Billy Crone vs Real Life Network
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Billy Crone
This app shares the gospel and encourages believers to live holy lives in anticipation of Jesus Christ's return. It offers online videos and DVD studies to reach the lost and strengthen the church.
- Gospel sharing
- Online video studies
- DVD studies
- Encourages holy living
- Anticipation of Christ's return
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We believe in the soon return of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Our mission is to share the gospel in any way possible to reach the lost and encourage the church to be watching and keeping our lives holy in anticipation of His return, through our online videos and DVD studies.
Real Life Network
Access free, faith-based media designed to strengthen your biblical worldview and encourage intentional living. Explore a variety of categories, including culture, politics, and family content, to deepen your understanding of faith and its impact.
- Free biblical worldview media
- Faith-based content
- Culture and current events programming
- Kids' and family-friendly content
- Live events
- Biblical worldview education
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Watch FREE relevant life-changing Biblical Worldview media that will motivate and educate people to intentionally live out their faith at home, in their neighborhoods and workplaces, and around the world. Big Tech, Big Government, and Big Business have increased their efforts to silence the teachings of Jesus. The Real Life Network (RLN) was created to offer faith-based content that will strengthen you and the beliefs you value. RLN is a digital media platform that features Biblical Worldview programming to fast forward the faith of viewers across the globe and ensure that God’s Word will not be silenced by today’s culture. Real Life Network has FREE content you need to grow your Biblical Worldview, on any device, whenever you need it. With something for everyone, RLN offers a wide range of categories to choose from. Program Categories: Culture Current Events Faith in Politics Kids’ Programming Family-Friendly Content Live Events Biblical Worldview An ever expanding network – As the Real Life Network grows, it will reach local communities around the world with creative faith-based storytelling and missions work. It all starts with Real Life Network Hawaii (KALOTV), which has been the home for Christian content across the Hawaiian Islands for more than two decades. Founded in Faith – Jack Hibbs is the founder of the Real Life Network and Real Life Ministry. Along with being a nationally syndicated radio and television host, Hibbs is also the founding pastor of Calvary Chapel Chino Hills. His straightforward, truthful, and insightful teaching style provides a greater understanding of God’s Word. He can be found on Real Life TV, Real Life Radio, the Jack Hibbs Podcast, on all social media platforms, and now the Real Life Network. Real Life Network is a free-to-use digital experience that will strengthen your faith and knowledge of the Bible and its impact, historically and today. Download the app now to get started!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Billy Crone at none against Real Life Network's 2. Billy Crone also leads on ads (none vs shown). Real Life Network's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 16 months) and review sentiment (93% vs 79%). On price, rating, ratings volume and device support 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. Real Life Network sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Billy Crone asks for nothing beyond the download.
Real Life Network holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 156 and 214 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Billy Crone's written reviews are positive against 93% of Real Life Network's.
Billy Crone ships an update every 16 months, Real Life Network every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Billy Crone | Real Life Network |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (156 ratings) | 4.9 (214 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 79.3% of reviews | 92.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 156 | 214 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Billy Crone | Real Life Ministry |
Customer experience
Billy Crone
Real Life Network
User reviews
Billy Crone
From 156 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great teaching content
- 👍 Valuable Bible lessons
- 👍 Relevant topics for today
- 👍 Thoroughly researched content
- 👍 Great sense of humor
Room to improve
- 🐛 App not working
- 🐛 Videos not playing
- 🐛 Buffering issues
- 🐛 Downloaded episodes not appearing
- 🐛 Trouble accessing downloaded sermons
Real Life Network
From 214 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Honest and bold reporting
- 👍 Timely and researched content
- 👍 Exposes obscured realities
- 👍 Safe space for discussion
- 👍 Applauds good, challenges wrong
Room to improve
- 🐛 App difficult to navigate
- 🐛 Needs app overhaul
- 🐛 Don't want to sign in every time
- 🐛 Navigation nearly impossible
- 🐛 App remembers position suggestion
Bugs and requests
Billy Crone
Reported bugs
24 issues- 🐛 Videos not playing
- 🐛 App starting to not play videos
- 🐛 Downloaded episodes don't come up
- 🐛 Trouble accessing downloaded sermons
- 🐛 Problems after updating app
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- 🐛 No place to access store for updates
- 🐛 Downloaded episodes don't come up
- 🐛 Trouble accessing downloaded sermons
- 🐛 Kicks out when pausing AirPlay
- 🐛 Resume starts from beginning
- 🐛 Stops playing when iPhone screen sleeps
- 🐛 No audio on iPad
- 🐛 No sound on iPhone
- 🐛 Audio doesn't work on iOS
- 🐛 Video doesn't appear on Android
- 🐛 No sound
- 🐛 No audio on videos
- 🐛 Audio files stop when screen turns off
- 🐛 Cannot get videos to play
- 🐛 No sound on videos or audios
- 🐛 Re-expanding video player shuts down video
- 🐛 Have to find place again after restart
- 🐛 Videos just buffer and don't load
- 🐛 No audio
Requested features
7 requests- 💡 Feature to pick up where left off
- 💡 Speed control for videos
- 💡 Ability to slow down videos
- 💡 'Watched' or progress bar on videos
- 💡 Identification of viewed videos
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- 💡 Continue playing audio after screen turns off
- 💡 Ability to buy videos
Real Life Network
Reported bugs
6 issues- App difficult to navigate
- Sign in every time
- Navigation nearly impossible
- Unable to watch services
- Blue line across screen only
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- Cannot rewind services
Requested features
4 requests- App remembers reading position
- App overhaul from user perspective
- Allow rewinding of services
- Content to grow over time
In-app purchases
Billy Crone
No in-app purchases
Real Life Network
- $4.99 Product$4.99
- Movie Purchase $9.99$9.99
Questions
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