The Church App vs BBFC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Church App
Stay connected with your church community. Access sermons, resources, and updates directly on your mobile device. Engage with content, manage events, and support ministry.
- Offline sermon downloads
- Cross-device note-taking
- Bible reading plans
- Event registration
- Secure in-app giving
- Shareable content
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Connect to your church and get the latest sermons, resources, updates, and more delivered right to your mobile device. With The Church App, you can easily watch and listen to sermons on-the-go, download media for offline listening, find and register for events, read blog articles, read the Bible, donate to your ministry, take notes in church, and much more. Additionally, you can browse thousands of leading ministries within the app for quick access to gospel-centered content. The Church App® Features: • Download your favorite sermons for offline listening • Take notes and access them across all your devices • Look up Bible passages and follow along with Bible reading plans • Sign up for events • Be the first to receive updates from your church • Easily share content with your friends and family • Fuel the mission of ministries around the globe with quick, secure giving Mobile app version: 6.23.8
BBFC
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 enjoyment.
- Watch or listen to past messages
- Receive push notifications
- 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; and download messages for offline listening. Mobile app version: 6.18.1
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BBFC at 5.0 against The Church App's 4.1. The Church App's advantage is ratings volume (96 vs 3). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BBFC holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Church App has 96 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | The Church App | BBFC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (96 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 59.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 96 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Subsplash Inc | Bible-Based Fellowship inc. |
Customer experience
The Church App
BBFC
In-app purchases
The Church App
No in-app purchases
BBFC
No in-app purchases
