Comparison

JGLM TV vs Philothea

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

Head to head
About

JGLM TV

Access a vast library of spiritual teachings and live broadcasts from a prominent ministry. Explore sermons, seminars, and political commentary designed to inform and empower believers in all aspects of life. Content is regularly updated to provide ongoing spiritual growth and engagement.

Highlights
  • Seminars and live broadcasts
  • Extensive teaching library
  • Regularly updated content
  • Political commentary
  • Message for various needs
Features
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Curry Blake and John G. Lake Ministries have been delivering a message of power, dominion, and truth around the world for the last 20 years. JGLM TV brings that message to your fingertips so that you can learn and grow anywhere and anytime. With a decade worth of teaching, and more being added on a regular basis, there is a message for your need. JGLM TV is excited to be more than just a place to watch seminars and church services. We are going to get political with the goal of informing people about agendas, policies, and candidates. We believe the body of Christ should have an impact in all areas of life. Terms of Service: https://www.jglm.org/jglm-privacy-policy-terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: https://www.jglm.org/jglm-privacy-policy-terms-of-use/

About

Philothea

This app offers a guided 30-day devotional walk based on a classic Catholic handbook for living a devout life in ordinary circumstances. It provides daily readings, prayers, and a structured meditation flow, with optional premium features for journaling and progress tracking.

Highlights
  • 30-day guided devotional walk
  • Daily prayer and meditation flow
  • Bilingual (French/English) content
  • Journaling and progress tracking (premium)
  • Prayer library with traditional prayers
  • Daily readings and spiritual guidance
Features
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Philothea is a quiet companion for the devout life — a thirty-day walk through Saint Francis de Sales's Introduction à la vie dévote (1609), the classic Catholic handbook for keeping a devout life in the middle of an ordinary one. The saint addressed his book to a young laywoman named Philothée — "soul who loves God" — and he meant you. He wrote, "It is an error, or rather a heresy, to wish to banish the devout life from the regiment of soldiers, the mechanic's shop, the court of princes, or the home of married people." Wherever you live, whatever you do, devotion is for you. EVERY PRAYER, ALWAYS FREE The whole devotional life of the app costs nothing: • The thirty-day retreat — walked day by day, with a 40-day Lent and 28-day Advent variant • The six-step daily flow — preparation, composition of place, petition for grace, meditation, colloquy with the Lord, and a closing Pater Noster • The Prayer Library — Salesian short prayers and the central prayers of the Tradition (Pater, Ave, Gloria, Anima Christi) in French and English • Daily reading — Citation of the Day, Companion, a passage of the Treatise on the Love of God, the Letter of the Week • Direction of Intention — the Visitation's small practice, a word at the start of every task placing it under His care • Bilingual always — French and English side by side throughout WITH STUDIO SUPPORT A $0.99/month or $6.99/year subscription (with a 7-day free trial) adds the personal-practice tools that follow your walk day by day: • Journal — kept day by day, with categories for gratitude, reflection, prayer, and intention • Day-by-day retreat progress — your walk, kept on parchment • Spiritual Bouquet — long-press any citation, treatise passage, or companion line to keep it • Bookmarks with private notes • Letter of the Week sharing • An annual renewal feast — pick Saint Francis de Sales (24 January), Ash Wednesday, the First Sunday of Advent, or All Saints, and the retreat returns to you each year SOURCES YOU CAN TRUST Every long-form text is drawn from a public-domain printed source. French letters from the Annecy Œuvres complètes (vols XI–XXI, 1892–1923). English from Mackey, Letters to Persons in the World (London: Burns & Oates, 1894). The Pater Noster is the pre-Vatican-II formal vous form. The voice is Catholic-to-Catholic, no hedging. A SALESIAN PRACTICE The retreat ends; the devout life begins. On the final day, Saint Francis blesses Philothée and sends her back into her ordinary hours — and Philothea keeps walking with her. The Today screen rotates fresh every day so the practice doesn't end with the retreat. From Sanctified Souls — a small Catholic studio. Vive Jésus. Privacy Policy: https://www.sanctifiedsouls.net/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.sanctifiedsouls.net/terms

Screenshots

JGLM TV3 screens
Philothea4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Philothea at none against JGLM TV's shown. JGLM TV's advantage is ratings volume (546 vs 1) and device support (4 vs 1). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. JGLM TV sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Philothea sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. 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 JGLM TV against 5.0 for Philothea. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: JGLM TV has 546 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
JGLM TV versus Philothea: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJGLM TVPhilothea
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (546 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews97.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings546 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDOMINION LIFE INTERNATIONAL APOSTOLIC CHURCHQUINTILIAN LLC

Customer experience

JGLM TV

All ratings509 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral0.8%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews236 reviews
Positive97.9%
Neutral1.3%
Negative0.8%

Philothea

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

Bugs and requests

JGLM TV

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Password reset issues
  • Compatibility problems on older devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to resume videos from where left off
  • Improved search and filtering options
  • More content categorization and organization

Philothea

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

JGLM TV

Subscriptions1
  • JGLM TV Monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
One-time6
  • JOHN G LAKE MINISTRIES - 499$4.99
  • JOHN G LAKE MINISTRIES - 999$9.99
  • JOHN G LAKE MINISTRIES - 1499$14.99
Show 3 more
  • JOHN G LAKE MINISTRIES - 1999$19.99
  • JOHN G LAKE MINISTRIES - 2499$24.99
  • JOHN G LAKE MINISTRIES - 2999$29.99
2 purchases

Philothea

Subscriptions2
  • Philothea Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Philothea Yearly7 Days trial$6.991 Year

Questions

Is JGLM TV free?
JGLM TV is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Philothea free?
Philothea is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, JGLM TV or Philothea?
Philothea is rated higher. JGLM TV averages 4.9 out of 5 from 546 ratings, while Philothea averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do JGLM TV or Philothea have ads?
JGLM TV shows ads; Philothea does not.

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