BirdClock vs HisChannel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BirdClock
This analog clock app uses bird sounds to tell the time. Customize your time signals with 19 different bird voices and enjoy ambient forest sounds. Bring the tranquility of nature into your space.
- Analog clock display
- Bird voice time announcements
- 19 types of bird voices
- Customizable time signals
- Ambient forest sounds
- Chorus of birds
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BirdClock is an analog clock application that tells you time using voice of birds. This application contains 19 kinds of voices of birds and you can customize time signals as you like. And you can enjoy chorus of birds and sound of stream while this application is running. Please enjoy the sounds of forest in your room.
HisChannel
This faith-based network offers live TV and on-demand content focused on biblical teachings. Explore a wide range of programs, including talks, movies, and news, all accessible globally.
- Faith-based TV network
- Live TV broadcasting
- Video on Demand
- Bible teachers
- Christian movies and talk shows
- Global accessibility
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A faith based TV network. Broadcasting in 192 countries, The number one web search on most search engines ”christian video on demand". Live TV and Video on Demand feature Bible teachers, who cover the entirety of God's Word. Also excellent talk, movies and news.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: HisChannel at Free against BirdClock's $0.99. HisChannel also leads on rating (3.9 vs 1.8) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 14 months). BirdClock's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). On 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
HisChannel is free to download; BirdClock costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
HisChannel holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HisChannel has 88 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of BirdClock's written reviews are positive against 49% of HisChannel's.
BirdClock ships an update every 14 months, HisChannel every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BirdClock | HisChannel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.8 (5 ratings) | 3.9 (88 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.5% of reviews | 48.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 88 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Tahito Aoki | HisChannel Ministries |
Customer experience
BirdClock
HisChannel
In-app purchases
BirdClock
No in-app purchases
HisChannel
No in-app purchases
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