ShelbyNEXT Check vs First Assembly Pine Bluff
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ShelbyNEXT Check
Streamline child check-ins for church services and events with this app. Volunteers can wirelessly register children, print custom labels via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi, and manage family notes. It offers full integration with ShelbyNEXT ChMS for seamless organization.
- Wireless child check-in
- Printable labels (Bluetooth/Wi-Fi)
- Group assignment
- Add new children/families
- Edit badge notes
- ShelbyNEXT ChMS integration
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The Child Check-in app allows your volunteers to wirelessly check-in your church's children at services and events. You can print labels to a bluetooth or wifi label printer. And it's fully integrated with ShelbyNEXT ChMS too. You can choose the group to check each child into, add new children and families, and edit the notes that print on the badges.
First Assembly Pine Bluff
Stay connected with church events and resources. Access livestreaming, information, giving options, and communication tools all in one place. Facilitates easy check-in for services and activities.
- Livestreaming services
- Access church information
- Online giving
- Service check-in
- Communication tools
- App content
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Stay CONNECTED with PBFA through this one stop spot for: Content Livestreaming Information Giving Check-in Communication And more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: First Assembly Pine Bluff at 5.0 against ShelbyNEXT Check's 1.7. First Assembly Pine Bluff also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). ShelbyNEXT Check's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 14 months) and ratings volume (16 vs 1). 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.
First Assembly Pine Bluff holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ShelbyNEXT Check has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ShelbyNEXT Check ships an update every 2 months, First Assembly Pine Bluff every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShelbyNEXT Check | First Assembly Pine Bluff |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (16 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ministry Brands | FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH (Pine Bluff) |
Customer experience
ShelbyNEXT Check
First Assembly Pine Bluff
In-app purchases
ShelbyNEXT Check
No in-app purchases
First Assembly Pine Bluff
No in-app purchases
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