Comparison

Pause vs helloHOPE

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

Head to head
About

Pause

This app provides short, guided sessions to help you slow down, breathe, and reconnect with your faith amidst a busy life. It offers various session lengths and guided programs to foster inner peace and spiritual connection.

Highlights
  • Short guided prayer sessions
  • Customizable session lengths (1-10 mins)
  • Daily rhythm reminders
  • Guided soul check-ins
  • Multi-day guided programs
  • Focus on spiritual connection
Features
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Life moves fast. Your soul doesn’t. The Pause App offers a simple way to step out of the noise, release what you’re carrying, and reconnect with God in the middle of your busy day. Built around short, guided pauses, the app helps you slow down, breathe, and return to a grounded place of peace and presence. Whether you have one minute or ten, these gentle moments create space for your soul to recover. Inspired by the practice shared in Get Your Life Back, Resilient, and Experience Jesus. Really., the Pause App began as a tool our team used every day—and has become a daily rhythm for people around the world. What you can do with the Pause App • Take short “Pauses” to reset your mind and heart - Choose from 1-, 3-, 5-, or 10-minute sessions designed to help you let go, recenter, and reconnect with God. • Build simple daily rhythms - Set reminders that fit your life—morning, evening, or anytime you need a breath. • Check in with your soul - A quick, guided way to name where you are and receive a gentle next step. • Go deeper with guided programs - Explore multi-day journeys like 30 Days to Resilient and Experience Jesus. Really.—designed to strengthen your inner life and help you walk with God in a grounded, honest way. Why people love the Pause The Pause App is simple on purpose. No pressure. No performance. Just small, honest moments to breathe again, reconnect with God, and recover the life of your soul. If you’re feeling tired, overwhelmed, distracted, or simply hungry for a deeper connection with God in the flow of real life, the Pause is a gentle place to begin.

About

helloHOPE

This app offers daily reminders of truth, curated Scripture with nature photography, and prayer prompts to help users find hope during difficult times. It also features calming music, inspiring stories from other families, and lock screens for constant reminders.

Highlights
  • Daily truth reminders
  • Curated Scripture with nature photography
  • Prayer prompts by category
  • Calming instrumental music
  • Stories of families navigating adversity
  • Saveable lock screens
Features
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Sometimes it’s hard to see with the fog of what’s happening around you. Sleepless nights, uncertainty about decisions, and loneliness are a part of all of our stories. This app is designed to help you through the fog to find hope in the midst of what is happening around you. App features: + A daily reminder of truth that is grounded in hope and written specifically for, and often by, families walking through a childhood diagnosis + Curated Scripture paired with nature photography to help you pause and let truth wash over you + Prayer prompts by category to help you connect with God when you need help finding the words + Calming instrumental music by artist Stanton Lanier that can be played while you browse the app + Stories of other families who have navigated the hard seasons of a childhood diagnosis with hope + Lock screens you can save for a reminder of hope whenever you pick up your phone About helloHOPE: helloHOPE is a not-for-profit corporation focused on connecting families facing medical adversity with hope through stories and practical resources. helloHOPE's mission and vision have been birthed from personal experience and a passion to make a practical difference in family life. We believe that adversity can bring families together and strengthen relationships, and we believe that hope is worth pursuing.

Screenshots

Pause4 screens
helloHOPE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Pause at 5.9K against helloHOPE's 14. Pause also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). helloHOPE's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Pause against 5.0 for helloHOPE. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pause has 5.9K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 98% of Pause's written reviews are positive against 100% of helloHOPE's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pause ships an update every 2 months, helloHOPE every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pause versus helloHOPE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPausehelloHOPE
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (5.9K ratings)5.0 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews98.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5.9K — better14
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB43 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperRansomed Heart MinistrieshelloHOPE Inc

Customer experience

Pause

All ratings5,347 ratings
Positive98.6%
Neutral0.8%
Negative0.6%
Written reviews799 reviews
Positive98.4%
Neutral0.5%
Negative1.1%

helloHOPE

All ratings14 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Pause

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App freezing or not opening on certain devices
  • Inability to progress through 30-day program when encountering technical issues

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to control volume of background music
  • Option to continue background music after meditation ends
  • Offline access to download individual pauses

helloHOPE

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Pause

No in-app purchases

None

helloHOPE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pause free?
Pause is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is helloHOPE free?
helloHOPE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pause or helloHOPE?
helloHOPE is rated higher. Pause averages 4.9 out of 5 from 5.9K ratings, while helloHOPE averages 5.0 from 14 ratings.
Do Pause or helloHOPE have ads?
Both Pause and helloHOPE show ads.
Which is updated more often, Pause or helloHOPE?
Pause ships an update every 2 months, and helloHOPE every 6 months. Most recently, Pause was updated on October 25, 2026 and helloHOPE on October 2, 2026.

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