Elevation App vs Citizen Heights
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Elevation App
Access sermons and live worship experiences from Elevation Church and Pastor Steven Furtick. Connect with an online community and discover ways to get involved. Receive inspiration and encouragement anytime, anywhere.
- Watch latest sermons
- Join live worship experiences
- Connect with online community
- Discover involvement opportunities
- Instant inspiration and encouragement
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Access the latest content from Elevation Church and Pastor Steven Furtick. Connect with our online community. Receive instant inspiration and encouragement — anytime, anywhere. The Elevation Church app makes it easy to… * Watch all the latest sermons from Elevation Church and Pastor Steven Furtick. * Join LIVE worship experiences. * Chat and connect with our eFam (our online community) during live experiences. * Discover ways to get involved at Elevation Church. Elevation Church is a multi-site, global ministry founded and led by Pastor Steven Furtick. Our worship experiences are broadcasted live from Charlotte, NC every weekend.
Citizen Heights
Connect with a faith-based community through messages, videos, and live streams. Access small groups, podcasts, and a Bible reading plan. Share your journey and submit prayer requests.
- Live video streaming
- Past messages and podcasts
- Small group sign-ups
- Bible reading plans
- Secure giving
- Prayer requests
- Push notifications
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The heartbeat of Citizen Heights is to bring glory to Jesus by inspiring hope, removing limitations and believing God with you, for all He has for you. With our official app, you'll be just a tap away from content, small groups, messages and videos from our team throughout Washington, D.C., Virginia and Maryland (affectionately known to us, as the DMV.) All this designed in a clean, easy to navigate app, which we pray will inspire and fill you with faith for what God can do in your life. We believe #PossibleAwaits and invite you to connect with Pastors Michael & Heather Giroux, and our incredibly diverse, influential, Jesus-loving community in the heart of the nation’s capital. For more information about Citizen Heights please visit: www.citizenheights.com App features include: * Be inspired and filled with faith for what God can do in your life & our church * Experience more of Citizen Heights, our ministries & our vision * Live video streaming of Citizen Heights Worship experiences * Easy to view magazine style layout of content * Keep connected with the Citizen Heights team even if you don't have Facebook, Twitter or Instagram * Engage with the Citizen Heights team from one central app * Easily share your favorite content with friends via email, Facebook and Twitter * Watch or listen to past messages * Sign up for Citizen Groups (small groups) or events * Receive up to date push notifications * Share your #PossibleAwaits story * Enjoy secure giving * Submit prayer requests * Listen to our podcast * Start and follow along with a Bible reading plan * Secure note taking journal
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Citizen Heights at 5.0 against Elevation App's 4.4. Citizen Heights also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 58%). Elevation App's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 41 months) and ratings volume (492 vs 13). 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.
Citizen Heights holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Elevation App has 492 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Elevation App's written reviews are positive against 100% of Citizen Heights's.
Elevation App ships an update monthly, Citizen Heights every 41 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Elevation App | Citizen Heights |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (492 ratings) | 5.0 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 492 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 41 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Elevation Church | The City Church DC |
Customer experience
Elevation App
Citizen Heights
Bugs and requests
Elevation App
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes on launch
- Sermon playback issues like freezing, looping, and not advancing
- Problems with signing in and resetting passwords
Requested features
4 requests- Add search functionality to find sermons by topic or series
- Bring back the ability to download sermons for offline listening
- Implement a progress tracker to resume sermons where you left off
- Add support for closed captions and multiple Bible versions
Citizen Heights
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Elevation App
No in-app purchases
Citizen Heights
No in-app purchases
Questions
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