Comparison

Mars Hill Audio vs i临帖

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

Head to head
About

Mars Hill Audio

Access a vast library of thoughtful audio content, including interviews with prominent thinkers and in-depth discussions on culture and faith. Stream or download audiobooks, documentaries, and an ongoing audio magazine. Search your library for specific guests and topics.

Highlights
  • Audio magazine subscription
  • Interviews with authors and thinkers
  • Audiobooks and documentaries
  • Searchable audio library
  • Streaming and offline listening
  • Free content archive access
Features
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THREE DECADES OF THOUGHTFUL AUDIO More than 10 years before the term “podcast” was ever used, MARS HILL AUDIO launched an audio magazine. First distributed on cassette tapes, then CDs, then MP3 downloads, then streaming from a website, the MARS HILL AUDIO Journal can now be enjoyed through our free app. Our principal product is our audio Journal, which has become required listening for those interested in developing a deeper understanding of “contemporary culture and Christian conviction.” Hosted by Ken Myers, the Journal regularly features insightful interviews with authors, critics, artists, and other prominent thinkers. In addition to the Journal, MARS HILL AUDIO produces audiobooks, anthologies, documentaries, and “audio reprints” from magazines and journals. All of this audio content can be streamed through the MHA app, or stored for later listening. The app also lets you search your library of audio products for names of guests and topics. POPULAR GUESTS AND TOPICS • Rebecca DeYoung, on the forgotten vice of vainglory • Nicholas Carr, on automation technologies and us • Joel Salatin, on farming practices that observe the order of Creation • Bishop Robert Barron on God, freedom, faith, reason, and holiness. • Gisela Kreglinger, on the spiritual meaning of wine • R. J. Snell, on how the vice of acedia denies the being of Creation • Dana Gioia, on the life and poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins • Peter Harrison, on the territories of science and religion FREE CONTENT FOR ALL In addition to enabling access to products you’ve purchased, the MHA app delivers regular releases of free content, including material from our 25 year-long archive, specially produced features on timely topics, and complete recordings of our Areopagus Lecture series. HOW YOU CAN JOIN THE CONVERSATION • Download the free MHA app • Sign in with the e-mail address tied to your MHA account (if you don’t have one, you can create one at marshillaudio.org) • Subscribe to the Journal or purchase individual copies and other products • Listen to free content from the app’s home page, or • Browse your library of back issues of the Journal and other products • Start listening. Stop as necessary. Talk with your friends. Repeat. WHAT LISTENERS TELL US “Thanks for the great work on the Journal which my wife and I have enjoyed for years. We like to listen while on road trips and find ourselves frequently pausing the play back to discuss various points. It is awonderful stimulus for conversation.” — D.S., Brainerd, MN, listener since 2004 “The recent segment on Renaissance polyphonic choral music was fantastic.  It opened up a new world for me.” — C.D., Indianapolis, IN, listener since 1997 “This is absolutely indispensable listening for me. I never fail to be stretched in my thinking and understanding of the issues discussed. It has been sheer pleasure to listen in on the conversations Ken has with his guests and be drawn into a world of thoughts, ideas, and issues that I would otherwise have never thought about, much less thought about well.” S.K., Canton, GA, listener since 2006 “As an undergraduate student, I welcomed each new episode of the Mars Hill Audio Journal like the discovery of a lost civilization; each issue revealing new voices and conversations to me from wise men and women I didn't know existed before. I've listened and re-listened to many of these conversations in the years since graduation and have come to count many of the Journal's guests as inspirations and guides.” — B.W., Fullerton, CA, listener since 2007

About

i临帖

Features
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古有颜真卿以黃土掃墻,歐陽修蘆荻代筆畫地學書;而今我們用iPhone練習書法! 如同真實的書寫,控制筆畫需要借鑑演示,耐心練習。用逆鋒慢速入筆,可以寫出較粗的筆道。加速移動并適時脫離,可寫出漂亮筆鋒。 - 以手指移動速度、加速度和压力改變筆道寬度。 - 自动评分。 - 四种蘭亭序版本欣賞。 - 每個字都有書寫演示,顯示軌跡。 - 可在米字格,九宮格和無格中切換。 - 可為顯示毛筆模式,以免手指阻擋視線。 - 可存儲所寫,并且可以改變大小和排列成為作品。 - 背景可用預設的中堂,條幅,橫幅和對聯等。 - 可自選圖片作品背景。 - 可導出作品圖片。 - 印章製作和嵌入。

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i临帖4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Mars Hill Audio at Free against i临帖's $0.99. Mars Hill Audio also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Mars Hill Audio is free to download; i临帖 costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mars Hill Audio ships an update monthly, i临帖 every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on August 10, 2026 and August 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Mars Hill Audio versus i临帖: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMars Hill Audioi临帖
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.4 (35 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews69.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings35 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMars Hill Audio小龙 高

In-app purchases

None

Mars Hill Audio

No in-app purchases

None

i临帖

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mars Hill Audio free?
Mars Hill Audio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is i临帖 free?
i临帖 costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mars Hill Audio or i临帖 have ads?
Neither Mars Hill Audio nor i临帖 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mars Hill Audio or i临帖?
Mars Hill Audio ships an update monthly, and i临帖 every 3 months. Most recently, Mars Hill Audio was updated on August 10, 2026 and i临帖 on August 15, 2026.

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