# Daily Hope — user reviews > 73 indexed App Store user reviews of Daily Hope by Daily Hope Ministries, rated 4.80/5 from 343 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/daily-hope/id659272511/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/daily-hope/id659272511.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 306 · 4★ 18 · 3★ 9 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 9 ## What do users think of Daily Hope? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 📖 Inspiring and meaningful biblical teachings - ⏰ Convenient 20-30 minute daily devotionals - 👨‍🏫 Relatable storytelling and practical life application - ❤️ Emotionally uplifting and encouraging content - 🎯 Clear explanations of scripture and God's word - 😊 Positive and humorous teaching style - 📱 User-friendly interface and easy navigation - 🔤 Adjustable font size options - 🎧 Audio and text format options available **Cons** - 🚫 Cannot skip missed days or choose specific devotions - 🌙 Dark mode display issues and readability problems - 🔊 App requires screen to remain on to play audio - 🔄 Background playback functionality removed in recent update - 💳 Difficult and cumbersome purchase process - 🎬 Intrusive intro video plays repeatedly - 📅 Devotion shows previous day instead of current day - 🔍 No way to mark or bookmark previously read devotions - 🔗 Inconsistent content between app and website/podcast **Commonly reported bugs** - App stops updating after weeks of use - XML Parser error messages preventing app access - App crashes when opening workbook button - Audio playback stops when screen is turned off - Audio playback stops when using other apps - App fails to load current day's devotion - 404 file not found errors for audio streaming - App becomes inaccessible after extended use - Inconsistent devotion dates between app and other platforms - Intro video plays every time app launches - Font size too small and unreadable on iPhone - App only displays in portrait mode on iPad - Email notification system not working properly **Most requested features** - Bookmark or heart feature to save favorite devotions - Dark mode support for eye comfort - Background audio playback capability - Message outline availability within the app - Ability to track listened/read devotions - Larger and darker font options - Push notification reminders for daily devotions - Social sharing and accountability features for small groups - Gift purchase options - Easier card management and payment options - Disable or skip intro video option ## Newest reviews (14 of 73) ### 3/5 — Update issue *2025-05-26* The app requires you to stay on the screen to listen. It's not playing in the background like it use to. Please urgently review. ### 3/5 — Difficult to Purchase *2025-01-24* Always difficult to purchase. Why don’t you allow gifts with a purchase? Why do you retain credit card information? I don’t like to use the same card and your site makes it so difficult to remove a card. SO DIFFICULT! Pastor Rick: Listen religiously. Love your content. Site needs work. ### 4/5 — Eternally grateful *2024-10-08, version 3.0.5* for Pastor Rick, Daily Hope and the Daily Hope App. My daily commitment to prayerfully listen to and learn from pray from Rick’s teachings have been transformative to my life. Thank you Rick for your prayers reaching gs and lifelong commitment to live out and teach scripture’s life lessons. You, your life and your family have blessed and indeed given hope to so many of us all over the world. 🙏 One small thing please - consider making the message outlines available on the app so we can listen learn and “fill in the blanks” all in one place ? Then I can rate the app 6/5. We appreciate you. Best LC Annapolis, MD ### 5/5 — AWSOME APP *2024-04-25* I love pastor Ricks style of preaching! Everyone has 20-30 mins to spare to listen to a great message of Gods word! He explains Bible verse’s using relatable stories and you walk away completely understanding the true message of Gods Word for your life! ### 5/5 — Yes *2023-09-28, version 3.0.4* Hyuh ### 5/5 — God Speaks *2023-03-19* My husband and I have been reading this daily devotional each and every morning for the last seven years! It is amazing how God speaks to us through his word through this devotional! It is like a playbook for our lives. Each word from the Lord through Pastor Ricks devotional is customized to what we are experiencing that day in our family, and it offers such a wonderful encouragement from the Lord! Highly recommend this. ### 5/5 — Great app for daily devotional and podcast *2022-04-23* Very encouraging and simple. Easy to listen to and short enough to make it easy to fit into my day. ### 4/5 — Overall, great! But… *2022-02-01* Love it but I wish there was a way to know which podcasts I have already listened to. Sometimes I lose track and I don’t see a way to mark them off. But I love it. I’ve been learning so much! ### 2/5 — Doesn’t update *2020-12-24, version 2.2* I’d give this app 5 stars but it doesn’t update!!!! ### 5/5 — 100% a gift from God *2020-11-11* Praise God for this app and Rick Warren’s gift of speaking truth to millions of people through this app! I recommend this app to all the people in my circle as well as students across my college campus! This app is a daily practice for me along with my other daily devotionals and readings. ### 5/5 — My daily medicine *2020-01-02* I absolutely love this app. I need this App to start my day the correct way. I listen at work but now that I download the app, I will be listening on my way to work instead of the radio. I would give this six stars if I could. ### 5/5 — Start your day with hope *2019-11-03* Regardless of whether you consider yourself as religious or not, this message is simply one of hope. Sometimes life just gets hard and hearing the right message can get you through one more day. The messages are practical advice for everyday life Try this for a few dats and you’ll be hooked. ### 5/5 — Life Changing *2019-07-04, version 2.2* I have only discovered this app 1 month ago and the timing is only God’s that I did! I have been a believer for decades, even a women’s ministry leader in the past. I’m in a very difficult trial currently and with Rick teaching directly from God’s word and sharing his own experiences, my faith and trust have been renewed in a whole new way through Ricks compassionate and real life daily teaching and encouragement. Thank you Pastor Rick for sharing your love of Jesus and encouragement to never give up! ### 4/5 — App stopped working *2019-03-25* Daily Hope app stopped working didn’t get any down load for today’s devotional but it is on the website ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Disappointed *2025-06-22* I am disappointed with the app. I can't listen to any day I want to. If I miss a day, it won't let me move on. I have to listen to the day I missed. I can't leave that day missed. I have to listen to the day I missed. I want to listen to the current day's devotion. Just a lack of control, no choice in what day I hear. **Developer response:** Thank you for sharing this—we’re really grateful for your feedback. We understand how limiting that experience felt. We’ve since released an update that allows you to access any day’s message, so you can engage at your own pace. Your input truly helped shape this improvement. We’d love for you to check out the latest version and let us know what you think. ### 1/5 — Screen not showing in dark mode *2025-06-17* Prefer dark mode for reading due to eye color and issues. Please consider correcting this issue. **Developer response:** Thank you for your feedback! We understand how important dark mode is for comfortable reading. We’re happy to share that dark mode is now available in the latest version of the app. We hope it makes your experience much more enjoyable, and we’d love to hear what you think! ### 1/5 — Update is horrible *2025-05-24* This was the best app: I listened to it in the car, at the grocery store with airpods in, on break at work, and before bed. Now the app must remain open WITH the screen on to be listened to. I cannot listen to it and use my phone for other activities, or turn the screen off - both cause the app to stop playing the daily devotional. Horrible update that has ruined the app. ### 1/5 — Update issues. *2025-01-24, version 3.0.5* This app stops updating after a few weeks of use. ### 1/5 — So disappointing... *2021-04-03* I am reading reviews from two and three years ago and finding that some complaints from then still apply today. Why is that? Is no one paying attention to the feedback? How sad! I first downloaded this app about two months ago because I love Rick Warren. Unfortunately the devotion that opened up for me on my iPhone was from the previous day. Today I opened the app again to see whether that had been addressed or resolved and found that the issue remains the same. Please fix this! I would like to be able to open the app at 6am to the current day’s devotion and not the previous day’s one. I will try back again later in the year - maybe - but in the meantime, I’m off to use a more reliable devotion. This is so disappointing! ### 1/5 — App Does Not Update *2020-05-16, version 2.2* The app does not update with a new devotional each day. ### 1/5 — Great but dead *2018-06-25, version 1.06* I love this app so much. I use it daily and it’s often a conversation point for me and my husband. But it’s not been working for a long while and needs an update. By the reviews others are greatly missing this app too. The app is so much easier than the podcast, and they are sometimes not the same Topic, and I would love to be able to use it again. Please update it ### 1/5 — Error Message *2018-06-19, version 1.06* Please update and fix. 6/19/2018 ### 1/5 — Love the App but it’s broken *2018-06-17, version 1.06* Getting the same XML Parser error others have already reported. Please fix it. It’s been broken for a couple of months now it seems. ### 1/5 — What happened? *2018-05-30, version 1.06* This app has turned out to be a huge disappointment. It worked great for awhile, but now I get weird error messages and it won’t open at all, so I have deleted it. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great Improvements *2026-04-17* Love this app, the recent update has a nice design change and I can still access the content from Pastor Rick like before ### 5/5 — Love the app *2025-04-06* Love the app it teaches me so much. I have leaned so much about God and who he truly is. I love the examples that are given along with verse which give an even clearer understanding of what I’m reading and I can comprehend it even better. The only thing I wish is that I could heart certain devotions to be able to go back to ones that I want to read again instead of scrolling to find them. ### 5/5 — Living in faith, guided by joy! *2025-02-08* Rick’s message has deeply inspired me to love Jesus and live according to the path the Lord has intended for us. It serves as a guiding moral compass, yet following it is not a burden—it is a joyful choice. His uplifting and positive approach, infused with just the right amount of humor, makes his teachings both engaging and meaningful. I find great joy in sharing his message with others, knowing it has the power to encourage and uplift those who hear it. ### 5/5 — So grateful Pastor Rick ! *2025-01-10* Daily Hope App helps me know and love Jesus more everyday ! User friendly and indeed it gives me hope ❤️God bless you Pastor Rick ### 5/5 — Daily Hope *2025-01-01* Daily Hope is truly what it says it is!!! Rick Warren is so heartwarming and teaching of Gods Word!! ### 5/5 — My daily source for hope. *2024-12-14* I’m so thankful for this app. I listen to Daily Hope almost every day. It helps me get closer to God by learning more of His word. Pastor Rick’s messages have always resonated with me. I’m filled with gratitude for his teachings and everyone who supports his work and this app. Thank you so much. ### 5/5 — Excellent *2024-11-16* Great tool for us. Rick has always a wise word from the Bible that inspires us. ### 5/5 — Really helpful *2024-11-04* Im going to Chinese Church, but recently my son is turned 13 years old, I can’t use Chinese to share God’s message with him anymore, i started listening Daily Hope now, it really help me to have conversations with my son. Love it! ### 5/5 — Lifeline to hearing God’s word when was angry and hurt *2024-09-19* Every morning while putting on my make up and doing my hair, I listen to the 20 minute teachings of Daily Hope. At times, it has been my lifeline to hearing God’s Word when I was too sad, angry or hurt at life’s situations to really sit down and read from my own Bible. God’s Word is what is life changing, but he has gifted Pastor Rick with a teaching style that is both encouraging and challenging. I’m very thankful for Daily Hope. ### 5/5 — Great daily encouragement! *2024-06-13* I listen to Daily Hope in the mornings while I am getting ready for the day. It’s wonderful to hear Pastor Rick’s voice and to learn various insights from him to apply to daily life. So thankful for this app!! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-25.*