CBC Highlands vs SMART Certification
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.
SMART Certification
Earn CPR certification conveniently from your smartphone. This OSHA and American Heart Association compliant course takes 90 minutes or less, featuring gamified learning, video demonstrations, and guided chest compression practice.
- Smartphone CPR certification
- OSHA & AHA compliant
- Gamified learning activities
- Video demonstrations
- Guided chest compression practice
- Complete in 90 minutes or less
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CPR Certification: Anytime, Anywhere, all from your smartphone! The ResusciTech lay-responder certificate is OSHA and American Heart Association compliant and anyone can earn it anytime, anywhere, in 90 minutes or less. This training course includes gamified learning activities, short video demonstrations, and guided hands-on chest compression practice. All you need to complete this course is your phone and a couch seat cushion for chest compression practice.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CBC Highlands at none against SMART Certification's 12. CBC Highlands also leads on device support (4 vs 2). SMART Certification's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (334 vs 6). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. SMART Certification sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. CBC Highlands asks for nothing beyond the download.
SMART Certification holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SMART Certification has 334 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CBC Highlands | SMART Certification |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (6 ratings) | 4.7 (334 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 85.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 334 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 484 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | COMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCH OF HIGHLANDS, INC | Resuscitech Inc. |
Customer experience
CBC Highlands
SMART Certification
Bugs and requests
CBC Highlands
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
SMART Certification
Reported bugs
3 issues- Compression depth and rate detection issues
- Upside-down instructions for practical evaluation
- Inconsistent performance and feedback
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to save progress and resume later
- More guidance on proper infant handling
- Discussion of adult back blows for choking
- Improved practical evaluation experience
In-app purchases
CBC Highlands
No in-app purchases
SMART Certification
- First Aid Certificate$39.99
- CPR Certificate$54.99
- Certificate Bundle$54.99
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- CPR Certificate$59.99
- CPR & AED Certificate$59.99
- CPR Certificate2 variants$64.99
- Certificate Bundle$69.99
- CPR Certificate2 variants$74.99
- Certificate Bundle$84.99
- Certificate Bundle$99.99
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