First Southern vs myLU
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
First Southern
Stay connected with the latest sermons, register for upcoming events, and engage through prayer and giving. This app provides a central hub for church community engagement and spiritual growth.
- Latest sermons
- Event registration
- Prayer requests
- Online giving
- Community connection
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Welcome to the official First Southern Baptist Church app! Our app is a great way to keep up to date with our newest sermons, register for our latest events and place to connect through prayer and giving. For more information about First Southern, please visit: http://www.firstsouthern.tv. Mobile app version: 6.21.3
myLU
Access personalized updates and campus news from Liberty University in one convenient location. This user-friendly app organizes content for easy access to academic, financial, and athletic information.
- Personalized updates
- Campus news
- Academics
- Financial check-in
- Student checklist
- Liberty E-mail
- Athletics updates
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Welcome to Liberty University's myLU app, a personalized, user-friendly experience on both desktop and mobile platforms. It organizes content so that you can access personalized updates and LU campus news all in one convenient location. Features include the following: - Customizable Set Navigation - Customizable Newsfeed - Application Pages - myWidgets - Academics - Financial Check-in - Financial Aid - FlamesPass - Student Checklist - Liberty E-mail - Liberty Flames Athletics - Public Safety Protocols - Push Notifications - User Profile and Settings - Search
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: First Southern at 5.0 against myLU's 2.3. First Southern also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). myLU's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (212 vs 6). 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 Southern holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: myLU has 212 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.
First Southern ships an update every 4 months, myLU every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | First Southern | myLU |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | 2.3 (212 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 13.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 212 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | First Southern Baptist Church | Liberty University |
Customer experience
First Southern
myLU
Bugs and requests
First Southern
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
myLU
Reported bugs
27 issues- Cannot connect to network
- App just spins and cannot log in
- Session keeps expiring
- App doesn't work anymore
- Constantly loads and says failure to load
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- Blocks Kaltura
- Endless loop of apps going back and forth to sign in
- Third party block issue
- Constantly fail to connect to the internet
- Stuck in perpetual loading or says cannot connect
- Constantly crashes and logs out
- Microsoft Authenticator not popping up
- White screen when trying to log on
- Hardly ever access email, only shows white screen
- Blank white screen upon opening
- Unable to login with unexpected error message
- Login loop
- Redirects to webpage for basic functions
- Cannot see washers and dryers
- Cannot find anything easily
- Logs you out daily
- Takes you to webpage for dining hours
- Does not come close to LU Today's functionality
- Login issues with Microsoft Authenticator asking for QR code or code and URL
- Endless sign in loop
- Keeps going back to Microsoft login screen
- Refreshing back to sign in page
Requested features
8 requests- Bring back LU Today
- Improve app functionality beyond links
- Fix Kaltura video player issue
- Make app more mobile-friendly
- Add dining hours information
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- Add bus maps
- Improve login process
- Fix screen fit on iPhone 15 Pro Max
In-app purchases
First Southern
No in-app purchases
myLU
No in-app purchases
