Hope Channel vs Lighthouse VOAR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hope Channel
Stream Christian television programs focused on faith, health, relationships, and community. Access live broadcasts and on-demand episodes from a global network, with options for offline viewing and resuming playback.
- Watch live broadcasts
- On-demand episodes
- Resume playback
- Offline playback
- Search programs by keyword
- Featured content screen
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Hope Channel offers programs on wholistic Christian living and focuses on faith, health, relationships, and community. We are a global television network with more than 50 channels, each creating original content in their own local languages. Watch the live broadcast of many of our global Hope Channels. Watch your favorite shows, whenever you'd like. Pick up where you left off. If you have to finish an episode later, when you come back to it, the app will start playing from where you were. Offline playback lets you download episodes right to your device so that you can watch them later, even when you don't have internet. Find programs on any topic. Just enter a keyword, and we'll show you everything we've got. The Featured screen shows all of our latest and most popular episodes, so you can quickly find what you're looking for. Help the ministry of Hope Channel by rating this app 5 stars and leaving a positive review. If you have any questions, please contact us: https://www.hopetv.org/contact/
Lighthouse VOAR
Stream live radio or choose from curated music channels. Access on-demand playback of favorite programs and discover local community events, adding them directly to your calendar.
- Live radio streaming
- Multiple music channels
- On-demand program playback
- Local event listings
- Add events to calendar
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Listen to Lighthouse FM's live broadcast or choose from one of three music channels. Listen to your favourite Lighthouse programs and play them back again, whenever you want. Find local events in your community and add them to your calendar.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Hope Channel at every 5 weeks against Lighthouse VOAR's every 59 months. Hope Channel also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hope Channel ships an update every 5 weeks, Lighthouse VOAR every 59 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hope Channel | Lighthouse VOAR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (210 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 59.3% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 210 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 59 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Hope Channel International, Inc. | Seventh-day Adventist Church In Newfoundland And Labrador |
Customer experience
Hope Channel
Lighthouse VOAR
Bugs and requests
Hope Channel
Reported bugs
14 issues- Buffering and streaming interruptions
- App crashes on launch or during playback
- Live TV freezes mid-broadcast
- Cannot cast to external TV devices
- No audio on live streams
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- App won't connect to internet despite available connection
- Schedule times displaying incorrectly (19 minute offset)
- Video display issues and distorted images
- App stuck in Audio/Subtitles menu with no exit option
- App redirects to App Store when opened
- Incompatibility with older iOS versions and devices
- Media Library archived shows won't load
- Video plays without audio or vice versa
- App only shows live content, cannot access on-demand library
Requested features
10 requests- YouTube-style casting capabilities to TV
- Apple TV support
- Roku TV app compatibility
- Spanish language channel options (Esperanza TV, Nuevo Tiempo)
- Hope Channel Europe addition
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- Video streaming via Apple component/composite cables
- Offline download functionality
- Better schedule navigation
- Dark mode option
- 64-bit app update for newer iOS versions
Lighthouse VOAR
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hope Channel
No in-app purchases
Lighthouse VOAR
No in-app purchases
