Comparison

Parenting Today's Teens vs Bold Steps

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Parenting Today's Teens

Access a comprehensive library of parenting resources, including radio broadcasts, daily podcasts, articles, and event information. Find tried-and-true methods to navigate complex issues when raising teenagers.

Highlights
  • Radio broadcast access
  • Daily podcast episodes
  • Parenting articles
  • Social media integration
  • Event listings
  • Resource library
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Welcome to Parenting Today’s Teens where you have the opportunity to find our radio broadcast, daily podcast, parenting articles, social media, events, and other answers and resources that “speak” to the particular issue about parenting that you are searching. The extensive library of resources guarantees tried and true healthy ways to engage with the most complex of issues.

About

Bold Steps

This app offers biblical teachings and practical insights to help users navigate life's questions and deepen their faith. Explore engaging messages, short motivational truths, and video content addressing relevant topics.

Highlights
  • Biblical teachings from Dr. Mark Jobe
  • Bite-sized motivational truths (Bold Steps Minute)
  • Searchable topics on faith and the Bible
  • Long and short-form video content
  • Insights for everyday life questions
Features
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Looking for answers to life’s questions from a trusted voice? Want to take the next step in your faith journey but don’t know where to begin? You’re not alone! Join the community over at the Bold Steps app for engaging content that addresses everyday life questions with candid, topical teaching from the Bible with Dr. Mark Jobe, host of the radio program Bold Steps and President of the Moody Bible Institute. In the Bold Steps app, you’ll find compelling messages centered on biblical truths from Dr. Jobe’s pastoral ministry at New Life Community Church in the heart of Chicago. On the go? You’ll also find bite-sized motivational truths with the Bold Steps Minute, fresh wisdom for your life to take to the gym, grocery store, or on your commute. Have a question about faith or the Bible? Search for topics that matter the most to you from finding purpose to going through trials, with clear and applicable insights for your life. Or if you’d rather watch a video that addresses these tough topics, you’ll find long and short form videos that speak to relevant issues of our day. Mobile app version: 6.23.8

Screenshots

Parenting Today's Teens4 screens
Bold Steps3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bold Steps at 50% against Parenting Today's Teens's 0%. Bold Steps also leads on device support (4 vs 2). Parenting Today's Teens's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Parenting Today's Teens holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 9 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Parenting Today's Teens's written reviews are positive against 50% of Bold Steps's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Parenting Today's Teens versus Bold Steps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterParenting Today's TeensBold Steps
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (9 ratings) — better4.2 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings99
Update frequency—Every 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB56 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPixegonMoody Bible Institute

Customer experience

Parenting Today's Teens

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bold Steps

All ratings9 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

Parenting Today's Teens

No in-app purchases

None

Bold Steps

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Parenting Today's Teens free?
Parenting Today's Teens is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bold Steps free?
Bold Steps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Parenting Today's Teens or Bold Steps?
Parenting Today's Teens is rated higher. Parenting Today's Teens averages 4.6 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Bold Steps averages 4.2 from 9 ratings.
Do Parenting Today's Teens or Bold Steps have ads?
Neither Parenting Today's Teens nor Bold Steps shows ads.

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