Jackson Free vs VLC DE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Jackson Free
Stay connected with your church community through this app. Access past messages, receive important updates via notifications, and easily share content. Download messages for offline listening.
- Watch or listen to past messages
- Push notifications for updates
- Share messages via social media/email
- Download messages for offline listening
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This app will help you stay connected with the day-to-day life of our church. With this app you can: - Watch or listen to past messages - Stay up to date with push notifications - Share your favorite messages via Twitter, Facebook, or email - Download messages for offline listening Mobile app version: 6.24.2
VLC DE
Stay connected with live and past worship experiences, receive updates via push notifications, and share messages. Download content for offline listening and tune into live broadcasts. The app also facilitates giving, volunteer opportunities, announcements, and prayer requests.
- Watch live and past worship experiences
- Receive push notifications
- Share messages via social media/email
- Download messages for offline listening
- Tune into live broadcasts
- Giving and volunteer opportunities
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This app will help you stay connected with VLC each step of the way. With this app you can: - Watch or listen to live and past worship experiences - Stay up to date with push notifications - Share your favorite messages via Twitter, Facebook, or email - Download messages for offline listening -Tune in to live broadcast -Giving Volunteer opportunities Announcements Prayer request Mobile app version: 6.24.2
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Verdict
Jackson Free and VLC DE are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Jackson Free against 5.0 for VLC DE. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 7 respectively.
Jackson Free ships an update every 3 months, VLC DE every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Jackson Free | VLC DE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | THE JACKSON FREE METHODIST CHURCH | Victorious life church, inc. |
Customer experience
Jackson Free
VLC DE
In-app purchases
Jackson Free
No in-app purchases
VLC DE
No in-app purchases
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