Being Persistent vs Believers Hymn Book Plus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Being Persistent
This app shares a vivid story from ancient China about the idiom "Being Persistent." It offers bilingual education in Chinese and English, with colorful illustrations and interactive exercises to teach children valuable life lessons and cultural wisdom.
- Bilingual Chinese and English stories
- Interactive exercises and word cards
- Colorful, cartoon-like illustrations
- Professional native speaker recordings
- Teaches Chinese idioms and wisdom
- Automatic and manual page turning
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A good story is better than a teacher. This story is one of the many life stories a child needs to learn. The story tells us of the idiom “Being Persistent” which says that one should be persistent and hold one’s goals when doing something, which will lead to good results. The application tells a vivid story from ancient China, it takes you into the wonder land of Chinese culture, language and wisdom. The morals and examples of these stories provide excellent role models for your children. Chinese parables: interesting, educative and enlightening. Bilingual education: story is taught in both Chinese and English . Exquisite pictures: the pictures are colourfule, cartoon-like, and easy to understand and remember. Interactive exercises: there are many interactive activities such as new words cards, repeat after me and sentence making ,it is fun. Professional recording: The text is recorded both by native Chinese and American. Pages can be turned automatically and manually. Don’t miss it, download it now! Any questions, please contact us: Email:jinghuaApp@chinahcm.com
Believers Hymn Book Plus
Access a comprehensive collection of hymns with audio playback and search functionality. This app allows you to listen to tunes, mark favorites, take notes, and customize your reading experience. It includes multiple hymnals and offers a distraction-free presentation mode.
- Hymn number entry and text search
- Multiple hymnal selection
- Audio playback with various instruments
- Favorite marking and history
- Note-taking and export/import
- Customizable color themes and font size
- Distraction-free presentation mode
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The BHB with audio + gospel hymnals Includes these hymnals (copyrighted hymns excluded): The Believers Hymn Book (Ritchie), Gospel Hymn Book 1897 & 1996 (Ritchie), The Gospel Hymn Book 1989 & 1991 (Western Gospel Publishing Foundation), Gospel Hymns (Higgins & Oliver) * For the new edition of the Believers Hymn Book with both editions and sheet music, please purchase the "New Believers Hymn Book" app. (Notes and favorites may be exported and imported between apps.) Both feature-rich and easy to use, this app enables you to: - Enter hymn number or search for text - Choose from multiple hymnals - Listen to the tunes with different instruments (BHB, GHB 1989 & 1991 only) - Randomly play all tunes or favorites - Choose between multiple associated tunes per hymn - Mark favorites - View history - Take notes - Change the color theme and font size - Search lyrics, tunes, and/or authors - View hymns in distraction-free presentation mode - No ads - Expanded Believers Hymn Book Companion (by Harold S. Paisley) gives information about the hymn writers
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Believers Hymn Book Plus at 4.8 against Being Persistent's 3.0. Believers Hymn Book Plus also leads on review sentiment (89% vs 71%) and ratings volume (17 vs 2). Being Persistent's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.4). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Believers Hymn Book Plus holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Believers Hymn Book Plus has 17 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Being Persistent's written reviews are positive against 89% of Believers Hymn Book Plus's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on June 24, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Being Persistent | Believers Hymn Book Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.8 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | 88.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 112 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ChinaHCM | Nathan Bruley |
Customer experience
Being Persistent
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In-app purchases
Being Persistent
No in-app purchases
Believers Hymn Book Plus
No in-app purchases
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