Comparison

Sight & Sound TV vs Refocus Now

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

Head to head
About

Sight & Sound TV

Experience live broadcasts and encore performances from a renowned stage. Go behind the scenes to discover the creation of these timeless stories, including insights into the design and animal actors. This app offers a unique way to engage with biblical narratives.

Highlights
  • Live broadcasts
  • Encore performances
  • Behind-the-scenes access
  • Meet animal actors
  • Inside the design studio
  • Experience biblical stories
Features
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Sight & Sound TV is your front-row seat to exclusive live broadcasts, special events, and encore performances from the Sight & Sound stage. Take the experience further with a peek behind the curtain, meet the animal actors, and go inside the design studio to see what it takes to bring these timeless stories to life. Sight & Sound is a ministry on a mission. What started over 40 years ago as a traveling multimedia show has become a destination for more than 25 million people, with two state-of-the-art theaters in Lancaster, PA, and Branson, MO. Now with Sight & Sound TV, there are more ways than ever to experience a Sight & Sound show. But beyond the spectacle of the production, we are even more passionate about the significance of these stories and creating opportunities for people to be inspired by Scripture in a brand-new way. To access all features and content you can subscribe to Sight & Sound TV 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://www.sight-sound.tv/tos Privacy Policy: https://www.sight-sound.tv/privacy

About

Refocus Now

This app offers biblically and clinically based mental health and mindfulness exercises. It provides guided meditations, affirmations, and journaling prompts to help users process emotions and improve their well-being. It's designed as a supplement to therapy for personal emotional health.

Highlights
  • Biblically based meditations
  • Therapeutic exercises for grief, identity, relationships, trauma
  • Guided prayer and affirmations
  • Daily meditations under 10 minutes
  • Journaling for emotional processing
  • Self-guided education and visualizations
Features
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This isn't your typical mindfulness app. Refocus Now is a biblically & clinically based mental health, mindfulness and meditation app with therapeutic exercises designed for your personal emotional health needs.  Including specific categories such as grief, identity & self worth, relationships, trauma, and more. We offer daily meditations with guided prayer. Affirmations from our therapists that provide encouragement for practical everyday situations. And journaling to help you process your thoughts & emotions. This is not therapy, but it can be a great supplement to therapy, providing helpful exercises. Work through self guided education, self analysis, visualizations, and breathing exercises related to various life issues. Start your day off with the right mindset by meditating to God's work by listening to our many biblical meditations, all under 10 minutes. Let our therapists pour words of affirmation into your life through videos that address practical everyday situations. Journal your thoughts on your daily emotions, or answer reflective questions that are assigned to some of the therapeutic topical exercises. While based on Christian principles and scriptures, this app can be helpful for both Christians who are walking in the faith or even those who are simply curious about Christianity. We believe that this app can help you to refocus on living in the now. And journey towards being the person that God created you to be. Subscriptions Pricing and Terms Refocus Now offers an auto-renewing subscription: $1.99 per month These prices are for United States customers. Pricing in other countries vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. The subscription will automatically renew unless turned off in your iTunes Account Settings at least 24 hours before the current period ends. You can go to your iTunes Account settings to manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew. Your iTunes Account will be charged when the purchase is confirmed. If you subscribe before your free trial ends, the rest of your free trial will be forfeited as soon as your purchase is confirmed. Read the terms and conditions here: https://refocusapp.com/terms-%26-conditions Read the privacy policy here: https://refocusapp.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Sight & Sound TV4 screens
Refocus Now4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Refocus Now at freemium against Sight & Sound TV's subscription. Refocus Now also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 16.6). Sight & Sound TV's advantage is ratings volume (980 vs 6). 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. Sight & Sound TV sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month and Refocus Now sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Sight & Sound TV against 5.0 for Refocus Now. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sight & Sound TV has 980 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 97% of Sight & Sound TV's written reviews are positive against 100% of Refocus Now's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sight & Sound TV ships an update every 3 months, Refocus Now every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sight & Sound TV versus Refocus Now: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSight & Sound TVRefocus Now
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (980 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews96.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings980 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.613.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB38 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperSight & Sound Ministries, Inc.REFOCUS APP LLC

Customer experience

Sight & Sound TV

All ratings959 ratings
Positive97.3%
Neutral0.5%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews321 reviews
Positive96.9%
Neutral0.6%
Negative2.5%

Refocus Now

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Sight & Sound TV

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Playback issues and glitches
  • Difficulties with account management

Requested features

3 requests
  • More free or discounted content
  • Offline viewing options
  • Improved subscription flexibility

Refocus Now

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Sight & Sound TV

Subscriptions2
  • Sight & Sound TV Monthly$8.991 Month
  • Sight & Sound TV Yearly$89.991 Year
One-time7
  • Sight & Sound TV - 5.99$5.99
  • Sight & Sound TV - 9.99$9.99
  • Sight & Sound TV - 14.99$14.99
Show 4 more
  • Sight & Sound TV - 19.99$19.99
  • Sight & Sound TV - 24.99$24.99
  • Sight & Sound TV - 29.99$29.99
  • Sight & Sound TV - 34.99$34.99
2 purchases

Refocus Now

Subscriptions2
  • Annual Premium Subscription7 Days trial$0.991 Year
  • Monthly Premium Subscription7 Days trial$1.991 Month

Questions

Is Sight & Sound TV free?
Sight & Sound TV is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Refocus Now free?
Refocus Now is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sight & Sound TV or Refocus Now?
Refocus Now is rated higher. Sight & Sound TV averages 4.9 out of 5 from 980 ratings, while Refocus Now averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Sight & Sound TV or Refocus Now have ads?
Neither Sight & Sound TV nor Refocus Now shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sight & Sound TV or Refocus Now?
Sight & Sound TV ships an update every 3 months, and Refocus Now every 6 weeks. Most recently, Sight & Sound TV was updated on November 3, 2026 and Refocus Now on November 3, 2026.

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