as the older version. The language is more "flowery" now, but is no longer in the every-day speaking style, which we both feel has more impact.
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What’s new

New: Background music player to accompany your devotions
New: Choose from Acoustic, Piano, Nature, Chill, or Contemporary soundscapes
Improved: Minor fixes and performance enhancements