Comparison

Desiring God ft. Solid Joys vs CoramDeo Life

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

Head to head
About

Desiring God ft. Solid Joys

Access a full year of daily devotionals offline, narrated by John Piper. Start reading or listening immediately without an account or ads, and easily navigate to any day's content.

Highlights
  • Offline reading and listening
  • Audio narration by John Piper
  • No account required
  • Ad-free experience
  • Navigate to any day
  • Background playback
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Solid Joys puts a full year of daily devotionals in your pocket, with no account and no ads. Every reading is built right into the app, so you can open it and read or listen anywhere, even with no signal. On a plane, on a commute, in the mountains, or first thing in the morning before the day rushes in — your devotional is already there. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Read offline — all 365 daily devotionals are built in and ready with no connection needed. • Listen anywhere — every devotional is narrated by John Piper, with background playback and lock-screen controls, so you can listen with your screen off. • Start in seconds — no sign-up, no login, no account. Just open it and read. • Read any day, in any order — today's devotional, last week's, or one from months ago. • Open links instantly — tap a Solid Joys link from a friend or from Desiring God, and it opens right here in the app. • No ads, no in-app purchases. WHAT IS SOLID JOYS? Solid Joys is a daily devotional written and read by John Piper. These short, substantive readings are drawn from decades of his preaching and writing, and each one takes only a few minutes. That is all it takes to reset your whole day around the greatness of God. Every devotional points you to a passage of Scripture and helps you see and savor what God is really like. The aim isn't merely information, but joy: to feed your joy in Jesus every day of the year. WHO IT'S FOR • Anyone longing for a simple, faithful daily rhythm in God's Word. • Longtime readers of Desiring God and John Piper as well as anyone meeting him for the first time. • Readers who want their devotional to travel with them, online or off. ABOUT DESIRING GOD Desiring God exists to help people everywhere embrace a passion for the glory of God and the good of all peoples through Jesus Christ. For more than three decades, John Piper's Solid Joys has helped readers start the day grounded, focused, and glad in God. This is just the beginning — more is being built into the app. For now, we'd love for Solid Joys to become part of your every day.

About

CoramDeo Life

Features
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Coram Deo helps you stay connected with your church community, grow in God’s Word, and serve faithfully wherever you are. Designed for church members and attendees, Coram Deo brings Scripture, sermons, prayer, events, ministry schedules, and important church updates together in one convenient app. KEY FEATURES • Read the Bible and follow guided reading plans • Discover and watch sermons • View upcoming worship services and church events • Receive reminders for ministry duties and assignments • Share prayer requests and pray with your church community • Read church announcements and important updates • Connect with fellow believers through the community feed • Keep track of your ministry and church activities Coram Deo means “before the face of God.” The app encourages believers to live every part of life in God’s presence, under His authority, and for His glory. Connect. Grow. Serve. Live Coram Deo.

Screenshots

Desiring God ft. Solid Joys4 screens
CoramDeo Life4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: CoramDeo Life at none against Desiring God ft. Solid Joys's shown. CoramDeo Life also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 4 days). On price, in-app purchases, device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Desiring God ft. Solid Joys ships an update every 4 days, CoramDeo Life daily. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Desiring God ft. Solid Joys versus CoramDeo Life: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDesiring God ft. Solid JoysCoramDeo Life
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (26 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings26 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size178 MB81 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDesiring GodMario Juni

In-app purchases

None

Desiring God ft. Solid Joys

No in-app purchases

None

CoramDeo Life

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Desiring God ft. Solid Joys free?
Desiring God ft. Solid Joys is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CoramDeo Life free?
CoramDeo Life is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Desiring God ft. Solid Joys or CoramDeo Life have ads?
Desiring God ft. Solid Joys shows ads; CoramDeo Life does not.
Which is updated more often, Desiring God ft. Solid Joys or CoramDeo Life?
Desiring God ft. Solid Joys ships an update every 4 days, and CoramDeo Life daily. Most recently, Desiring God ft. Solid Joys was updated on November 9, 2026 and CoramDeo Life on October 31, 2026.

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