Behold Israel vs Thistlebend Discipleship
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Behold Israel
This app offers reliable reporting and biblical teachings on current events in Israel and the Middle East. It aims to provide an accurate perspective amidst global media bias, connecting world events to scripture. The content is freely available to all.
- Reliable reporting on Israel and the Middle East
- Biblical teachings and prophecy analysis
- Live updates on current events
- Content in multiple languages
- Connects current events to scripture
- User-friendly interface
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Behold Israel is a non-profit organization led by native Israeli Amir Tsarfati. Our mission is to provide reliable and accurate reporting on developments in Israel and the region. Amir’s live updates and teachings, based on God’s Written Word, sift out the truth on current events amidst global media bias against Israel. Through our website, free app, social media and Amir’s teachings in multiple languages, we are able to reach communities worldwide. His teachings abroad and in the land explain the central role of Israel in the Bible as a blessing to the nations and a way to bring them to the Word of God and the Messiah. Our App is funded by donors, allowing us to offer it to anyone for free. For more information about Behold Israel, please visit: www.beholdisrael.org Mobile app version: 6.24.2
Thistlebend Discipleship
Access media and written resources designed to call, equip, and encourage women in their faith journey. This app provides biblical study materials and training for personal growth and ministry leadership.
- Media and written resources
- Faith calling and equipping
- Encouragement for women
- Biblical study and shepherding
- S.A.L.T. accountability model
- Resources for individuals and groups
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Welcome to the official Thistlebend App, featuring media and written resources for calling, equipping, and encouraging women to know Jesus and follow Him in love and obedience. Thistlebend Ministries provides resources, training, and support for women—those who want to know how to live what they believe. We offer local, satellite, and online resources for churches, ministry leaders, small groups, and individuals. Our resources are grounded in the Word of God and focused on intensive, intentional, biblical study and shepherding and use our S.A.L.T. accountability model. This model is built upon four pillars: Submission, Accountability, Laboring, and Transparency. The model is designed to promote genuine life change through confession, repentance, and radical obedience to God and His Word. The Thistlebend Discipleship app was developed with the Subsplash App Platform. Mobile app version: 6.22.0
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Thistlebend Discipleship at 100% against Behold Israel's 74%. Thistlebend Discipleship also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Behold Israel's advantage is ratings volume (374 vs 3). 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.
Thistlebend Discipleship holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Behold Israel has 374 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Behold Israel's written reviews are positive against 100% of Thistlebend Discipleship's.
Behold Israel ships an update every 2 months, Thistlebend Discipleship every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Behold Israel | Thistlebend Discipleship |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (374 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 374 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Behold Israel | Thistlebend Ministries Inc. |
Customer experience
Behold Israel
Thistlebend Discipleship
Bugs and requests
Behold Israel
Reported bugs
8 issues- App displays blank white screen on launch
- Crashes immediately after opening
- Incompatible with iOS 7 and older versions
- Pinch-to-zoom functionality not working
- Content fails to load despite internet connection
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- Freezing and performance degradation after updates
- Extended downtime without explanation
- Unresponsive interface requiring reinstallation
Requested features
5 requests- Larger, darker, more readable fonts
- Adjustable text size and color options
- Improved zoom functionality for content
- Better search and navigation features
- Offline content access capability
Thistlebend Discipleship
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Behold Israel
No in-app purchases
Thistlebend Discipleship
No in-app purchases
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