Authentic Word vs Maana
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Authentic Word
Access sermons from Authentic Word Ministries covering Bible passages and various topics. Download and share content with friends through social media or email.
- Listen to sermons
- Browse by Bible passage
- Browse by topic
- Download sermon content
- Share sermons via social media
- Share sermons via email
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Welcome to the official app for Authentic Word Ministries Listen to sermons on Bible passages or topics that interest you. After you’ve downloaded and internalized the content, you’ll want to share it with your friends via Twitter, Facebook, or email. The Authentic Word App was created with the Subsplash App Platform. Mobile app version: 6.22.2
Maana
This app helps you record and remember significant moments where divine intervention or blessings occurred. It provides daily reminders of past positive experiences to reinforce faith and the belief in constant presence and faithfulness.
- Record divine moments
- Daily reminders
- Jot down answered prayers
- Track God's provision
- Reinforce faith
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Maana is designed to capture those moments that we forget. The moments that God does amazing things in our every day routines. In 140 characters or less, you can quickly jot down those times that God showed up, provided, or answered prayers. Every day, you will be reminded of a time that God showed up in your past, so that you can remember he is always with you, and always faithful.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Authentic Word at every 2 months against Maana's every 48 months. Authentic Word also leads on ratings volume (8 vs 1) and device support (4 vs 1). Maana's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Maana holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Authentic Word has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Authentic Word ships an update every 2 months, Maana every 48 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Authentic Word | Maana |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 48 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Authentic Word Ministries Zion Temple Celebration Center Inc. | Taylor Smith |
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Authentic Word
Maana
In-app purchases
Authentic Word
No in-app purchases
Maana
No in-app purchases
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