Comparison

Building Courage vs Beyond Surviving

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

Head to head
About

Building Courage

This 40-day devotional series offers practical, Biblical meditations and prayers to help overcome fear, anxiety, and PTSD. It aims to promote healing in the spirit, soul, and body through guided lessons.

Highlights
  • 40-day Biblical meditations
  • Practical lessons and prayers
  • Addresses anxiety and PTSD
  • Promotes spiritual healing
  • Guided devotional content
Features
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Would your life be different if you had more courage? This 40-day series of Biblical meditations is designed to help you build courage. It is not theoretical. It is made up of practical lessons and prayers that have helped me and many others win battles with deep anxiety, fear and even post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This devotional has as its aim to facilitate healing, in the spirit, soul, and even the body. May the love, life, and light of God the Father penetrate your heart and mind as you spend time with Him following these simple lessons.

About

Beyond Surviving

Access and review tools for a specific program. This companion app provides quick access to essential resources. It is designed to support users of the Beyond Surviving Program.

Highlights
  • Quick access to tools
  • Review program resources
  • Companion app functionality
  • Supports Beyond Surviving Program
Features
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Quickly access and review your Beyond Surviving Tools. Companion app for the Beyond Surviving Program.

Screenshots

Building Courage3 screens
Beyond Surviving4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Beyond Surviving at fortnightly against Building Courage's every 6 months. Beyond Surviving also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, ratings volume 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 — 5.0 for Building Courage against 5.0 for Beyond Surviving. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Building Courage ships an update every 6 months, Beyond Surviving fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Building Courage versus Beyond Surviving: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuilding CourageBeyond Surviving
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.112.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size131 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFirehouse Ministries, Inc.Rachel Grant Coaching LLC

Customer experience

Building Courage

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Beyond Surviving

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Building Courage

No in-app purchases

None

Beyond Surviving

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Building Courage free?
Building Courage is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Beyond Surviving free?
Beyond Surviving is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Building Courage or Beyond Surviving?
Building Courage and Beyond Surviving are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Building Courage or Beyond Surviving have ads?
Neither Building Courage nor Beyond Surviving shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Building Courage or Beyond Surviving?
Building Courage ships an update every 6 months, and Beyond Surviving fortnightly. Most recently, Building Courage was updated on November 3, 2026 and Beyond Surviving on November 3, 2026.

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