SmartGroups | Bible Study vs LinkEdu
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SmartGroups | Bible Study
Facilitate and manage small group Bible studies with an all-in-one platform. Features include group leadership tools, integrated worship capabilities, and a space for prayer. Designed to simplify the organization and execution of religious small groups.
- Group leadership tools
- Integrated worship
- Prayer facilitation
- All-in-one organization
- Simplified group management
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What people are saying: “It has everything in one place.” “It makes it easy to lead a group.” “___ prayed for the first time.” “I like the fact that we can do worship in the group.”
LinkEdu
Discover and join student-organized events on your campus. Connect with classmates, explore activities, and create your own gatherings to foster community and engagement.
- Explore campus events
- Meet new people
- Join student-hosted events
- Create your own events
- Connect with fellow students
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LinkEdu allows students to make it happen with Links. Explore your campus, meet new people and join events hosted by your fellow students.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LinkEdu at 5.0 against SmartGroups | Bible Study's 4.6. LinkEdu also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 83%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.1). SmartGroups | Bible Study's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (15 vs 2). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
LinkEdu holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SmartGroups | Bible Study has 15 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of SmartGroups | Bible Study's written reviews are positive against 100% of LinkEdu's.
SmartGroups | Bible Study ships an update every 10 days, LinkEdu every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmartGroups | Bible Study | LinkEdu |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (15 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 137 MB | 133 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | LIFEPLUS TECHNOLOGY, INC. | Daniel McCray |
Customer experience
SmartGroups | Bible Study
LinkEdu
In-app purchases
SmartGroups | Bible Study
No in-app purchases
LinkEdu
No in-app purchases
