Comparison

Daily Devo vs Seeds by Orchard

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Daily Devo

This free app provides daily spiritual readings and worship experiences. Each devotional includes a song, a scripture passage, and a reflective message to encourage daily communion and worship.

Highlights
  • Daily devotionals
  • Worship songs
  • Scripture readings
  • Audio format option
  • Read-only format
Features
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This free daily devotional app from the writers at The Worship Initiative is designed for daily communion and worship. Each devo includes a worship song, a devotional, and scriptures. It is available in a read-only format and in audio format. The Worship Initiative is empowering worship leaders and musicians towards their calling with in-depth craft training and genuine heart training. Thousands of Videos. Hundreds of Songs. Learn Your Craft. Love Your God.

About

Seeds by Orchard

This app helps you integrate simple, meaningful actions into your daily routine to serve others. It offers AI-powered brainstorming for acts of service, calendar reminders, and tools to organize group events and track your positive impact.

Highlights
  • Add and manage personal connections
  • AI-powered service ideas
  • Calendar integration for reminders
  • Create and invite to group initiatives
  • Track acts of service
  • Community impact tracking
Features
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The SEEDS App makes it easy to take simple, meaningful actions that serve others right where you are. Integrate service into your daily routine, your family's schedule, and the interests you share with friends. With SEEDS you can: - Add Roots (connections in your life that you want to intentionally care for) - Let AI help you creatively brainstorm how to serve the people in your life - Add reminders to your calendar so you never forget intentional actions - Create Creative Initiatives, group events to reach your community one step at a time - Invite others to join you Initiatives - Track and watch your intentional acts of love stack up! Every Seed Counts. Your actions matter — and when they're added together with others in your community, the results are extraordinary. SEEDS helps you see the difference you're making, stay motivated, and activate your influence for the good of those around you. Download SEEDS today and take your first step. About Orchard SEEDS is brought to you by Orchard — a nonprofit committed to helping Christians activate their influence and make a tangible impact through faith in action. We created SEEDS because we believe service isn't reserved for church programs or special events — it's meant to be woven into everyday life. Whether you're a parent, student, professional, retiree, or church leader, you already have influence. Sometimes you just need a little encouragement and a practical next step. When you download SEEDS, you're not just installing an app — you're joining a movement of people choosing to live loving others, out loud, one small act at a time.

Screenshots

Daily Devo4 screens
Seeds by Orchard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Seeds by Orchard at 5.0 against Daily Devo's 4.7. Seeds by Orchard also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 82%). Daily Devo's advantage is ratings volume (201 vs 13) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Seeds by Orchard holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Daily Devo has 201 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Daily Devo's written reviews are positive against 100% of Seeds by Orchard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Daily Devo ships an update every 2 weeks, Seeds by Orchard every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Daily Devo versus Seeds by Orchard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaily DevoSeeds by Orchard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (201 ratings)5.0 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings201 — better13
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB303 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Worship Initiative, LLCSeeds Orchard

Customer experience

Daily Devo

All ratings181 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral2.8%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive82.4%
Neutral11.8%
Negative5.9%

Seeds by Orchard

All ratings13 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Daily Devo

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App completely stopped working
  • Page loading screen, never opens
  • Mini player at bottom of screen difficult to adjust
  • Latest update: no longer plays in background
  • Cannot select 'Read Devotional' option
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  • Audio player stops playing if screen auto shuts off
  • App won't open, black screen
  • Blank slate when opening app
  • App won't play
  • Latest iOS update: app won't run in background
  • Same devotional every time
  • Devotional repeats

Requested features

15 requests
  • Ability to go back to previous days
  • Save/bookmark favorite devotionals
  • Adjustable font size
  • Move mini player higher
  • Move 'Join devotional pilot' window
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  • Back and Forward feature for missed days
  • Song title for the day
  • Share option for devotionals
  • Speed control for audio playback
  • Read lyrics to the song of the day
  • Archive days
  • Favorite past devotionals
  • Access previous devotionals
  • Share content on social media
  • More diverse perspectives and contributions

Seeds by Orchard

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Daily Devo

No in-app purchases

None

Seeds by Orchard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Daily Devo free?
Daily Devo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Seeds by Orchard free?
Seeds by Orchard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Daily Devo or Seeds by Orchard?
Seeds by Orchard is rated higher. Daily Devo averages 4.7 out of 5 from 201 ratings, while Seeds by Orchard averages 5.0 from 13 ratings.
Do Daily Devo or Seeds by Orchard have ads?
Neither Daily Devo nor Seeds by Orchard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Daily Devo or Seeds by Orchard?
Daily Devo ships an update every 2 weeks, and Seeds by Orchard every 3 weeks. Most recently, Daily Devo was updated on November 3, 2026 and Seeds by Orchard on November 5, 2026.

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