Comparison

Stand to Reason vs D2S LIVE

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

Head to head
About

Stand to Reason

This app provides Christians with resources to deepen their understanding of faith and articulate a reasoned defense of classical Christianity. Access podcasts, blogs, articles, and letters to build confidence in your beliefs.

Highlights
  • Weekly radio and video podcasts
  • Daily blog
  • Featured articles
  • Solid Ground and mentoring letters
  • Key articles on defending Christianity
  • Social media sharing
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Get equipped anywhere, anytime with Stand to Reason’s free app. Stand to Reason trains Christians to think more clearly about their faith and to make an even-handed, incisive, yet gracious defense for classical Christianity and classical Christian values. Get Greg Koukl’s weekly radio and video podcasts, STR’s daily blog, the weekly featured article, a selection of Solid Ground and mentoring letters, and a some of the essential articles on topics key to defending Christianity and building your own faith and confidence. Connect with STR on Facebook and Twitter, and share the podcasts with your friends on Facebook and Twitter. For more training tools, visit www.str.org The Stand to Reason App was created with The Church App by Subsplash. Mobile app version: 6.21.3

About

D2S LIVE

This app equips teenagers with tools and training to engage in gospel conversations. It features pre-event videos, shareable media, and real-time mapping of a nationwide event, encouraging practical application in communities.

Highlights
  • Pre-event training video
  • Shareable spiritual conversation starters
  • Gospel-sharing tools and tips
  • Real-time event mapping
  • Community outreach focus
Features
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The Dare 2 Share LIVE mobile app is designed to facilitate a movement of teen-led gospel conversations on October 12, 2019, and beyond. Let’s do more than 100 sites nationwide, plus streaming-only locations are joining this one-day Dare 2 Share LIVE event, designed to train and equip teenagers on how to share the Gospel and then send them out into their communities to practice live during canned food drives. APP FEATURES: Pre-event training video Easy to share spiritual conversation-starting photos and videos Gospel-sharing tools and tips Real-time mapping of the Oct. 12 Gospel conversations movement All Dare 2 Share LIVE event attendees need this app! For more information about Dare 2 Share LIVE, visit https://www.dare2sharelive.org.

Screenshots

Stand to Reason3 screens
D2S LIVE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Stand to Reason at every 4 months against D2S LIVE's every 12 months. Stand to Reason also leads on ratings volume (59 vs 16). D2S LIVE's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 87%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Stand to Reason against 4.8 for D2S LIVE. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 59 and 16 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 87% of Stand to Reason's written reviews are positive against 100% of D2S LIVE's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stand to Reason ships an update every 4 months, D2S LIVE every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Stand to Reason versus D2S LIVE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStand to ReasonD2S LIVE
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (59 ratings)4.8 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings59 — better16
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 12 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.111.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB96 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStand to ReasonDare 2 Share Ministries International, Inc.

Customer experience

Stand to Reason

All ratings58 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral3.4%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive86.9%
Neutral8.2%
Negative4.9%

D2S LIVE

All ratings16 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Stand to Reason

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Garbled audio playback
  • Errors on all devices when watching videos
  • Cannot play audio
  • Broken links in resources section
  • Blog section yields error message
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  • Audio playback issues after update
  • Podcast restarts from the beginning after a phone call

Requested features

11 requests
  • Search bar for easy navigation
  • Offline access to written content
  • Ability to search for material like on the website
  • Include a search box for easy navigation
  • Add J. Warner Wallace's podcast to the lineup
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  • Dark mode option
  • Offline availability of information with refresh
  • Include a search box for easy navigation of material
  • Zoom or font size increase
  • Fix audio playback issues
  • Fix podcast restarting problem

D2S LIVE

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Stand to Reason

No in-app purchases

None

D2S LIVE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stand to Reason free?
Stand to Reason is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is D2S LIVE free?
D2S LIVE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Stand to Reason or D2S LIVE?
D2S LIVE is rated higher. Stand to Reason averages 4.7 out of 5 from 59 ratings, while D2S LIVE averages 4.8 from 16 ratings.
Do Stand to Reason or D2S LIVE have ads?
Neither Stand to Reason nor D2S LIVE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stand to Reason or D2S LIVE?
Stand to Reason ships an update every 4 months, and D2S LIVE every 12 months. Most recently, Stand to Reason was updated on October 14, 2026 and D2S LIVE on October 24, 2026.

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