Comparison

Christianity Without Religion vs Embering

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Christianity Without Religion

Access daily and weekly audio and video messages, magazines, and blog content focused on authentic Christianity. This free app offers hope and biblical teachings, aiming to provide spiritual nourishment without legalistic structures.

Highlights
  • Daily and weekly audio/video messages
  • Christianity Without Religion magazine
  • CWR Video magazine
  • Weekly Bible Survey
  • Blog content
  • Christ-centered teachings
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Welcome to the official Christianity Without the Religion and Plain Truth Ministries App. This FREE App proclaims authentic Christianity without the religion. Our work is Christ-centered, based on God's amazing grace, giving hope to those burned out by legalistic religion. When you download this app you will have access to the daily and weekly audio and video messages of Greg Albrecht. Plus access to Christianity Without the Religion magazine and our CWR Video magazine. Our weekly Bible Survey and Blog are also available. For more information about Christianity Without the Religion and Plain Truth Ministries, please visit www.ptm.org. The CWR/PTM app was developed with the Subsplash App Platform Mobile app version: 6.21.1

About

Embering

This app delivers a single, inspiring quote each morning from various sources like poetry or scripture. It features spaced repetition check-ins to help you remember the quote and offers lock screen widgets for constant visibility. Designed for quiet reflection, it avoids typical social media distractions.

Highlights
  • Daily quote delivery
  • Spaced repetition reminders
  • Lock screen widget
  • No feed or infinite scroll
  • Founding Reader lifetime free access
  • Save custom affirmations
Features
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The screen that scatters you can gather you. Embering gives you one line a day. Not a feed, not a stream, not a notification storm. One sentence, from a voice you chose, that you can carry through the whole day and make your own. EACH MORNING, ONE LINE Choose up to three voices and they take turns. Poets, teachers, scripture, and the authors' own words. Open Embering, read the line, and get on with your day. • Poets, philosophers, and Inspiring Scriptures are there from the start • Up to three voices in rotation, changed whenever you like • Authors can invite you to their own voice with a personal link KEEP IT WHERE YOU'LL SEE IT Put today's line on your Home Screen or Lock Screen with the Embering widget. It is there when you pick up your phone, and gone from your mind only if you want it to be. KNOW IT BY HEART A gentle coach asks for the line back through the day, so it moves from something you read to something you remember. Miss a check-in and nothing piles up. A QUIET MINUTE Tap for a reflection: a quiet room and one question. Write a few words, or just sit with the line. GO DEEPER If a line moves you, one tap opens the book, essay or teaching it came from. Save the ones you love to your Favorites and come back to them. EMBERING MEMBERSHIP Free gives you the daily ritual and the free voices. Membership adds: • The whole library of packs to browse • Credits: 2 to start, then 1 a month. A credit adds one pack to your library for good, and credits never expire • The full memory coach • Your own affirmations and quotes in the rotation New members may be offered a free first month. Any pack you add stays yours, even if you leave. You can manage or cancel your membership at any time in your Apple ID subscription settings. No ads. No feed. No streaks to lose. Terms of Use: https://www.embering.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.embering.app/privacy One line, kept glowing.

Screenshots

Christianity Without Religion4 screens
Embering3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Embering at 5.0 against Christianity Without Religion's 4.2. Embering also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months). Christianity Without Religion's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, ads and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Embering sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Christianity Without Religion asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Embering holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Christianity Without Religion has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Christianity Without Religion ships an update every 5 months, Embering fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Christianity Without Religion versus Embering: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChristianity Without ReligionEmbering
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlain Truth MinistriesEmbering LLC

In-app purchases

None

Christianity Without Religion

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Embering

Subscriptions2
  • Member1 Month trial$12.991 Month
  • Member$99.991 Year
One-time1
  • Founding ReaderFree

Questions

Is Christianity Without Religion free?
Christianity Without Religion is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Embering free?
Embering is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Christianity Without Religion or Embering?
Embering is rated higher. Christianity Without Religion averages 4.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Embering averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Christianity Without Religion or Embering have ads?
Neither Christianity Without Religion nor Embering shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Christianity Without Religion or Embering?
Christianity Without Religion ships an update every 5 months, and Embering fortnightly. Most recently, Christianity Without Religion was updated on October 21, 2026 and Embering on October 29, 2026.

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