Praise vs The Sipp FM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Praise
This app allows users to celebrate and give thanks at any time, offering a full band and a variety of tracks for spontaneous praise. It provides a way to express gratitude and joy whenever the user feels inspired, without waiting for a specific occasion.
- Spontaneous praise breaks
- Full band accompaniment
- Variety of musical tracks
- Express gratitude anytime
- Celebrate in advance
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Ever have something to celebrate, but want support? Ever need to Give God thanks, but Sunday is to far away to wait? Now you can have a Praise Break whenever, and wherever you want to. The Praise Break app features a full band, with a variety of tracks to help you celebrate in advance. So why wait til Sunday? Praise Him Now!
The Sipp FM
Listen to live radio streams with DVR-like controls, view program schedules, and access news content. Set alarms to wake up to your favorite station and easily share content with friends.
- Live radio streaming
- Pause and rewind live audio
- Program schedule viewing
- News and social media content
- Alarm clock functionality
- Background listening
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The Sipp FM App: The Sipp FM app allows you to listen to The Sipp live stream, pause and rewind the live audio, and view the program schedule for The Sipp all at once! You can explore news and social media content, share stories and programs with your friends, and wake up to The Sipp FM with the alarm clock! Live Streaming • DVR-like controls (pause, rewind, and fast forward). You can pause the live stream to have a conversation and pick up right where you left off! Or rewind to catch a comment you just missed! • Listen to live streams from The Sipp FM even while traveling! Start the app and your favorite station starts playing. • Integrated program schedules for our streams! • Listen to The Sipp FM in the background while browsing the web or catching up on your emails! Additional features • Easily share stories and programs with family and friends via the “Share” button. • A built-in Sleep Timer and Alarm Clock allows you to go to sleep and wake up to your favorite station. • Read news stories, articles, and other information from the station all in one place. The Sipp App is brought to you by the people at The Sipp FM, Jackson State University, and Public Media Apps. We work to provide our valued listeners with great solutions to find what you want, when you want it, on whatever device you have! Please support The Sipp FM by becoming a member today! https://bit.ly/AppDonateLink https://thesipp.fm/ https://www.publicmediaapps.com/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Sipp FM at none against Praise's 1. The Sipp FM also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). Praise's advantage is ratings volume (656 vs 5). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Praise sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. The Sipp FM asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Sipp FM holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Praise has 656 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Praise's written reviews are positive against 100% of The Sipp FM's.
Praise ships an update every 11 months, The Sipp FM every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Praise | The Sipp FM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (656 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 656 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Jonathan Hutchinson | Jackson State University |
Customer experience
Praise
The Sipp FM
Bugs and requests
Praise
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes when using certain keys
- Issues with restoring purchases
- Compatibility problems with iOS updates
Requested features
3 requests- More sound options and variety
- Longer praise break music duration
- Volume control settings
The Sipp FM
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Praise
- Unlock All Features$4.99
The Sipp FM
No in-app purchases
