Highlands vs STX Welcome
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Highlands
This free resource connects you to a church community, offering on-demand messages, live streaming services, and a Bible reading plan. Access event information, locations, and discover ways to grow spiritually and make a difference.
- On-demand messages
- Live streaming services
- One Year Bible reading plan
- Church event information
- Location details
- Spiritual growth resources
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Church of the Highlands exists to help people Know God, Find Freedom, Discover their Purpose, and Make a Difference. Stay connected with Highlands wherever you go! This free resource allows you to experience messages on-demand, read the One Year Bible, watch services live online, access information about church events, locations and much more! For more information about our church, please visit us on the web at http://churchofthehighlands.com.
STX Welcome
This app allows customers to book and check-in for appointments. It also provides directions, direct calling to the business, and other convenient features for managing your service.
- Book appointments
- Check-in for appointments
- Get directions
- Call business directly
- Manage service appointments
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The STX Cloud client-facing app lets customers book and check-in appointments, get directions, call the business, and so much more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Highlands at 85% against STX Welcome's 0%. Highlands also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (466 vs 4). STX Welcome's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). 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.
Highlands holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Highlands has 466 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Highlands's written reviews are positive against 0% of STX Welcome's.
Highlands ships an update every 3 weeks, STX Welcome every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Highlands | STX Welcome |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (466 ratings) — better | 3.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 466 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Church of the Highlands | STX Software LLC |
Customer experience
Highlands
STX Welcome
Bugs and requests
Highlands
Reported bugs
13 issues- Cafe order online shows church addresses instead of menu
- Cannot skip forward/backward in audio without freezing
- App freezes at half screen on iPad
- Sermon playback doesn't resume from saved position
- Screen locks cause audio to stop playing
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- Glitching when using app with Waze simultaneously
- Watch message link kicks users back to previous screen
- Video content fails to load properly
- Landscape mode not supported for message viewing
- Copy-paste feature removed in recent update
- Service notes highlighting and annotation removed
- Toolbar in One Year Bible reading is distracting and won't hide
- Select all and speak function no longer works
Requested features
14 requests- Highlight and underline text in One Year Bible
- Calendar feature to track completed Bible readings
- Ability to save and access notes within app
- Blank note pages for services without outlines
- Copy and paste functionality for devotionals
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- Dark mode option for One Year Bible reading
- Prayer request submission button
- Chromecast support for casting to TV
- Apple Pay integration for tithes and offerings
- Audio narration for One Year Bible readings
- Better Bluetooth integration for car audio systems
- Ability to copy location addresses for navigation apps
- Highlights Kids Studio content
- Resume playback feature for sermon progress
STX Welcome
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Highlands
No in-app purchases
STX Welcome
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Highlands free?
Is STX Welcome free?
Which has better reviews, Highlands or STX Welcome?
Do Highlands or STX Welcome have ads?
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