Comparison

Holy Here vs GiveInstead

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

Head to head
About

Holy Here

This app encourages users to pray for their cities, covering streets, businesses, homes, and people. It aims to transform urban areas into holy dwelling places by filling them with the knowledge of God's glory through prayer.

Highlights
  • Urban prayer walking
  • Covering cities in prayer
  • Transforming areas into holy places
  • Participating with Heaven
  • Spreading knowledge of God's glory
Features
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What will happen in our cities when every dark corner, alleyway, street, business, home, or person has been covered in prayer? Scripture says that the Earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord just as the waters cover the sea (Habakkuk 2:14) What if that begins with our sidewalks? The Holy Here invitation is a step toward participating with Heaven in re-zoning entire cities as holy dwelling places for the Lord.

About

GiveInstead

This app facilitates charitable giving by allowing users to donate funds they would have otherwise spent on non-essential purchases. It offers a unique way for individuals to practice generosity and for charities to receive additional support.

Highlights
  • Redirect planned spending to charities
  • Support favorite charities
  • Track charitable giving
  • Ministry-focused giving
  • Simple donation process
Features
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GiveInstead helps givers give and charities receive in a new, unique way. Anecdotes are best. I'm on my way to work and plan to stop by for a froofy coffee on the way. I know I'm called to give as God has given so generously, and to be a good steward of what He's provided. So, I decide to pop open the GiveInstead app, type $5.87 into the amount field and - because my favorite charity is already defaulted - I just touch "Give", and I move on. I just gave ... instead of buying something I wanted but did not really need. What a concept! GiveInstead is a simple app for giving, helping generous people give in moments where they planned to spend money either way, but wish to choose giving over consuming. Imagine the result... hundreds or dollars (thousands?) given each month rather than buying stuff, "where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal" (Matt 6:19). And if you're one of the charities involved, imagine receiving more donations, on top of one-time gifts and monthly recurring giving. This app - in short - is a ministry intended to prime our collective pumps for GIVING as our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ gave so fully and sacrificially. GiveInstead is a ministry of HowGiving. Learn more at GiveInstead.app or HowGiving.org.

Screenshots

Holy Here4 screens
GiveInstead3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: GiveInstead at 5.0 against Holy Here's 4.8. Holy Here's advantage is ratings volume (21 vs 3). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GiveInstead holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Holy Here has 21 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Holy Here versus GiveInstead: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHoly HereGiveInstead
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (21 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings21 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer24 7PRAYER (US)HowGiving LLC

Customer experience

Holy Here

All ratings21 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.0%

GiveInstead

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Holy Here

No in-app purchases

None

GiveInstead

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Holy Here free?
Holy Here is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GiveInstead free?
GiveInstead is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Holy Here or GiveInstead?
GiveInstead is rated higher. Holy Here averages 4.8 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while GiveInstead averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Holy Here or GiveInstead have ads?
Neither Holy Here nor GiveInstead shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Holy Here or GiveInstead?
Holy Here ships an update every 3 months, and GiveInstead every 3 months. Most recently, Holy Here was updated on October 3, 2026 and GiveInstead on September 23, 2026.

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