Jackson Free vs BuddyBand
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: 6.21.1
BuddyBand
This wearable tracker helps caregivers monitor loved ones with autism and special needs. It offers real-time location tracking, extended battery life, and an emergency dispatch system.
- Real-time location tracking
- Extended battery life
- Boundary alerts
- Emergency dispatch system
- Designed for autism support
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BuddyBand is the most power-efficient, accurate, and compact wearable tracking device, specifically designed to assist caregivers in protecting loved ones with autism and other special needs. Each BuddyBand device provides real-time location tracking with an accuracy of 3–5 meters. BuddyBand was built in collaboration with the Champion Autism Network to ensure each products features meet the requirements of autistic individuals and their caregivers. Other products in the wearable tracking space last just days. BuddyBand last weeks on a single charge and have additional features. Unique features include multiple modes of tracking, extended battery life, boundaries, and an always-available emergency dispatch system.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Jackson Free at none against BuddyBand's 4. Jackson Free also leads on device support (3 vs 1). BuddyBand's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. BuddyBand sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $44.99 per month. Jackson Free asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Jackson Free against 5.0 for BuddyBand. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Jackson Free ships an update every 3 months, BuddyBand monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 8, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Jackson Free | BuddyBand |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | THE JACKSON FREE METHODIST CHURCH | Crosby Tech Corporation |
Customer experience
Jackson Free
BuddyBand
In-app purchases
Jackson Free
No in-app purchases
BuddyBand
- Monthly7 Days trial$44.991 Month
- Quarterly7 Days trial$134.993 Months
- Biannual$219.996 Months
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- Annual$369.991 Year
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