Study Gateway vs Amplify Media
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Study Gateway
Access a vast library of on-demand video Bible studies from renowned Christian teachers and authors. Explore topics like discipleship, healing, and Christian living through engaging video content. This service is available as part of a subscription.
- On-demand video Bible studies
- World-renowned Bible teachers
- Thousands of study videos
- Discipleship and Christian living topics
- Overcoming and healing content
- Bible discussion resources
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Study Gateway is the streaming video Bible study service from Zondervan and Thomas Nelson, featuring the world’s most-trusted Bible teachers, authors and pastors, including Max Lucado, Anne Graham Lotz, Louie Giglio, Rick Warren, Derwin Gray, Lysa TerKeurst, Jennie Allen, Andy Stanley, Chrystal Evans Hurst, John Ortberg, Ann Voskamp, Christine Caine, Jada Edwards, Bob Goff, and Jim Cymbala. Watch thousands of Bible study videos on subjects like discipleship, overcoming and healing, Christian living, and Bible discussion. Get the app as a part of your Study Gateway subscription. Terms of Service: https://watch.studygateway.com/tos Privacy Policy: https://watch.studygateway.com/privacy
Amplify Media
This platform helps churches find, personalize, and distribute various resources to foster spiritual growth and enhance their outreach efforts. It aims to equip ministries for greater impact.
- Discover diverse ministry resources
- Customize and share content
- Encourage deeper discipleship
- Equip churches for mission
- Multimedia platform
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Amplify is a multimedia platform allowing churches large and small to discover, customize, and share diverse resources that encourage deeper discipleship and equip churches to pursue their mission with greater impact.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Study Gateway at 75% against Amplify Media's 0%. Study Gateway also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (900 vs 19). Amplify Media's advantage is monetization model (free vs subscription). 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.
Study Gateway holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Study Gateway has 900 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Study Gateway's written reviews are positive against 0% of Amplify Media's.
Study Gateway ships an update every 5 months, Amplify Media every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and August 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Study Gateway | Amplify Media |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (900 ratings) — better | 3.0 (19 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 900 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HarperCollins Christian Publishing, Inc. | Katapy |
Customer experience
Study Gateway
Amplify Media
Bugs and requests
Study Gateway
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes frequently
- Unable to access purchased content
- Login and password issues
- Compatibility problems on various devices
Requested features
3 requests- Improve app stability and user experience
- Provide better customer service and account management
- Simplify subscription and cancellation process
Amplify Media
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Study Gateway
No in-app purchases
Amplify Media
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Study Gateway free?
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