Hymnals vs Hymnal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hymnals
Access a vast library of Roman Catholic hymnals digitally, eliminating the need for physical books. Search, organize, and share service lists, with options to annotate and listen to audio samples. Backup your content to the cloud.
- Digital hymnal library
- Search hymns by title/number
- Create and manage service lists
- Cloud backup and sync
- Audio samples available
- Annotate hymns
- Works on iPad and iPhone
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Hymnals is a remarkable app that brings all the elements of your favorite hymnal—and more—right to your iPad. The app is free – through it you can purchase the following best-selling Roman Catholic hymnals from GIA Publications, Inc. using an in-app purchase. ● Gather - Third Edition for Pew, Choir, Guitar, Keyboard, C Instrument, and B flat Instrument ● Worship - Fourth Edition for Pew, Choir, Guitar, Keyboard, C Instrument, and B flat Instrument ● Ritual Song - Second Edition for Pew, Choir, Guitar, Keyboard, C Instrument, and B flat ● Instrument ● Gelineau Lectionary Psalms ● Guimont Lectionary Psalms ● The Lyric Psalter ● One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism ● Cry Out with Joy ● Gather Comprehensive - Second Edition both Pew and Choir ● Lead Me, Guide Me - Second Edition Pew and Keyboard ● Oramos Cantando - We Pray In Song Pew ● More to come Hymnals offer the complete contents of your hymnal in a compact, lightweight form—no more dragging around multiple hymnals and service binders! The app is perfect for choir members or churchgoers. Swipe or tap to easily page through hymns, or create and manage your own Service Lists! The music and words are crystal clear. With Hymnals, you can: ● NEW - Backup your hymnals, imported music, service list, and annotations to the cloud with your giamusic.com account. ● NEW - Now also works on iPhone. ● Download your hymnal via in-app purchase ● Quickly search for hymns by title or hymn number ● Create your own service lists ● Share service lists with other Hymnals app users ● Arrange your service list and display it in song order ● Listen to audio samples if available (requires an Internet connection) ● Zoom in or out without blurring ● View hymns in both portrait or the wider landscape mode ● Easily toggle to full-screen mode to see the entire hymn page ● Turn pages with AirTurn and PageFlip Bluetooth pedals ● Annotate hymns easy editing tools The free app includes three sample hymns.
Hymnal
Access the United Church of God hymnal with this application. Search for songs by title and listen to piano recordings to aid in worship and musical practice.
- Searchable song titles
- Piano recordings
- United Church of God hymnal
- Worship aid
- Musical practice tool
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App for United Church of God hymnal, with searchable song titles and piano recordings
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hymnal at 72% against Hymnals's 25%. Hymnal also leads on rating (4.3 vs 2.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). Hymnals's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 14 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support 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. Hymnals sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Hymnal asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hymnal holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 54 and 26 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Hymnals's written reviews are positive against 72% of Hymnal's.
Hymnals ships an update monthly, Hymnal every 14 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Hymnals | Hymnal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (54 ratings) | 4.3 (26 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 24.6% of reviews | 72.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 54 — better | 26 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GIA Publications, Inc. | United Church of God |
Customer experience
Hymnals
Hymnal
In-app purchases
Hymnals
- Voices Together SAMPLEFree
- Gather Third Edition - Pew$21.99
- Worship Fourth Edition - Pew$21.99
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- Gather Comprehensive Second Edition Choir$28.99
- Voices Together - Pew$28.99
- Gather Third Edition - Choir$33.99
- Worship Fourth Edition - Choir$33.99
- Guimont Lectionary Psalms$34.99
- Gather Third Edition - Guitar$119.99
- Gather Third Edition Keyboard$149.99
Hymnal
No in-app purchases
