Methodist NZ vs Baptist NZ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Methodist NZ
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Methodist New Zealand now brings all your core church communication into one easy-to-use app. You can access your Church's event calendar, media, and access a large library of pre-loaded content from Good TV and Resonate, along with heaps of other clever features. Listen to your church’s weekly sermon, kids event or any other audio or video that is published. Everything church related, direct to your phone anytime you want. With Airplay you can watch directly from the app on your big screen Apple TV (3rd and 4th Generation), for those Google Chromecast lovers, we have full casting functionality too.
Baptist NZ
This app serves as the national communication platform for the Baptist Union of New Zealand, replacing traditional print publications. It offers inspiring articles, podcasts, and videos, and connects users to local church content and community news.
- National communication platform
- Church stories and articles
- Podcasts and videos
- Local church content integration
- Retailer discounts
- AirPlay and Chromecast support
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This app is the national communication platform of the Baptist Union of New Zealand. This union is the 250 member churches and faith communities located within six Regional Baptist Associations throughout the country. Replacing the printed Baptist magazine and newspaper after 146 years, this app is the home of great content that shares the stories of gospel renewal to people and places, articles that encourage, inspire, and inform, as well as podcasts and video to support, resource, and bring together the team of 40,000 Baptists in Aotearoa New Zealand. This app toggles between any local Baptist church that is also using the EzyChurch platform to share local church newsletters, rosters, sermons, events, and other local church content. The CSC Buying Group discounts are also easily accessed giving discounts to more than 30 New Zealand retailers. For those Apple Airplay and Google Chromecast lovers, we have full AirPlay and casting functionality too.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Methodist NZ at 9.0 against Baptist NZ's 15.0. On price, update cadence, 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.
Methodist NZ ships an update every 2 months, Baptist NZ every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on January 18, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Methodist NZ | Baptist NZ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 156 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CSC Buyers Group | Baptist Union of New Zealand |
In-app purchases
Methodist NZ
No in-app purchases
Baptist NZ
No in-app purchases
Questions
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