Comparison

溪水旁 vs Devotion Journey

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

Head to head
About

溪水旁

Features
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By the Stream app is a magazine app that let's you read articles from By the Stream magazine published by Chinese Gospel Church Of Toronto directly from your Apple device. It is identical to the paper version and the web version of the magazine www.xishuipang.com. Key features: - All volumes of the magazine are available in the app. - Switch simplified/traditional Chinese character versions - Change font sizes

About

Devotion Journey

A personal Christian devotional app for daily scripture reading, prayer, and journaling. It offers a gentle, simple interface to track spiritual growth and maintain a connection with faith throughout the day.

Highlights
  • Read Bible in multiple languages
  • Chapter guides for slow Scripture entry
  • Prayer time and item tracking
  • Devotion journaling and reflections
  • Spiritual journey and growth tracking
  • Save highlights, bookmarks, and notes
  • Angel companion guidance
Features
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Devotion Journey is a quiet, practical Christian devotional companion. Read Scripture, pray, write devotion journals, follow your spiritual journey, and keep your daily rhythm in one place. The app is designed to feel gentle, simple, and personal — not noisy, not overwhelming. What you can do: • Read the Bible in multiple languages • Use chapter guides to enter Scripture more slowly • Keep prayer time and prayer items • Write short devotion journals and reflections • Track your spiritual journey and growth • Save highlights, bookmarks, notes, and favorite verses • Receive gentle guidance from your angel companion Devotion Journey is built for people who want to stay close to God in daily life — whether for a few quiet minutes in the morning, a short prayer break during the day, or a deeper reflection at night.

Screenshots

溪水旁3 screens
Devotion Journey4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 溪水旁 at none against Devotion Journey's 7. Devotion Journey's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 10 months). On price, ads, 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

Both are free to download. Devotion Journey sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. 溪水旁 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

溪水旁 ships an update every 10 months, Devotion Journey every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
溪水旁 versus Devotion Journey: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter溪水旁Devotion Journey
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB83 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperChinese Gospel Church Of TorontoZHEN CHEN

Customer experience

溪水旁

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Devotion Journey

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

溪水旁

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Devotion Journey

One-time7
  • Support $3$2.99
  • Support $5$4.99
  • Support $10$9.99
Show 4 more
  • Support $20$19.99
  • Support $50$49.99
  • Support $100$99.99
  • Support $200$199.99

Questions

Is 溪水旁 free?
溪水旁 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Devotion Journey free?
Devotion Journey is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 溪水旁 or Devotion Journey have ads?
Neither 溪水旁 nor Devotion Journey shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 溪水旁 or Devotion Journey?
溪水旁 ships an update every 10 months, and Devotion Journey every 2 months. Most recently, 溪水旁 was updated on October 24, 2026 and Devotion Journey on October 31, 2026.

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