Heartlight vs Crosswalk.com Devotionals
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Heartlight
Access daily Christian devotionals, including 'Today's Verse' and 'Morning and Evening'. Discover inspiring articles and artwork to foster your faith and walk with Christ.
- Daily devotionals
- Today's Verse by Phil Ware
- Morning and Evening by Charles Spurgeon
- Inspiring articles
- Artwork for encouragement
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Welcome to the official Heartlight app. This app features free daily devotionals including 'Today's Verse' by Phil Ware, 'Morning and Evening' by Charles Spurgeon and many more. The app also includes inspiring articles and artwork to encourage you in your walk with Christ. For more information about Heartlight, please visit: http://www.heartlight.org The Heartlight, Inc. App was created with The Church App by Subsplash.
Crosswalk.com Devotionals
Access a library of daily and weekly spiritual encouragement from respected Christian pastors and authors. Personalize your quiet time with uplifting insights and biblical-based content.
- Daily and weekly devotionals
- Extensive library of materials
- Insights from respected pastors/authors
- Personalized quiet time
- Uplifting and affirming content
- Biblical-based content
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Get your daily spiritual encouragement with our brand new iPhone app! Now Crosswalk.com, the intersection of faith and life, is pleased to offer all of our inspiring daily and weekly devotionals in our free app created especially for iPhone and iPod users. This easy to use format, allows you to personalize your own quiet time by accessing Crosswalk.com’s extensive library of devotional materials. Get spiritual insights about your faith from some of Christianity’s most respected pastors and authors like Max Lucado, Tony Evans, James McDonald, Bill Bright, and Jack Graham. With over 100 uplifting and affirming devotionals to choose from, download the new app today! Crosswalk aims to provide the most compelling biblical-based content to Christians who take seriously their relationship with Christ. Inspire your devotional time with enriching insights from your favorite Christian leaders!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Heartlight at 4.9 against Crosswalk.com Devotionals's 2.6. Heartlight also leads on review sentiment (68% vs 45%) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 9 months). Crosswalk.com Devotionals's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.4). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Heartlight holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 17 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Heartlight's written reviews are positive against 45% of Crosswalk.com Devotionals's.
Heartlight ships an update every 3 months, Crosswalk.com Devotionals every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and August 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Heartlight | Crosswalk.com Devotionals |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (7 ratings) — better | 2.6 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 67.9% of reviews — better | 45.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Heartlight, Inc. | Salem Communications |
Customer experience
Heartlight
Crosswalk.com Devotionals
In-app purchases
Heartlight
No in-app purchases
Crosswalk.com Devotionals
No in-app purchases
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