First Ruston vs JCampus Student
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
First Ruston
Stay connected with church activities through messages, notifications, and event updates. Access the Bible and view the church calendar directly from your mobile device.
- Watch or listen to messages
- Receive push notifications
- Read the Bible
- View event calendar
- Stay connected with church
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This app will help you stay connected with what is going on in our day-to-day as a church. With this app, you can tune in to watch or listen to messages, stay updated with push notifications, read the Bible, and view our calendar for events. Mobile app version: 6.17.2
JCampus Student
This app facilitates communication and access to school information for students and staff. It allows for messaging, document viewing, and receiving important notifications regarding attendance, discipline, and emergencies.
- Two-way messaging with staff/student groups
- Document and report viewing
- Attendance and discipline tracking
- Automated attendance notifications
- Emergency text alerts
- Roster updates
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Send and receive messages, pull a map, make a call, view a document or report, Attendance, Discipline, and much more. Enjoy JCampus apps! Engage with customized staff or student groups for two way messaging, send attachments, block unwanted users, view read receipts. Connect will even automatically update rosters for teachers from JCampus scheduling as changes occur. Receives notifications from JCall automated attendance, discipline, and emergency texts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: First Ruston at 5.0 against JCampus Student's 2.5. JCampus Student's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 31 months) and ratings volume (186 vs 3). 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 Ruston holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: JCampus Student has 186 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
First Ruston ships an update every 31 months, JCampus Student fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | First Ruston | JCampus Student |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 2.5 (186 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 13.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 186 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 31 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The First Baptist Church of Ruston Louisiana | EDgear of America Inc |
Customer experience
First Ruston
JCampus Student
In-app purchases
First Ruston
No in-app purchases
JCampus Student
No in-app purchases
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