Nstar vs Highlands
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nstar
Access sermons, music, and blogs from Northstar Church anytime. Stay connected with church news and share content with friends and family via social media or email.
- Watch and listen to full sermons
- Access entire media library
- Stay updated with church news
- Share content via social media
- Share content via email
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Northstar Church is now available whenever you want to connect! Listen or watch full messages and share music, blogs and other content with your friends and family on Facebook, Twitter or by email. -Listen and watch Sunday messages from the entire media library -Connect and stay up to date with news from Northstar Church For more information about Northstar Church, please visit http://www.northstar.church
Highlands
This app connects users with a church community, offering on-demand messages, live service streaming, and a Bible reading plan. Users can also find information on church events, locations, and more.
- On-demand messages
- One Year Bible reading plan
- Live service streaming
- Church event information
- Church location details
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Church of the Highlands exists to help people Know God, Find Freedom, Discover their Purpose, and Make a Difference. Stay connected with Highlands wherever you go! This free resource allows you to experience messages on-demand, read the One Year Bible, watch services live online, access information about church events, locations and much more! For more information about our church, please visit us on the web at http://churchofthehighlands.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Highlands at 466 against Nstar's 5. Highlands also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (85% vs 67%). Nstar's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Nstar holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Highlands has 466 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Nstar's written reviews are positive against 85% of Highlands's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Nstar ships an update every 3 months, Highlands every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nstar | Highlands |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 4.8 (466 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 85.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 466 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Northstar Church Inc (FL) | Church of the Highlands |
Customer experience
Nstar
Highlands
Bugs and requests
Nstar
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Highlands
Reported bugs
13 issues- Cafe order online shows church addresses instead of menu
- Cannot skip forward/backward in audio without freezing
- App freezes at half screen on iPad
- Sermon playback doesn't resume from saved position
- Screen locks cause audio to stop playing
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- Glitching when using app with Waze simultaneously
- Watch message link kicks users back to previous screen
- Video content fails to load properly
- Landscape mode not supported for message viewing
- Copy-paste feature removed in recent update
- Service notes highlighting and annotation removed
- Toolbar in One Year Bible reading is distracting and won't hide
- Select all and speak function no longer works
Requested features
14 requests- Highlight and underline text in One Year Bible
- Calendar feature to track completed Bible readings
- Ability to save and access notes within app
- Blank note pages for services without outlines
- Copy and paste functionality for devotionals
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- Dark mode option for One Year Bible reading
- Prayer request submission button
- Chromecast support for casting to TV
- Apple Pay integration for tithes and offerings
- Audio narration for One Year Bible readings
- Better Bluetooth integration for car audio systems
- Ability to copy location addresses for navigation apps
- Highlights Kids Studio content
- Resume playback feature for sermon progress
In-app purchases
Nstar
No in-app purchases
Highlands
No in-app purchases
