Elevation App vs Wave Online
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.
Wave Online
Access faith-based content from Wave Church, including live broadcasts, exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, sermons, and weekly service streams. This app offers a comprehensive way to engage with the church's offerings.
- Live broadcasts
- Exclusive behind-the-scenes content
- Podcasts
- Sermons
- Weekly service live streams
- On-demand faith-based content
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Wave Online provides a new way to watch and enjoy faith-based content from our Wave Church team. Enjoy live broadcasts from Devoted and Wave Conference with exclusive behind-the-scenes content, podcasts, sermons from our preaching team and live streams of our weekly services. Wave Online is your opportunity to have access to all that we do as a church! Terms of Service: https://www.wavechurchonline.com/tos Privacy Policy: https://www.wavechurchonline.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Wave Online at 5.0 against Elevation App's 4.4. Wave Online also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 58%). Elevation App's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ratings volume (492 vs 16). On price, ads, device support 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
Both are free to download. Wave Online sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Elevation App asks for nothing beyond the download.
Wave Online 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 16, 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 Wave Online's.
Elevation App ships an update monthly, Wave Online every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Elevation App | Wave Online |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (492 ratings) | 5.0 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 492 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Elevation Church | Wave Church (VA) |
Customer experience
Elevation App
Wave Online
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
Wave Online
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Elevation App
No in-app purchases
Wave Online
- Wave Online 0.99$0.99
- Wave Online 4.99$4.99
- Wave Online 9.99$9.99
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- Wave Online 14.99$14.99
- Wave Online 19.99$19.99
- Wave Online 24.99$24.99
- Wave Online 29.99$29.99
- Wave Online 34.99$34.99
- Wave Online 39.99$39.99
- Wave Online 44.99$44.99
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