CBC Highlands vs Basic for Listening
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CBC Highlands
Access sermons from Dr. Gary Hewins and exclusive podcasts. Stay informed with the church calendar and receive important updates via notifications. This app keeps you connected to ministry news and events.
- Sermon access
- Exclusive podcasts
- Church calendar
- Push notifications
- Ministry updates
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Access to Dr. Gary Hewins Sermon. Listen to Pod Casts found exclusively on this App. Stay up to date with the church calendar. Turn on notifications so we can send you messages and updates on our ministry.
Basic for Listening
This app offers an activity-rich listening course designed to build skills in listening and conversation. It includes practice for testing and exam techniques, aiming to develop confident listeners and improve exam success.
- Activity-rich listening course
- Builds listening and conversation skills
- Practice for testing and exam techniques
- Engaging and motivating activities
- Short, practical content chunks
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Tactics for Listening Third Edition is an activity-rich listening course with proven success in building skills in listening and conversation. Now with Tactics for Testing, it provides plenty of practice in testing and exam techniques. The result is confident listeners - and exam success. This three-level American English listening course uses short chunks and practical, relevant activities to engage and motivate students.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Basic for Listening at 5.0 against CBC Highlands's 4.3. CBC Highlands's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 13 months). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Basic for Listening holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 5 respectively.
CBC Highlands ships an update every 2 months, Basic for Listening every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CBC Highlands | Basic for Listening |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 116 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | COMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCH OF HIGHLANDS, INC | Le Bin |
Customer experience
CBC Highlands
Basic for Listening
In-app purchases
CBC Highlands
No in-app purchases
Basic for Listening
No in-app purchases
