Comparison

AGTV vs Sembrae

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

Head to head
About

AGTV

This app provides resources to defend and share the Christian gospel. It offers access to films, documentaries, and original programming designed to help users discern truth from error and refute opposing viewpoints. Content is available through monthly or yearly subscriptions.

Highlights
  • Access to "American Gospel" films
  • Episodic film formats
  • Roundtable discussions
  • Curated documentaries and docu-series
  • Original programming
  • Monthly and yearly subscription options
Features
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AGTV exists to guard and proclaim the biblical gospel of Christ crucified and to provide Christians and their local churches with resources to refute the errors of the "American Gospel." Subscribers have access to all "American Gospel" films, in both standard and episodic form, complete with roundtable discussions. Also included are similar, carefully-curated documentaries and docu-series that help Christians discern truth from error. Subscribers will also enjoy original programming that ties back to the "American Gospel" films. To access all features and content you can subscribe to AGTV on a monthly or yearly basis with an auto-renewing subscription right inside the app.* Pricing can vary by region and will be confirmed before purchase in the app. In app subscriptions will automatically renew at the end of their cycle. * All payments will be paid through your iTunes Account and may be managed under Account Settings after the initial payment. Subscription payments will automatically renew unless deactivated at least 24-hours before the end of the current cycle. Your account will be charged for renewal at least 24-hours prior to the end of the current cycle. Cancellations are incurred by disabling auto-renewal. Terms of Service: https://guardingthegospelstreamingnetwork.vhx.tv/tos Privacy Policy: https://guardingthegospelstreamingnetwork.vhx.tv/privacy

About

Sembrae

Features
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Sembrae helps you keep what you hear. Most of what moves you on a Sunday is gone by Tuesday. You meant to write down the verse, look up the passage he read twice, ask someone what they made of it. Sembrae is built for that gap, the week between hearing something true and doing anything about it. Record a sermon, a teaching, or a group session, and get back the heart of it: the moments that landed, the themes running underneath, and the Scripture it rested on. Then go further, a study guide, a devotional a day at a time, a companion that shows the passages behind every answer, and the verses themselves, learned by heart. RECORD WHAT YOU HEAR Start recording when the message begins, then put your phone down. When something lands a line, a verse, a question you don't want to lose, mark it with one tap. The moment is waiting for you afterwards, in place, with the words around it. GET SOMETHING BACK Any message you keep can become more than a recording: • A study guide you could actually run on a Wednesday night • Next steps, a handful of concrete things to do with what you heard • A devotional that releases a day at a time, Scripture, a reflection, a prayer, something to act on • A short summary you can share with someone who wasn't there Scripture references are tappable throughout, in the Bible version you choose. LEARN IT BY HEART Start with a pack, Psalm 23, the Romans Road, the Beatitudes, verses for grief, verses for an anxious mind, or learn a verse straight from your journal. A session is about a minute a day: read it, fill in the gaps, work from first letters, then say it cold. Verses come back on their own schedule, so what you learned stays learned. Make a pack of your own and give your group a code to learn it with you. ASK, AND SEE WHERE IT CAME FROM The companion answers in plain language, grounded in the messages you've kept and in Scripture, and cites the passages it drew from. No answer arrives without its sources. ADD WHAT YOU DIDN'T RECORD Weren't in the room? Paste a link to a sermon video and Sembrae reads it for you, the title, the speaker, the message, and it lands in your library beside the ones you captured yourself. A PLACE TO TALK IT OVER Bring your small group in with one code. Ask the question you didn't want to ask out loud on Sunday, and keep the conversation next to the messages it's about. Groups are invite-only, and you can report a message or block someone. YOUR DAY, NOT A FEED Today opens on one passage: the day's Scripture, something to sit with, the next step you left unfinished, where you are in your devotional. Reminders are gentle and reversible, and nothing private ever shows on your lock screen. ALSO INSIDE • A journal that keeps your notes with the message that prompted them • Christian podcasts and radio, for the drive there and back • Churches you follow, so you hear when they publish • A Verse of the Day widget for your home screen ABOUT THE TRANSCRIPT Sembrae captures the heart of a message, the moments, the themes, the lines that mattered, not a word-for-word record. We'd rather tell you that here than let it surprise you later. What you get back is enough to study from, and honest about what it is. YOUR AUDIO, AND WHAT HAPPENS TO IT Recordings are transcribed by Apple's speech service and then deleted. Sembrae never receives or keeps your audio, only the text you choose to submit ever reaches us. PRIVACY Your journal is private. Your groups see only what you post to them. Nothing you record is shared until you decide to share it. Export everything you've saved, or delete your account and all of it with it, whenever you want — from inside the app, without asking anyone. BUILT TO BE USABLE Every screen honors your text size, all the way up. Dynamic Type, VoiceOver, and full keyboard access are part of how the app is built, not a setting we got to late. Sembrae is built by a nonprofit, for people who want Sunday to still be with them on Wednesday.

Screenshots

AGTV4 screens
Sembrae4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sembrae at none against AGTV's 2. Sembrae also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 months). AGTV's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price 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. AGTV sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Sembrae asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AGTV ships an update every 4 months, Sembrae every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
AGTV versus Sembrae: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAGTVSembrae
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews98.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.1K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGuarding the Gospel Streaming Network, LLCJoseph Torres

Bugs and requests

AGTV

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Compatibility issues with older devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to download content for offline viewing
  • More content for kids and families
  • Inclusion of different theological perspectives

Sembrae

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

AGTV

Subscriptions2
  • AGTV Monthly3 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • AGTV Yearly3 Days trial$64.991 Year
None

Sembrae

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AGTV free?
AGTV is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sembrae free?
Sembrae is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AGTV or Sembrae have ads?
Neither AGTV nor Sembrae shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AGTV or Sembrae?
AGTV ships an update every 4 months, and Sembrae every 2 days. Most recently, AGTV was updated on October 16, 2026 and Sembrae on October 8, 2026.

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