# Hymnals

> Music

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id523183662](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id523183662)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id523183662`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** GIA Publications, Inc.
- **Category:** Music
- **Rating:** 2.00 / 5 (54 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.9
- **Last updated:** 2021-11-03
- **First published:** 2012-05-25
- **Size:** 96 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-15
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hymnals/id523183662)
- **Website:** [http://www.giamusic.com/hymnalapp](http://www.giamusic.com/hymnalapp)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.giamusic.com/store/privacy-policy](https://www.giamusic.com/store/privacy-policy)

## Description

Hymnals is a versatile hymn viewer and store that brings complete hymnals to your device with a compact, lightweight presentation. It unlocks the contents of popular Roman Catholic hymnals from GIA Publications, available through in-app purchases, ideal for choir members and churchgoers.

Key features include cloud backup to your giamusic.com account, iPad and iPhone support, quick hymn search by title or number, creation and sharing of service lists, layout options (portrait/landscape, full-screen), Bluetooth pedal page turning, and hymn annotations. The app includes three free sample hymns and lets you download additional hymnals as needed.

## Rankings

- #233,920 — Overall

## Review summary

The Hymnals app offers strong features for church music, including offline hymnals, PDF import/annotation via Dropbox, and title-based search, which can be useful for practice and Sunday services once you learn its quirks. However, it is plagued by stability and performance issues (crashes, update-related problems), unreliable page-turning, inconsistent audio playback, limited search capabilities, and no straightforward printing/export options. These recurring problems significantly hinder reliability during rehearsals and services.

### Pros

- Offline download of entire hymnals for on-device use
- Dropbox integration with ability to import and annotate PDFs
- In-app search for hymns (title-based)
- Annotation/markup tools for music
- Overall usefulness for practice and Sunday worship once familiar with the app’s workflow

### Cons

- Frequent crashes and stability issues, especially when opening purchased hymnals or after updates
- Clunky and unreliable page-turning/navigation that often jumps to the wrong section
- Audio playback sometimes silent even when the song appears to be playing
- Search is limited to hymn titles (no composer/lyricist or full content search)
- Lack of printing/export options (no easy way to print or export, workarounds required)

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