Beacon Baptist vs HorizonBC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Beacon Baptist
Stay connected with church activities through sermons, notifications, and a digital Bible. Access event calendars and join online services.
- Watch or listen to past services
- Receive push notifications
- Read the Bible
- Join online church services
- View event calendar
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This app will help you stay connected with the day-to-day life of our church. With this app, you can watch or listen to past services, stay updated with push notifications, read the Bible, join us for church online, and view our calendar of events.
HorizonBC
Stay connected with your church family through this app. Access sermons, live streams, an electronic Bible, and ministry giving. It also provides basic informational forms for new members.
- Listen to past sermons and Bible studies
- Watch live stream services
- Access an electronic Bible
- Support ministry through giving
- Complete informational forms
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We offer our app to our church family to help you stay connected with Horizon Baptist Church. You can listen to past Sermons and Bible Studies by our pastors. Watch Live Stream Services (when available) as well as access an electronic Bible, support the ministry through our giving page and complete some of our basic informational forms. Thank you for being a part of and supporting Horizon Baptist Church! Mobile app version: 6.21.1
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: HorizonBC at every 2 months against Beacon Baptist's every 7 months. Beacon Baptist's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.1). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Beacon Baptist against 5.0 for HorizonBC. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 2 respectively.
Beacon Baptist ships an update every 7 months, HorizonBC every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beacon Baptist | HorizonBC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Beacon Baptist Church, Inc. | Horizon Baptist Church, Inc |
Customer experience
Beacon Baptist
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In-app purchases
Beacon Baptist
No in-app purchases
HorizonBC
No in-app purchases
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