Mariners vs Friends Connect App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mariners
Engage with upcoming events, access biblical resources, and connect with the community. This app facilitates spiritual growth and participation in church activities.
- View upcoming events
- Access biblical content
- Community engagement tools
- Give to the church
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Connect and engage with the Mariners app! You will be able to view upcoming events, give, read the Bible, and more!
Friends Connect App
Stay connected with your church community by accessing past messages, receiving updates, and sharing content. Download messages for offline listening and stay informed through push notifications.
- Watch or listen to past messages
- Receive push notifications
- Share messages via social media/email
- Download messages for offline listening
- Stay up-to-date with church life
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This app will help you stay connected with the day-to-day life of Friends 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; and download messages for offline listening.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Mariners at 61 against Friends Connect App's 5. On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Mariners against 5.0 for Friends Connect App. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mariners has 61 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Mariners ships an update every 6 months, Friends Connect App every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mariners | Friends Connect App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (61 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 91.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 61 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mariners Church | YORBA LINDA FRIENDS CHURCH |
Customer experience
Mariners
Friends Connect App
In-app purchases
Mariners
No in-app purchases
Friends Connect App
No in-app purchases
Questions
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