PCA BCO vs ACS Contacts
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PCA BCO
Access and search the Presbyterian Church in America's Book of Church Order with ease. Quickly navigate between sections and link directly to your Bible app for a seamless reference experience.
- Searchable Book of Church Order
- Quick navigation between sections
- Direct linking to Bible apps
- Simple user interface
- Offline access to content
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Quickly drill down or search the Presbyterian Church in America's (PCA) Book of Church Order through a simple app interface. Now you can drill down to the information you need quickly. Quickly jump to your Bible app from within the PCA BCO (supports Bible apps that implement the bible:// custom url such as the ESV Bible app). Quickly jump to other BCO sections using internal app hyperlinks. The BCO App is published by the Office of the Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America, and the contents are copyright 2017©. All rights reserved.
ACS Contacts
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ACS Contacts is a frontend for ACS Technology's Access ACS directory feature. Search for people in your church, by name or phone number, and add them to your phone's contacts with a single tap. Your church must use Access ACS for this app to work. If you are unsure if your church uses Access ACS, contact your church staff. Accounts cannot be created with this app. Contact your church staff to create an account. View our privacy policy here: https://github.com/snowskeleton/acs-contacts/blob/main/PRIVACY_POLICY.md See Terms of Use here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ACS Contacts at monthly against PCA BCO's every 7 months. PCA BCO's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). On price, 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.
PCA BCO ships an update every 7 months, ACS Contacts monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PCA BCO | ACS Contacts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (13 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Skye Road Systems, Inc. | Isaac Lyons |
In-app purchases
PCA BCO
No in-app purchases
ACS Contacts
No in-app purchases
