Hope Channel vs ERF Plus
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/
ERF Plus
This app offers a 24-hour Christian radio program with music and inspirational content. It provides a media library for on-demand listening, allowing users to create playlists and favorite content for a personalized experience.
- 24-hour Christian radio
- Music and inspirational content
- On-demand media library
- Create custom playlists
- Favorite content
- News and reports
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ERF Plus ist das christliche 24-Stunden Radioprogramm mit viel Musik und inspirierenden Impulsen für ein Leben mit Gott. Egal ob bei der Hausarbeit, im Stau oder im Büro – ERF Plus ist der Radiosender, der Sie in Ihrem Alltag begleitet. Das umfangreiche Musikangebot ist entspannt und immer wieder neu. ERF Plus sendet Magazine, Interviews, Nachrichten, aktuelle Berichte aus Kirche und Gesellschaft, Ansprachen, Gottesdienste und vieles mehr. Und ERF Plus ist Ihre Mediathek! Hören Sie Sendungen und Beiträge über einen extra Player! Benennen Sie Ihre Favoriten, erstellen Sie Ihre eigene Wiedergabeliste und hören Sie wann, wo und wie sie wollen. ERF Plus – Tut einfach gut. Link zur Datenschutzerklärung: https://www.erf.de/datenschutz/datenschutzerklaerung-erf-medien-e-v/13952?reset=1
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Hope Channel at 202 against ERF Plus's 3. Hope Channel also leads on review sentiment (59% vs 50%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Hope Channel against 4.3 for ERF Plus. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hope Channel has 202 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 59% of Hope Channel's written reviews are positive against 50% of ERF Plus's.
Hope Channel ships an update every 5 weeks, ERF Plus every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hope Channel | ERF Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (202 ratings) | 4.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 59.3% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 202 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 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 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hope Channel International, Inc. | ERF Medien e.V. |
Customer experience
Hope Channel
ERF Plus
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
ERF Plus
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hope Channel
No in-app purchases
ERF Plus
No in-app purchases
