Illinois vs FIRST Champaign
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Illinois
Navigate the University of Illinois with this comprehensive digital companion. Access class schedules, your student ID, campus maps, and event information. Utilize an AI assistant for university-related questions and discover wellness resources.
- Customizable home screen
- Class schedules and locations
- Digital student ID and bus pass
- AI-powered university assistant
- Interactive campus maps with amenities
- Campus event listings
- Wellness resources
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Your digital companion to the University of Illinois, the Illinois app is for you, whether you’re a student, a Fighting Illini fan, an employee, or a first-time visitor. Features include: • A customizable home screen to make the app your own • Campus map with amenities like ADA entrances, all-gender restrooms, and lactation spaces • Class schedules, locations, and building floor plans • Illini ID, library card, and MTD bus pass • Digital business card • Wellness and safety resources, including SafeWalk requests and 24/7 crisis hotlines • Residence hall dining menus tailored to your food preferences • Groups: create or join one, or explore the official Illinois communities you’re already part of • University events, including Fighting Illini sports, Campus Recreation group fitness classes, arts, culture, and more Your quickest path to support is to report issues at https://go.illinois.edu/AppFeedback.
FIRST Champaign
This app connects users to a church community, offering live services, past messages, and Bible study resources. It facilitates spiritual growth through daily reading plans and provides tools for group communication and financial contributions.
- Live service streaming
- Access past messages
- Read or listen to the Bible
- Daily Bible reading plans
- Group messaging
- Online giving
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Here’s the deal, First Christian Church cares about one thing more than anything else, Jesus Christ. First is a family of individuals that have found hope in Jesus, and simply want as many people as possible to experience that same freedom. FIRST's mission is to help each other surrender to Jesus. Through the app, you can: • Join us for live services • watch or listen to past messages • read or listen to the Bible • explore daily Bible reading plans • get help with next steps • message Group members • give to the mission of Jesus through FIRST • and more! Mobile app version: 6.23.8
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: FIRST Champaign at 100% against Illinois's 11%. FIRST Champaign also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.7) and ads (none vs shown). Illinois's advantage is ratings volume (117 vs 3). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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 Champaign holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Illinois has 117 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 11% of Illinois's written reviews are positive against 100% of FIRST Champaign's.
Illinois ships an update every 5 weeks, FIRST Champaign every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Illinois | FIRST Champaign |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (117 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 10.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 117 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 124 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | University of Illinois | First Christian Church App |
Customer experience
Illinois
FIRST Champaign
In-app purchases
Illinois
No in-app purchases
FIRST Champaign
No in-app purchases
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