Comparison

We Are Alaska vs Chessed Alaska

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

Head to head
About

We Are Alaska

This interactive digital book allows users to read along with narration, record their own voice, and explore animated illustrations with sound effects. It offers a multi-language experience and creative tools for personalization.

Highlights
  • Swipe-to-Read narration
  • Auto Play narration
  • My Narration recording
  • Interactive sound effects
  • Animation effects
  • Color Palette for painting
Features
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KIWA Digital and Alaska Join for First Worldwide KIWABook Slam! 15 high school students and 7 adult advisors from four school districts gathered in Anchorage to participate in the KIWA SLAM™ project. Students were tasked with creating an entire 20 page illustrated book in just 48 hours. With an overall theme of “We Are Alaska”, each district team worked collaboratively to create a storyline representative of their communities through telling a local story or myth. Teams were allotted five pages to present their story in 100 words or less, illustrate each page, and record story narration. Finished files were sent electronically to New Zealand where Kiwa Digital developers constructed the book overnight. The next day, "We Are Alaska" was presented as part of Kiwa's founder Rhonda Kite's keynote address to the Association of Alaska School Boards annual conference. The Association of Alaska School Boards' (AASB) Consortium for Digital Learning, in partnership with KIWA Digital of New Zealand and Apple, Inc., sponsored the first ever "KIWA SLAM™" as part of AASB's annual conference November 1-4, 2012 in Anchorage. The KIWA SLAM™ project offered students a unique opportunity to participate in the emerging field of digital publishing through the hands-on production of a digital book from start to finish. We are thankful to Rhonda Kite, Zohar Marshall, Jordan Koziol-Repia, Josh Preston and Bryan Field of Kiwa Digital and Pete Vraspir of Apple, Inc. for their initiation and support of this exciting project. Supporting adults also included: Northwest Arctic School District Jeri Eck - Art Teacher Raymond Woods, Bicultural Coordinator Kodiak Island Borough School District Vickie Kelly, CIO Bonnie Dillard - Art Teacher Lower Kuskokwim School District Vicki Nechodomu, Technology Specialist Tommy Bayayok, Technology Specialist Kashunamiut School District Matt Good, Principal Rebecca Nayamin, Cup’ik Instructor We hope you enjoy We Are Alaska as much as we all enjoyed creating it! Dr. Robert Whicker, Director Steve Nelson, Project Coordinator AASB Consortium for Digital Learning Features: • Swipe-to-Read™ the words to hear and playback the story at your own pace. • Auto Play to enjoy the narration. • Use the My Narration function to read and record the story yourself and customize your book. • Touch pictures to hear different sound effects. • See special animation effects bringing the picture to life. • Use the Color Palette to paint each page! KIWA SLAM™ offers a true multi-language experience and is a great tool for learning new languages for both young and old. This book includes the narration, text, and user interface in these languages: English Kiwa Digital produces multi-language digital content, creates IT solutions and develops products and services for the digital publishing and entertainment industries.

About

Chessed Alaska

Access a wealth of spiritual content, including past messages and a Bible reading plan. Stay informed with notifications, share insights, and download content for offline use. Facilitates event sign-ups and secure donations.

Highlights
  • Watch/listen to past messages
  • Push notifications
  • Share messages
  • Download messages for offline listening
  • Bible Reading Plan
  • Event sign-ups
  • Secure gifting
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This app is packed with powerful content and resources to help you grow and stay connected. With this app you can: - Watch or listen to past messages - Stay up-to-date with Push Notifications - Share your favorite messages via Twitter, Facebook, or email - Download messages for offline listening - Follow along with our Bible Reading Plan - Sign up for events - Make a secure gift

Screenshots

We Are Alaska4 screens
Chessed Alaska3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Chessed Alaska at every 2 months against We Are Alaska's every 42 months. We Are Alaska's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.4). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for We Are Alaska against 5.0 for Chessed Alaska. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

We Are Alaska ships an update every 42 months, Chessed Alaska every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
We Are Alaska versus Chessed Alaska: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWe Are AlaskaChessed Alaska
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 42 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.4
Further details — not scored
Size127 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKiwa Digital LimitedEVERY DAY CHESSED

Customer experience

We Are Alaska

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Chessed Alaska

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

We Are Alaska

No in-app purchases

None

Chessed Alaska

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is We Are Alaska free?
We Are Alaska is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chessed Alaska free?
Chessed Alaska is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, We Are Alaska or Chessed Alaska?
We Are Alaska and Chessed Alaska are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do We Are Alaska or Chessed Alaska have ads?
Neither We Are Alaska nor Chessed Alaska shows ads.
Which is updated more often, We Are Alaska or Chessed Alaska?
We Are Alaska ships an update every 42 months, and Chessed Alaska every 2 months. Most recently, We Are Alaska was updated on October 15, 2026 and Chessed Alaska on October 6, 2026.

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