Comparison

HeWo Store vs Openlight Media Plus

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

Head to head
About

HeWo Store

A faith-based audio player designed for children aged 3-12. It offers a curated library of audio content, with selections tailored to the child's age and the current season. The app aims to provide engaging and age-appropriate listening experiences.

Highlights
  • Faith-based audio content
  • Library for children 3-12
  • Age-adapted selections
  • Seasonal content options
  • Audio player functionality
Features
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HeWo is a faith based audio player for children from 3 to 12. This app gives access to an amazing library for the kids and provides selections adapted to the child age and the season.

About

Openlight Media Plus

Access a comprehensive library of faith-based educational content for all ages. Learn about virtues, the Catholic faith, and personal well-being through engaging video, audio, and text lessons. Track your progress and stay updated with new releases.

Highlights
  • Full content library access
  • Mobile-formatted lessons (video, audio, text)
  • Progress tracking and start/stop playback
  • Content for elementary, middle, high school, and adults
  • Focus on virtues and Christian anthropology
  • Push notifications for new releases
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Openlight Media is the media apostolate of the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Since 2013, our flagship framework, Disciple of Christ, Education in Virtue, has been trusted by 13 (arch)dioceses, 850+ schools, and educators in 89+ countries worldwide. Now the full library comes with you. With the Openlight Media Plus app, everything you love lives in one place. Access your courses anytime, from anywhere, and learn when it works best for you: at home, in the classroom, or on your commute. Video, audio, and text lessons are all formatted for mobile, and progress tracking with start-and-stop playback means you never lose your place. Turn on push notifications to stay in the loop on new releases. Explore programs for every age and stage: Elementary. Cultivating the Virtues introduces the youngest learners to the Kerygma, the sacraments, and 28 virtues through story, saints, and Scripture. Upper Elementary. Secure in Grace and Daily Virtue invite students to know and participate in their own neurodevelopment, pairing virtue with neuroscience, saints, and simple SEL strategies. Middle and High School. Arise, Virtue Explorer, the Life of Christ Companion Series, Uplifted: What Makes You Happy?, and Vice to Virtue help adolescents navigate identity, emotions, and faith with confidence. Our award-winning Virtue Field Guide (National Indie Excellence 2024 winner and Benjamin Franklin 2024 silver winner) empowers teens to explore the world of the virtues. Adult Formation. Grow alongside those you teach with the Education in Virtue mini-series, Learn the Virtues, Raised in Grace: Made for Wholeness, and the Still Point of Grace audio reflections. Millions have met the Sisters through the viral Dominican Sisters Open Mic podcast, drawn in by their joy, wit, and witness to the faith. Openlight Media Plus is where that same spirit becomes formation you can carry with you, deepening your walk with Christ day by day. Rooted in Christian anthropology, the teaching of St. Thomas Aquinas, and modern neuroscience, Openlight Media integrates timeless virtue with the science of how we're made. Students and adults learn what virtue looks like and sounds like, and how to nurture mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being at every age. Download the Openlight Media Plus app today, and take your formation with you.

Screenshots

HeWo Store4 screens
Openlight Media Plus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: HeWo Store at 100% against Openlight Media Plus's 0%. HeWo Store also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Openlight Media Plus's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence and iOS requirement 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. Openlight Media Plus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. HeWo Store asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HeWo Store holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HeWo Store has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of HeWo Store's written reviews are positive against 0% of Openlight Media Plus's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HeWo Store ships an update every 2 weeks, Openlight Media Plus every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
HeWo Store versus Openlight Media Plus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHeWo StoreOpenlight Media Plus
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better2.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB80 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTHSVOX LLCOpenlight Media, Inc.

Customer experience

HeWo Store

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Openlight Media Plus

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

HeWo Store

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Openlight Media Plus

One-time1
  • Uplifted: What Makes You Happy?$39.00

Questions

Is HeWo Store free?
HeWo Store is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Openlight Media Plus free?
Openlight Media Plus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, HeWo Store or Openlight Media Plus?
HeWo Store is rated higher. HeWo Store averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Openlight Media Plus averages 2.0 from 1 ratings.
Do HeWo Store or Openlight Media Plus have ads?
HeWo Store shows ads; Openlight Media Plus does not.
Which is updated more often, HeWo Store or Openlight Media Plus?
HeWo Store ships an update every 2 weeks, and Openlight Media Plus every 9 days. Most recently, HeWo Store was updated on October 3, 2026 and Openlight Media Plus on October 20, 2026.

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