Comparison

Saddleback App vs ONE Hearing the Word

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

Head to head
About

Saddleback App

This app helps you stay connected with your church community. Access messages, find resources, and discover opportunities to grow in your faith and get involved.

Highlights
  • Access weekend messages and past sermons
  • Explore helpful resources for spiritual growth
  • Discover opportunities to join small groups
  • Find volunteer opportunities
  • Receive event notifications and announcements
Features
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Stay connected, wherever you are. With the Saddleback Church app, you can explore weekend message notes, find helpful resources, and take next steps—whenever and wherever you’re ready. - Access Messages & Resources: Watch weekend services, explore past messages, and receive daily inspiration tailored to you. - Take Your Next Steps: Discover personalized opportunities to grow in faith, join small groups, volunteer, and make an impact in your church community. - Stay Updated: Receive notifications and updates so you never miss an event, message, or important announcement. With personalized features and tools, it’s everything you need to feel connected and grow in your faith, all in one place!

About

ONE Hearing the Word

This app facilitates a global Bible listening campaign, uniting believers through shared meditation on God's Word. It aims to foster spiritual revival and transformation, reminding users of their calling as witnesses. The campaign has expanded to include multiple languages and international participation.

Highlights
  • Global Bible listening campaign
  • Spiritual revival and transformation
  • Unity of believers
  • Multiple language support
  • International city participation
  • Theme song composition
Features
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Birthed by the one little mustard seed in 2019, ONE Hearing the Word Campaign (ONE Campaign) was co-founded by Faith Comes By Hearing Asia (FCBH Asia) and former Hong Kong Evangelical Fellowship (HKEF). The ONE Campaign https://www.onehtw.com/, a bible listening campaign rallying hundreds of churches globally during the 47-day Lent to express the unity of believers under the Word of God, aims to demonstrate that Christians are ONE Church and that there is only One Body of Christ. ​As we listen and meditate on the Word of God together, hearts will be touched, spirits ignited, and there will be a revival and transformation of lives, for we shall be reminded of our call to be witnesses to the ends of the earth. Inspired by the Vision of ONE Campaign, both Rev. Dr. Randy Frazee, Senior Pastor of Westside Family Church and Dr. Daniel KL Chua, Chair Professor of Music at The University of Hong Kong responded to the Call in the year 2021 by rallying international cities to participate in ONE Campaign, and composed a theme song for ONE Campaign (called “ONE Song”) respectively. Glory to be God, ONE Campaign has become a global movement! The ONE Song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1X_1BylPMH0 references Scripture closely, unfolding the epic journey from the Great Commission in Matthew 28 to New Jerusalem in Revelations 22, to express the unity of God and his Church, and how that unity is the driving force for the vision and mission of God’s Kingdom. With the concerted efforts of the Faith Comes By Hearing regional team, three more languages (Malay, Tamil and Vietnamese) were added to the “ONE Hearing the Word” (ONE) app from the year 2023. We now have total 9 languages. ​*Note: HKEF ceased operations in 2021 but previously supported English-speaking Evangelical Christians in Hong Kong, and international church leaders now meet monthly for prayer and support. More Info: To find out more about ONE Campaign, please visit our website: www.onehtw.com, contact us via email: hello@faithcomesbyhearing.asia. Faith Comes By Hearing Asia (FCBH Asia) https://www.faithcomesbyhearing.com https://www.faithcomesbyhearing.asia FCBH Asia is part of the family of FCBH in Albuquerque, U.S.A. which is an international audio Bible recording ministry and has audio Bibles available in over 2,300 languages. For 53 years, it has been committed to providing everyone, especially the poor and the illiterate with free access to the pure Word of God in their own heart language. From cutting-edge online and mobile technologies to solar-powered devices, its resources are currently used in almost every country in the world. Through its popular bible App, BIBLE.IS, it is committed and will make available the entire updated recordings of God’s Word in every language recorded. It is one of the missions of FCBH to realize Vision 2033, which aims to have the Word of God made available for 99.9% of the world’s population so that every tongue, and every tribe can know that Jesus is Lord. FCBH is also a top-rated charity with Charity Navigator for over 10 consecutive years.

Screenshots

Saddleback App4 screens
ONE Hearing the Word4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ONE Hearing the Word at 4.7 against Saddleback App's 4.0. ONE Hearing the Word also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Saddleback App's advantage is review sentiment (41% vs 0%) and ratings volume (109 vs 10). On price, update cadence, 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

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

ONE Hearing the Word holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Saddleback App has 109 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 41% of Saddleback App's written reviews are positive against 0% of ONE Hearing the Word's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Saddleback App ships an update weekly, ONE Hearing the Word fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Saddleback App versus ONE Hearing the Word: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSaddleback AppONE Hearing the Word
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (109 ratings)4.7 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.9% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings109 — better10
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB46 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSaddleback Churchfaith comes by hearing asia limited

Customer experience

Saddleback App

All ratings109 ratings
Positive70.6%
Neutral8.3%
Negative21.1%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive40.9%
Neutral27.3%
Negative31.8%

ONE Hearing the Word

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Saddleback App

No in-app purchases

None

ONE Hearing the Word

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Saddleback App free?
Saddleback App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ONE Hearing the Word free?
ONE Hearing the Word is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Saddleback App or ONE Hearing the Word?
ONE Hearing the Word is rated higher. Saddleback App averages 4.0 out of 5 from 109 ratings, while ONE Hearing the Word averages 4.7 from 10 ratings.
Do Saddleback App or ONE Hearing the Word have ads?
Neither Saddleback App nor ONE Hearing the Word shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Saddleback App or ONE Hearing the Word?
Saddleback App ships an update weekly, and ONE Hearing the Word fortnightly. Most recently, Saddleback App was updated on October 29, 2026 and ONE Hearing the Word on October 10, 2026.

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