Comparison

Compassion UK vs UCB Spark

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

Head to head
About

Compassion UK

Stay connected with children in poverty through inspiring stories, films, and prayer requests. Easily communicate with your sponsored child by sending messages and gifts, and receive important reminders.

Highlights
  • Latest news and stories
  • Inspiring films
  • Prayer requests
  • Connect with sponsored child
  • Send messages and gifts
  • Birthday reminders
  • Letter notifications
Features
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The Compassion UK App keeps you up to date with the latest news, stories and prayers from Compassion’s work with children in poverty. What’s more, it’s a new, easy way to connect with your sponsored child whilst on the go. On the app you can read inspiring stories from children who are overcoming poverty, be moved by the latest Compassion films and discover prayer requests and news from our work around the world. From the ease of your phone, you can explore your relationship with your sponsored child. Write messages and send gifts when you’re out and about. Receive helpful birthday reminders and letter notifications straight to your phone. The Compassion UK App gives you the option to receive helpful reminders about your sponsored child (e.g. their upcoming birthday) and about Compassion’s work (e.g. prayer requests and local events). You have full choice and control of receiving notifications about your sponsored child and/or Compassion’s work and can update these at any time.

About

UCB Spark

This video-based devotional app helps kids explore the Bible with daily content and engaging activities. It covers topics like identity, bullying, and friendships, designed to foster a love for scripture.

Highlights
  • Daily Bible-based videos
  • Themed content (identity, friendship)
  • Interactive activities
  • Daily reminders
  • Surprise devotional option
  • Captioned videos
Features
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UCB Spark – The BRAND-NEW devotional app for kids – has landed! WHAT’S SPARK ABOUT? Life can be a rollercoaster. Whether things are going great or you're going through something tough, the Bible has great advice for navigating it all. At UCB, we’re all about sharing God’s Word, so we created UCB Spark – a video-based devotional app designed to help you dive into the Bible and connect with it every day. WHO’S IT FOR? Spark is designed for 10-12-year-olds, but if you’re a bit younger (or older), you’ll still find something just for you. WHAT’S IN IT? Every day, there’s a new short Bible-based video to watch. Whether it’s a UCB Radio presenter singing wildly off-key, virtual boxing matches, or lightning-speed special effects, each day we’re diving into big topics like identity, bullying, friendships, and much more. Each video is followed by simple activities related to what you’ve just watched. It might be questions to think about, a hidden Bible verse to uncover, a prayer, or another activity to help you connect with God in a real way. Even on days when you’re feeling distant from God, Spark has something to remind you that you’re loved and seen. Let UCB Spark help to ‘spark’ a love for the Bible in you. FEATURES - A new video every day from UK content creators. - Choose from topics like friendship, identity, and more. - ‘Surprise me’ – let the app pick a devotional for you. - Set daily reminders so you can remember to ‘Spark’. - ‘Scrub to reveal’ – reveal the Bible verse by scrubbing the screen. - Drag-and-drop Bible challenge. - Share your thoughts with emojis. - Captioned videos. - Share the app with a friend.

Screenshots

Compassion UK4 screens
UCB Spark4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: UCB Spark at 100% against Compassion UK's 65%. Compassion UK's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Compassion UK ships an update every 2 months, UCB Spark every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and August 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Compassion UK versus UCB Spark: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCompassion UKUCB Spark
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size150 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCOMPASSION UK CHRISTIAN CHILD DEVELOPMENTUnited Christian Broadcasters Ltd

Customer experience

Compassion UK

Written reviews26 reviews
Positive65.4%
Neutral11.5%
Negative23.1%

UCB Spark

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Compassion UK

No in-app purchases

None

UCB Spark

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Compassion UK free?
Compassion UK is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is UCB Spark free?
UCB Spark is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Compassion UK or UCB Spark have ads?
Neither Compassion UK nor UCB Spark shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Compassion UK or UCB Spark?
Compassion UK ships an update every 2 months, and UCB Spark every 8 months. Most recently, Compassion UK was updated on September 21, 2026 and UCB Spark on August 25, 2026.

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