# Joel Osteen Ministries — user reviews > 265 indexed App Store user reviews of Joel Osteen Ministries by Lakewood Church, rated 4.71/5 from 8,038 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/joel-osteen-ministries/id652174679/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/joel-osteen-ministries/id652174679.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 6,958 · 4★ 524 · 3★ 148 · 2★ 88 · 1★ 319 ## What do users think of Joel Osteen Ministries? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🙏 Inspirational and uplifting messages - 📚 Convenient access to sermons and devotionals - 🌟 Positive impact on users' lives - 👍 Easy to use and navigate - 🙌 Strengthens users' faith and relationship with God **Cons** - 🐛 App crashes or freezes - 🔑 Login and account issues - 🔇 Audio/video playback problems - ⏱️ Outdated or delayed content updates - 💰 Donation-focused app experience **Commonly reported bugs** - Inability to log in or reset password - Crashing or freezing when trying to watch videos - Outdated or non-functioning features - Compatibility issues with newer device updates **Most requested features** - Ability to save or bookmark favorite messages - Option to adjust font size or text contrast - Improved sharing functionality for messages - Prayer request submission feature - Offline access to content ## Newest reviews (19 of 265) ### 2/5 — Glitches *2025-10-30, version 600.0.34* The app was working great but lately, the message is written out of order. Apparently, the daily message in the app is not formatted correctly. Therefore, the sentences/paragraphs are gibberish because they are out of sequence and disorganized. Difficult to read . ### 3/5 — Grateful *2025-02-11, version 600.0.1* I fell in love with this app in 2020. In 2022 I got a new phone and tried to download the app and it was not the same😣. Today in 2025, same thing. I still get the daily word but it's only through email now. I enjoy it so much, it will never be burdensome to just check my email, but the ease of the app was great!! ### 2/5 — The mobile application *2024-09-01, version 4.0.19028* Please update the mobile app,it’s horrible,can’t log in,donate,please repair ### 1/5 — Current version of App *2024-05-08, version 4.0.19028* Your app is broke since last update! Cannot find verse of the day and very limited in what you can see on there ### 1/5 — New design *2024-05-04, version 4.0.19028* I agree with all the other one star reviews, the new app does not allow for the daily devotionals. The daily devotionals were amazing and a great way to start the day. Please bring that back. ### 1/5 — App Ruined *2024-05-01, version 4.0.19028* I love Joel Osteen ministries, however, I used to use this app daily to read the Word of the Day and find encouragement but in the latest update that has been removed and instead replaced with a home screen selling books.. very sad to see this decision was made. Deleted the app. ### 1/5 — Not Good *2024-04-30, version 4.0.19028* What happened to the daily message and prayer. I was always inspired by that message. It started my day with God ### 1/5 — Unable to create account *2024-04-01, version 3.4.9147* I have tried numerous times to set up an account and each time I get sent a link to click on and nothing happens. It’s a dead link. When I do get a reset code and put it in, I get the username/password is not correct. I have even tried using several devices and 2 email accounts. I wish I could access the app. ### 1/5 — So bad *2024-02-26, version 3.4.9147* Joel Osteen is one of the greatest pastor in the world. The only thing is not supporting is just the the laziness of the app developers that never want to fix the buggy that always there and leave it there for months and even years, why would you have the apps then if can’t work it supposed to be. Thats really really sad and waisted of money ### 3/5 — Can’t create an account and no cust serv *2024-02-24, version 3.4.9147* I have tried both of my email accounts and can’t create an account to get into this app. It sends me a link that won’t open every time, so I can’t create a password. I can’t contact customer service to help me figure out what I’m doing wrong. I was really looking forward to using this app. ### 3/5 — Love it, but it keeps crashing *2024-02-16, version 3.4.9147* I look forward to the reading every day, and I like to start my day with God’s inspiration. I also like watching Jules’s videos, but I am unable to watch them on the app. Whenever I click on one to play , the whole app crashes. Am I doing something wrong? ### 3/5 — Seems like app doesn’t work *2024-02-03, version 3.4.9147* 2 years ago last update and tried to sign up …can’t, send email with link to click that doesn’t click or go anywhere, try to sign up app asks you to sign up again after You signed up so have not ever used, if anyone is using…have a great day! Maybe they will fix for the rest of us some year ### 2/5 — App does not work for me *2024-01-16, version 3.4.9147* I redownloaded the app to see if it will actually work this time and it still doesn’t. Every time I click on a sermon to play at knocks me out of the app. Please fix. ### 1/5 — Cannot play videos *2023-12-31, version 3.4.9147* Every time I press play on a video it kicks me out of the app. It also happens to my friend on his phone. Very disappointing. I see from other comments this has been going on for quite a while… Is it even being addressed? ### 3/5 — Super Frustrating *2023-12-03, version 3.4.9147* Unfortunately, the app keeps closing anytime I press play to watch a previous sermon. Al other tabs seem to function okay. I even tried reinstalling the app twice.😞 ### 1/5 — Not biblical *2023-10-30, version 3.4.9147* Joel Osteen has been deceiving people for years. Joel wants you to believe that if you are conceiving positive thoughts and expecting to become financially wealthy, God will make it happen. I encourage you to read the Bible instead of Joel’s books. “Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.” ‭‭Luke‬ ‭9‬:‭23‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ “Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭19‬:‭21‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ “Then He lifted up His eyes toward His disciples, and said: “Blessed are you poor, For yours is the kingdom of God.” ‭‭Luke‬ ‭6‬:‭20‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ ### 2/5 — App suddenly crashing every time I open *2023-10-26, version 3.4.9147* LOVE this App - but now suddenly crashing every time I open Restarted phone, deleted and reloaded App - still crashing Please fix 🙏🏻♥️ ### 1/5 — Never works!!! *2023-09-08, version 3.4.9147* Are used to love this app, but in the recent months, every time I try to login it shuts down. I love listening to the messages, I’ve tried to sign in, I’ve tried to uninstall and reinstall the app several times, I’ve tried to reset my password, I have even tried a different email address. Nothing seems to work. Please fix the app. Some people really really depend on it. ### 1/5 — Won’t let me sign in *2023-09-08, version 3.4.9147* Recognises my email but not my password and won’t allow to reset it. Admin needs to fix this. Not happy, not on tv, not on YouTube and can’t sign in. Disappointed ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Worthless *2025-04-22, version 600.0.11* I thought this would be good to watch your sermons on Sunday. I was wrong! Each time I try to log in, it fails. The email I get from you doesn’t even let me. Not worth it and I will look for a better app with a different pastor. ### 1/5 — Can’t save sermons *2025-02-02, version 600.0.1* The new app replaced the ability to save your favorite sermons. The previous app held my favorites and it was wiped away. If there is a way to save sermons it’s not very visible. I hope they update this app and make that adjustment because it is needed. ### 1/5 — Disappointed *2024-09-23, version 4.0.19028* I don’t know what happened to your app but it isn’t working right. The only option I see is to request a book. Next button is in Spanish and supposedly has messages but it’s blocked off 2/3 of the way down and you cannot access them. The next button is podcasts and the last is a donation button. No daily messages any more? No place to “log in” or even set up an account. So the app is pretty worthless. I deleted and reloaded the app with same issues. ### 1/5 — App. Changes *2024-08-11, version 4.0.19028* I miss the way the old app was with all past services and the ability to shop and purchase all Joel Osteen books. ### 1/5 — Can’t access anything anymore *2024-08-10, version 4.0.19028* Can’t see the daily word(today’s word) without going through the app support. So I’m deleting the app because I don’t need it if I have to go through the app support. ### 1/5 — Where are the Devotions? *2024-07-05, version 4.0.19028* 2024 Update: What happen to the daily devotion at my finger tips on the app? The whole point of the app was to easily do my daily devotions with ease before satan tried to be busy with my day. But that giving button is there. I really hope the App Home Screen gets updated to have my devotions on the home screen. I can’t even sign into my account like before. Daily devotion access gone. Giving button added. 🤔🧐🤨 Update: 6/28/18 Still love what I said before. But since one of the last updates the font for the daily devotions is super small. I know I’m hitting 40. And I need glasses. But it’s super tiny. And w the blue grey color of font w white background. It’s hard. I set my iPhone setting for larger font but it does not work for this app. Could we have a font setting in the app for the devotions? Or a zoom feature like Instagram? Also I miss the scripture being printed at the bottom of the Sunday messages. Even if the whole verse is not typed. Can we have the scripture reference? Thx thx. Older: Love the app! I love that the daily devotionals are here. It's better than receiving them in between other emails in my inbox. However I wish I could refer back to the day befores or prior. Love that I can watch Sunday's message as well through out the week. I look forward to how it's going to grow. ### 1/5 — App is stuck on Request a Copy *2024-06-23, version 4.0.19028* Can’t get to the former choices like Today’s Word, there are no menu options to get there. Have to go to the web version to get to inspirational. Web version has a pull down menu but this app doesn’t. Please check, it has been a while now. Thank you. ### 1/5 — Daily devotional *2024-05-30, version 4.0.19028* Please bring them back. ### 1/5 — Updated App *2024-05-19, version 4.0.19028* I loved the old version of the app because of having the Todays Word devotion. With the updated version, Todays Word is gone. Please bring it back. ### 1/5 — Missing todays word *2024-05-13, version 4.0.19028* I always share today’s word with colleagues. This new app does not allow access. It stays on order 3 minutes book. What happened… ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Inspiring Messages *2026-08-23, version 600.0.70* I have been listening to Joel Osteen for years on my way to work. He gets me focused on God’s word and the calling that is on my life to serve God and others! Thanks Joel:) ### 5/5 — Crashing *2023-05-24, version 3.4.9147* The app keeps crashing. The original Joel Osteen app had a great interface, beautifully done and very smooth. ### 5/5 — Hi *2022-10-10, version 3.4.9147* Joel & (Victoria) Osteen ministries app is very uplifting, encouraging and inspiring to me. Pastor Joel Osteen has a God given talent to teach the word of God in an amazing way. ### 5/5 — God is good *2021-11-06, version 3.4.9147* I love the ministry I love everything the Joe Osteen til less it gives me encouraging and helps uplift my spirit I could and thank God for a better ministry in the better person to preach. ### 5/5 — The only one I watch *2021-09-09, version 3.4.9147* Very positive approach to learning yourself and building a beautiful relationship with God. You can talk to Joel on his site. Very nice and learning positively is the only way. Be kind to yourself download this app and it will help you feel better. Lots of tools. God is love🙏❤️🤗 ### 5/5 — Joel Osteen Ministries *2020-08-30, version 2.4.1* It turn my life a new creation , full of encouragement when watching Joel Osteen ministries all the time. Pastor Joel and the wife Victoria are really spiritually annointed from our Lord Jesus Christ that everyone is touch of the holy words they always imparted. Motivational, inspirational and it uplifted our spiritual needs always. ### 5/5 — Good and helpful *2020-08-20, version 2.4.1* Helpful in ones daily journey of life. ### 5/5 — Joel’s App *2020-07-08, version 2.4.1* When you are going through something or need a lift...Joel can bring you through a storm. My go to app to get my today, tomorrow and future blessings. We need more words of encouragement, especially with debt, bills, lack of jobs, the president shenanigans, driving on the roads, getting out for shopping and more. The pandemic really got a lot going, stay prayerful. Thank you for Joel and his family blessings and helping others to see it going to be alright, just press through. ### 5/5 — Great App *2020-07-04, version 2.4.1* App is great once you get authenticated. Enjoy!! ### 5/5 — Blessed by joel osteen app *2020-05-08, version 2.4.1* Praise Jesus that he let this app and other Christian apps accessible tobminister to us anywhere anytime i am truley grateful to have this easy to use app never have any issues always up to date content from the holy bible and its free to download the messages are crucial for me i enjoy this app highly recommend it i always have encouragement when i need its a super neat app user friendly if you want to grqo your faith in god this a superb tool --- *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 2026-09-03.*