Gospel Stream vs PylonCam Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gospel Stream
Access live church broadcasts and a library of inspirational videos. This app provides uplifting content to support personal study and daily viewing of gospel messages. Enjoy an ad-free experience with notifications for upcoming events.
- Live church broadcasts
- Browse inspirational videos
- Key messages from the Church
- Ad-free viewing experience
- Notifications for broadcasts
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View church broadcasts and videos on Gospel Stream. Gospel Stream is the official app for all broadcasts from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. When there’s no broadcast live, browse a selection of videos and key messages created by the Church to uplift your day, support your Come, Follow Me lessons, and make viewing gospel messages easier. Features: • Broadcasts, live events, and important messages from the Church • Browse and search for inspirational videos • Enjoy an ad free experience on broadcasts and on demand videos • Notifications when broadcasts are about to start
PylonCam Pro
This app automatically records water ski sessions, starting and stopping based on GPS speed and location. It offers high-quality video recording with advanced stabilization and customizable settings. Review your runs instantly with live playback and save important details like speed and line length to filenames.
- Automatic recording start/stop via GPS speed
- HD, 4K, and slo-mo video recording
- Advanced video stabilization
- Live video playback
- Customizable settings save/reload
- Battery saver screen
- Low light adjustment
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**See User Guide for detailed instructions and best practices: https://sites.google.com/view/pyloncam-pro/ios-user-guide The structure of the app is truly “Set It and Forget It” and features: • Automatic recording start/stop triggered by GPS speed (select MPH or KPH), including optional additional direction-based and location-zone trigger conditions. • Record in HD (1080p) or 4K, at 30 or 60 frames-per-second (FPS), or slo-mo HD120 or 4K120 (compatible models only). • Advanced video stabilization. • Ability to set manual focus on supported lenses and lock focus to avoid accidental adjustment. • Videos save directly to your camera roll in the correct orientation (no need to reverse or rotate the image). • All selected settings save and reload between sessions. • Choose between front or rear camera, with option use the ultra-wide or telephoto lens (compatible models only). • Live Video Playback to instantly review the most recent recording without leaving the app, including slo-mo options, and a button to quickly Airdrop the video to a nearby iPad or Macbook for easier immediate video review (can also use the same capability to send to a Windows device using a free app called LocalSend). • Battery Saver screen setting that turns the display black except for the UI to significantly reduce power usage (on iPhone X and later, excluding 11 non-Pro). • Low Light Adjustment option to reduce motion blur during dawn and dusk sessions. • Set and save your Speed and Line Length to the video filename so you can remember which pass is which. • Ability to continue playing music while the app is open or recording. • Ability to disable audio recording. • Active support and updates, with a promise to never move to a subscription model.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PylonCam Pro at 100% against Gospel Stream's 42%. PylonCam Pro also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). Gospel Stream's advantage is price (Free vs $12.99) and ratings volume (165 vs 29). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Gospel Stream is free to download; PylonCam Pro costs $12.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PylonCam Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gospel Stream has 165 ratings behind it against 29, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Gospel Stream's written reviews are positive against 100% of PylonCam Pro's.
Gospel Stream ships an update every 5 weeks, PylonCam Pro every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gospel Stream | PylonCam Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $12.99 |
| Rating | 4.2 (165 ratings) | 5.0 (29 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 165 — better | 29 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Steven Florian |
Customer experience
Gospel Stream
PylonCam Pro
Bugs and requests
Gospel Stream
Reported bugs
13 issues- Sign-in errors with FamilySearch credentials
- Circle notifications don't navigate to messages
- Feedback submission returns server errors
- Black screen with play button on iPhone 13 Pro
- App doesn't resume from saved position
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- Screen saver activates during Apple TV streaming
- Casting to Apple TV stops playback
- Auto-lock interrupts playback when casting
- Login required repeatedly after closing app
- Book of Mormon videos not working
- Videos fail to load on some devices
- Slow video spin-up time (2+ minutes)
- Incompatibility with iOS 16.0 and earlier
Requested features
19 requests- Favorites/bookmarks feature
- Up next/queue functionality
- Continue watching across devices
- Video trimming/clipping capability
- Playlist and presentation creation
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- Separate radio stations (talks vs. music)
- Chromecast/Google Cast support
- CarPlay and Android Auto integration
- Audio-only streaming option
- Screen-off background playback
- Video progress saving/resume feature
- Randomized music and talks stream
- General Conference archive (30+ years)
- Tabernacle Choir livestreams
- Book of Mormon video collection organization
- Testament and Legacy movie availability
- Better search functionality
- Sacrament meeting content
- Notification badges for Circle messages
PylonCam Pro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Gospel Stream
No in-app purchases
PylonCam Pro
No in-app purchases









