AFR vs Gospel Truth Network
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AFR
Listen to Christian conservative talk radio and music, or enjoy podcasts on demand. Download episodes for offline listening and integrate with your car's CarPlay system. Stay informed with push notifications about recently played songs and important broadcasts.
- Listen to AFR Talk and AFR Music
- Listen to podcasts
- Download podcasts
- Background audio playback
- CarPlay integration
- View recently played songs
- Push notifications
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Features: Listen to AFR Talk and AFR Music Listen to the radio in the background Listen to Podcasts Download Podcasts Listen in your car with CarPlay View recently played songs Push Notifications Works with iPhone and iPad American Family Radio is a listener supported broadcast ministry of the American Family Association. AFR exists to be a voice for AFA to help motivate and equip individuals to restore American culture to its moral foundations. AFR does this in a variety of ways with both its music/teaching format as well as its Christian Conservative Talk format. AFR understands that politics and polices alone will not change America. It will take an intervention of Christ and our hearts turned back to Him. AFR hopes to educate our listeners with news and issues of the day but more importantly convey the Truth of Christ through clear presentations of the Gospel.
Gospel Truth Network
Access faith-filled programming 24/7, including TV programs and films designed to entertain, encourage, and build faith. Receive sound teaching rooted in the Word of God for your spiritual journey.
- 24/7 faith-filled programming
- TV programs and films
- Encouraging content
- Builds faith
- Sound biblical teaching
- Support for faith journey
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Andrew Wommack’s desire with the GTN app is to provide 24/7 faith-filled programming for more people than ever before. These tv programs and films will entertain and encourage you, build your faith, and reach the world with the message of God’s unconditional love and grace. It’s been hard to find uplifting and trustworthy shows for yourself and your family – until now. The Gospel Truth Network app is a place where you can receive sound teaching rooted in the Word of God. With the variety of programs, GTN meets you where you’re at with encouragement and support for your faith journey.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AFR at none against Gospel Truth Network's 3. AFR also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.6). Gospel Truth Network's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (89% vs 63%). On price, ratings volume, 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. Gospel Truth Network sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. AFR asks for nothing beyond the download.
Gospel Truth Network holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 372 and 974 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of AFR's written reviews are positive against 89% of Gospel Truth Network's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AFR | Gospel Truth Network |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (372 ratings) | 5.0 (974 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.2% of reviews | 88.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 372 | 974 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 107 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | American Family Association | Andrew Wommack Ministries |
Customer experience
AFR
Gospel Truth Network
User reviews
AFR
From 372 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✝️ Strong Christian and biblical content
- 📻 Quality spiritual teaching and preaching
- 📰 Trustworthy news from Christian perspective
- 🎧 Diverse programming and show variety
- 💰 Free service with optional donations
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezing
- 📡 Persistent connectivity and buffering issues
- 🔇 Audio cuts out unexpectedly
- ⏸️ Playback stops when screen locks
- 📋 Schedule information not always accurate
Gospel Truth Network
From 974 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Awesome and crucial content on mobile
- 👍 Life-changing teachings
- 🚀 Great variety of faith-building programming
- 👍 Uplifting and truthful content
- 👍 Helpful for spiritual growth and understanding
Room to improve
- 🔍 Difficulty finding and accessing specific content
- 🔍 Lack of features like history, watchlist, and favorites
- 🐛 Issues with loading and signing in
Bugs and requests
AFR
Reported bugs
10 issues- App crashes immediately upon launch
- Audio plays but screen shows different content
- Incompatibility with iOS 13, 14, 15 updates
- App won't open after recent updates
- Playback stops after 5-10 seconds
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- Buffering causes choppy audio
- Streaming interrupts when accessing other apps
- App freezes with spinning loading circle
- Podcast restart from beginning when paused
- Audio completely absent on some iOS versions
Requested features
9 requests- Update and display current show/host information
- Add rewind and fast-forward controls
- Implement clock radio/alarm functionality
- Allow app to continue playing with screen locked
- Set default station preference
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- Resume playback from where user left off
- Improve podcast update frequency
- Better integration with other apps
- Separate music-only streaming option
Gospel Truth Network
Reported bugs
2 issues- App not loading and showing 'Loading Failed, Try Again Later' message
- App turning off when phone is locked
Requested features
4 requests- Add a 'continue watching' option to track progress
- Implement a 'favorites' feature to save preferred content
- Introduce a dedicated worship channel
- Improve search functionality
In-app purchases
AFR
No in-app purchases
Gospel Truth Network
- Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$5.991 Month
- Annual Subscription1 Month trial$49.991 Year
- $5.99 Video Rental$5.99
Questions
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