Highlands vs Madison Academy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Highlands
This app connects users with a church community, offering on-demand messages, live service streaming, and a Bible reading plan. Users can also find information on church events, locations, and more.
- On-demand messages
- One Year Bible reading plan
- Live service streaming
- Church event information
- Church location details
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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.
Madison Academy
This app provides a central hub for families of Madison Academy, offering easy access to school announcements, calendars, student grades, homework, and financial information. Stay connected and engaged with all the tools and content needed for school community involvement.
- Announcements
- School Calendar
- Student Grades
- Homework Tracking
- Family Accounting
- Giving Options
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Welcome to the Family App for families of Madison Academy in Madison, AL! This app is a one-stop-shop for our school community, with anytime, anywhere access to all the tools, content, and communications parents need to stay connected and engaged. School information available in one easy to access place includes Announcements, School Calendar, Student Grades and Homework, Family Accounting, Giving Options, and much more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Highlands at every 3 weeks against Madison Academy's every 6 months. Highlands also leads on ratings volume (466 vs 3). Madison Academy's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). 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.
Madison Academy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Highlands has 466 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Highlands ships an update every 3 weeks, Madison Academy every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Highlands | Madison Academy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (466 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 466 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Church of the Highlands | Madison Academy Inc. |
Customer experience
Highlands
Madison Academy
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
Madison Academy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Highlands
No in-app purchases
Madison Academy
No in-app purchases
Questions
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