Comparison

Mardel vs Elevated Faith

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Mardel

This app allows users to browse Christian and educational products, view weekly ads, find store locations, and access coupons. It offers a wide selection of Bibles, books, gifts, and supplies to support spiritual and intellectual needs.

Highlights
  • Browse Christian and educational products
  • View weekly ads
  • Locate nearby stores
  • Access coupons
  • Shop Bibles, books, and gifts
  • Discover homeschool curriculum
Features
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Christian & Education products are now available at your fingertips every time you open the Mardel App! Download the Mardel App to browse the weekly ad, locate stores near you, grab the current coupon available in-store or online and more. Mardel Christian & Education is a faith-based company dedicated to renewing minds and transforming lives through the products we sell and the ministries we support. To this end, we provide a large selection of Bibles, books, movies, gifts, music, kid products, apparel, church and educational supplies, and homeschool curriculum. We offer quality products at great prices on Mardel.com and across our 35 stores located in the central region of the United States. Our products share truth, teach knowledge, offer encouragement, inspire worship, and bring joy--fulfilling the vision of Mardel to make a difference and give hope. We are a resource center equipping the whole person--specializing in the provision of all your spiritual and intellectual needs.

About

Elevated Faith

Discover handcrafted Christian jewelry and exceptionally soft apparel designed to be conversation starters about faith. A portion of every purchase supports impactful charities worldwide, spreading love and hope.

Highlights
  • Handcrafted jewelry
  • Soft apparel
  • Faith-based designs
  • Charitable donations
  • Conversation starters
Features
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Shop handcrafted jewelry, the softest apparel you'll ever wear + so much more. Elevated Faith creates conversation starters: jewelry and apparel that open doors for wearers to tell friends and strangers about their faith. We give a portion of every sale to world changing charities & other organizations around the world to practically improve people’s lives and share love and hope to a world that desperately needs it.

Screenshots

Elevated Faith4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Elevated Faith at 99% against Mardel's 0%. Elevated Faith also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.9) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). Mardel's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Elevated Faith holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Elevated Faith has 5.5K ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Mardel's written reviews are positive against 99% of Elevated Faith's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mardel ships an update every 5 months, Elevated Faith every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Mardel versus Elevated Faith: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMardelElevated Faith
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (19 ratings)4.9 (5.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews99.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings195.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMardel, Inc.Elevated Faith LLC

Customer experience

Mardel

All ratings19 ratings
Positive73.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative26.3%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative83.3%

Elevated Faith

All ratings5,533 ratings
Positive99.2%
Neutral0.3%
Negative0.5%
Written reviews405 reviews
Positive99.0%
Neutral0.2%
Negative0.7%

Bugs and requests

Mardel

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Elevated Faith

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Cart issues (items disappearing)
  • Sizing inconsistencies

Requested features

4 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Missionary/ministry discount
  • AirPods cases
  • More male clothing options

In-app purchases

None

Mardel

No in-app purchases

None

Elevated Faith

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mardel free?
Mardel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Elevated Faith free?
Elevated Faith is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mardel or Elevated Faith?
Elevated Faith is rated higher. Mardel averages 3.9 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Elevated Faith averages 4.9 from 5.5K ratings.
Do Mardel or Elevated Faith have ads?
Elevated Faith shows ads; Mardel does not.
Which is updated more often, Mardel or Elevated Faith?
Mardel ships an update every 5 months, and Elevated Faith every 3 weeks. Most recently, Mardel was updated on September 9, 2026 and Elevated Faith on September 25, 2026.

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