Highlands vs Instagift
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.
Instagift
Easily manage and share your digital gift cards, reward cards, and event tickets. Redeem offers, regift unused cards, or claim new ones directly from your device.
- Redeem gift cards
- Regift reward cards
- Claim deals
- Manage event tickets
- Digital card storage
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Instagift keeps the gift cards, reward cards, deals and event tickets you buy or receive from local restaurants and shops in one wallet on your phone. Show a card at the counter and mark it as used, all of it or part of it, and the app keeps track of what is left. - Every card in one place, sorted into Gift Cards, Reward Cards, Deals and Event Tickets. - Use a card in full or in part. Whatever is left after a partial use stays in your wallet. - Pick the location you are at when the business has more than one. - Add a card someone sent you by typing its claim code or scanning its QR code. - Tap an Instagift card link in your email and it opens in the app. - Send a card to a friend by email, with a message. - Sign in with Apple, Google or your email address. - Contact Instagift support from the app. - Delete your account from the app at any time. Instagift cards are bought on instagift.com and on the Instagift stores of participating businesses. The app does not sell cards or take payments.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Highlands at 85% against Instagift's 11%. Highlands also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.7) and ratings volume (466 vs 26). 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.
Highlands holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Highlands has 466 ratings behind it against 26, 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 11% of Instagift's.
Highlands ships an update every 3 weeks, Instagift monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Highlands | Instagift |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (466 ratings) — better | 1.7 (26 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.3% of reviews — better | 11.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 466 — better | 26 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Church of the Highlands | InstaGift, LLC |
Customer experience
Highlands
Instagift
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
Instagift
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Highlands
No in-app purchases
Instagift
No in-app purchases
