Highlands vs Make Today Amazing
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.
Make Today Amazing
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Make Today Amazing gives you a short poem, one tap at a time. Each poem is small enough to read in a breath and written to leave you a little steadier, lighter, or more curious than before. Warm, grounded words about ordinary things: a kitchen window, a long road, a winter garden, a night sky. WHAT YOU GET - Hundreds of original poems, each shown with its own color and mood - Choose Normal or Short length - Poems rotate without repeating until you have seen them all - Save your favorites with a tap - A gentle daily reminder at the time you choose - Also available in Spanish, French, Portuguese, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Arabic, and Hindi, with new poems written for you on request FREE TO USE Make Today Amazing is free, with an occasional ad between poems. One simple purchase removes ads for good. ABOUT THE POEMS The poems in this app were written with the help of AI. Poems in languages other than English are written on request. No account. No sign up. Just a poem. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://maketodayamazing.vercel.app/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Highlands at none against Make Today Amazing's 5. Highlands also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (4 vs 1). On price, update cadence and iOS requirement 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. Make Today Amazing sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Highlands asks for nothing beyond the download.
Highlands ships an update every 3 weeks, Make Today Amazing every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Highlands | Make Today Amazing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (466 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 85.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 466 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Church of the Highlands | Robert Thibeault |
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
Make Today Amazing
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Highlands
No in-app purchases
Make Today Amazing
- Plus Monthly$1.991 Month
- Unlimited Monthly$4.991 Month
- Plus Annual$19.991 Year
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- Unlimited Annual$49.991 Year
- Remove ads$4.99
Questions
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Do Highlands or Make Today Amazing have ads?
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