Puerta de Refugio vs Bhol
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Puerta de Refugio
Stay connected with your church community through sermons, updates, and easy sharing. Download messages for offline access and receive important notifications.
- Watch or listen to past messages
- Receive push notifications
- Share messages via social media or email
- Download messages for offline listening
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This app will help you stay connected with the day-to-day life of our church. With this app you can: - Watch or listen to past messages - Stay up to date with push notifications - Share your favorite messages via Instagram, YouTube, or email - Download messages for offline listening
Bhol
Learn to speak Gujarati without needing to read the script. This app uses transliteration and conversation-focused lessons to help heritage speakers connect with family. Practice pronunciation and track your progress with a research-backed method.
- Transliteration-first learning
- Conversation-focused lessons
- Pronunciation practice
- Spaced repetition
- Progress tracking
- Family scenario lessons
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Bhol helps you learn conversational Hindi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Marathi, Bengali, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil, & Telugu without learning a new alphabet. Built for heritage speakers who grew up hearing your native tongue but struggle to speak it back, Bhol removes the biggest barrier to learning: the script. Every lesson uses transliteration, so you learn in letters you already read. Why Bhol works: - Transliteration-first approach = no native alphabet understanding required - Conversation-focused lessons based on real scenarios - Pronunciation practice with native speaker audio - Research-backed spaced repetition for long-term retention - Progress tracking to keep you motivated Built for you if: - You understand but freeze when you try to respond - You want to talk to your grandparents in their language - You've tried other apps but got stuck on the alphabet - You want practical phrases, not textbook grammar Download Bhol today and start speaking today! Terms of Use: https://www.bhol.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://bhol.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bhol at 4.9 against Puerta de Refugio's 4.2. Bhol also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (53 vs 5). Puerta de Refugio's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and device support (4 vs 1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Bhol sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Puerta de Refugio asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bhol holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bhol has 53 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Puerta de Refugio ships an update every 2 months, Bhol fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Puerta de Refugio | Bhol |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) | 4.9 (53 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 53 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| 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 |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 105 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IGLESIA PENTECOSTAL PUERTA DE REFUGIO, INC. | Bhol LLC |
Customer experience
Puerta de Refugio
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In-app purchases
Puerta de Refugio
No in-app purchases
Bhol
- Bhol Pro - Free Trial3 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Bhol Pro - Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Bhol Pro - Monthly$12.991 Month
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- Bhol Pro - Monthly1 Month trial$14.991 Month
- Bhol Pro - 3 Months$39.993 Months
- Bhol Pro - Yearly3 Days trial$89.991 Year
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