Comparison

Hope Channel vs ATS Event

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Watch live broadcasts
  • On-demand episodes
  • Resume playback
  • Offline playback
  • Search programs by keyword
  • Featured content screen
Features
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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/

About

ATS Event

Features
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Welcome to ATS Event, an application aimed at the Adventist Technological Meeting, where IT leaders from around the world will meet. It was developed to ensure that speakers and participants stay on top of the programming agenda and network, with the aim of exchanging experiences in the different ways of using technology in different areas of the organization. In the ATS Event app, you can validate your registration, network with other participants, follow the lecture schedule, stay up to date with the event's speakers and even have the possibility of downloading the material that will be presented at the event. Download ATS Event now and quickly and efficiently view the schedule that will take place at this event. Let us help you create connections with participants and speakers with whom you will have the opportunity to exchange experiences on how to use technology in different areas of the organization. Note: ATS Event prioritizes the privacy and security of our customers. All information provided is treated with the utmost confidentiality and is not shared with third parties without consent.

Screenshots

Hope Channel3 screens
ATS Event4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ATS Event at every 2 days against Hope Channel's every 5 weeks. Hope Channel's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hope Channel ships an update every 5 weeks, ATS Event every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Hope Channel versus ATS Event: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHope ChannelATS Event
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (210 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews59.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings210 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB38 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperHope Channel International, Inc.ATS Event

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
Show 9 more
  • 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
Show 5 more
  • Video streaming via Apple component/composite cables
  • Offline download functionality
  • Better schedule navigation
  • Dark mode option
  • 64-bit app update for newer iOS versions

ATS Event

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Hope Channel

No in-app purchases

None

ATS Event

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hope Channel free?
Hope Channel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ATS Event free?
ATS Event is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hope Channel or ATS Event have ads?
Neither Hope Channel nor ATS Event shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hope Channel or ATS Event?
Hope Channel ships an update every 5 weeks, and ATS Event every 2 days. Most recently, Hope Channel was updated on November 1, 2026 and ATS Event on November 6, 2026.

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