Highlands vs One Hope App
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.
One Hope App
This app connects church members with daily Bible readings, sermons, and podcasts. It facilitates group communication, event RSVPs, and serving schedule management. Users can also track personal growth milestones and journal their reflections.
- Daily Bible reading plan
- Watch sermons and podcasts
- Message small groups and teams
- Manage serving schedules
- RSVP to group events
- Track personal growth journey
- Journal reflections
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One Hope Church's app for our church family. READ — The One Year Bible with a daily plan: Proverbs, Psalms, New Testament, and Old Testament every day, about 15 minutes. Build a reading streak, journal as you go, and highlight what stands out. WATCH — Sunday messages and series, plus the One Hope Weekly podcast. CONNECT — Message your small group, your Bible with Friends group, and your team leaders. Manage your serving schedule, RSVP to group events, and keep everything you've said yes to in one calendar. GROW — Track your next steps on the Grow Journey, from making Jesus Lord to joining a serve team. New here? Use the whole Bible and Watch experience without creating an account — your reading progress and journal are waiting for you whenever you're ready to add a login. One Hope Church · New Orleans & Belle Chasse, LA · onehopechurch.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Highlands at 466 against One Hope App's 4. Highlands also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). One Hope App's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 85%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). 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.
One Hope App 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 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 100% of One Hope App's.
Highlands ships an update every 3 weeks, One Hope App every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Highlands | One Hope App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (466 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 466 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Church of the Highlands | One Hope, Inc |
Customer experience
Highlands
One Hope App
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
One Hope App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Highlands
No in-app purchases
One Hope App
No in-app purchases
Questions
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