MyCompassion vs Ascent Project
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MyCompassion
Easily manage your child sponsorship journey. Send letters, view photos and updates, receive prayer requests, and learn about their world. Stay connected with real-time alerts.
- Send letters to sponsored child
- View photos and updates
- Receive prayer requests
- Set prayer reminders
- Discover stories and facts
- Real-time alerts and updates
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You’ve already started something amazing by becoming a sponsor. Now, make your sponsorship journey easier with the MyCompassion app — designed just for you. See the impact of your support with just a tap! With the app, you can: • Quickly send letters to your sponsored child. It’s easy! • See their latest photos and updates. You’ll love watching them grow. • Get prayer requests and even set reminders to pray. • Discover stories and facts about their world — it’s like traveling without leaving home. • Stay in the loop with real-time alerts and updates! Ready to explore? Download the MyCompassion app now to start enjoying these new features!
Ascent Project
Connect with a global community focused on spiritual growth and local engagement. Share content, join discussions, access media resources, and manage contributions easily. This platform fosters personal development and active participation.
- In-app messaging
- Community channels
- Event information
- Media resources (sermons, music)
- Online giving
- Team joining
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Join the Ascent Project community! This app allows anyone in Fort Collins or around the world to be actively involved in our community through fresh content, interaction with other community members, and personal spiritual growth tools. Download and be part of our family! In-App Messaging to other users - Join channels for hangs, important updates, and teams. Community - Learn about events - Join the team Media Resources - Sermons - Worship Music - Worship videos Give - Easy online giving for ongoing and one-time gifts *Updates with new features will follow Ascent Project exists to make passionate followers of Jesus living to change their world for God. Through weekly gatherings, events, and fresh worship music, Ascent Project exists to see people in Fort Collins, CO live passionately for Jesus and on mission for His kingdom.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ascent Project at 100% against MyCompassion's 51%. Ascent Project also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.4) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 16.0). MyCompassion's advantage is ratings volume (48 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.
Ascent Project holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MyCompassion has 48 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of MyCompassion's written reviews are positive against 100% of Ascent Project's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MyCompassion | Ascent Project |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (48 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 48 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Compassion International, Inc. | Ascent Project LLC |
Customer experience
MyCompassion
Ascent Project
Bugs and requests
MyCompassion
Reported bugs
18 issues- Login process takes excessive time to load
- Letter drafts fail to save or save incompletely
- App crashes when uploading photos
- Letter button requires multiple clicks to function
- App force closes during prayer selection
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- Text disappears from letter body during composition
- App crashes when attaching images
- Notification badges persist even after reading
- Child information not syncing across devices
- Letters show incorrect or duplicate dates
- App crashes on iOS 8.2 when clicking bio headings
- Login credentials not persisting between sessions
- Gift sending interface freezes without options
- Template selection error message despite selection
- App becomes unresponsive during letter writing
- Photo upload reverts to main screen
- Account creation kicks user out of app
- Technical difficulties message on app open
Requested features
14 requests- Restore previous app version with better navigation
- Improve login speed and eliminate re-login requirement
- Add Apple Pencil support for handwritten letters on iPad
- Implement push notifications for received letters
- Make child photos larger and easier to access
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- Show all letter history instead of limiting to last 5
- Add suggested topics for letter writing
- Reduce marketing content on home page
- Full-screen map view option
- Ability to make app payments and donations
- Better notification system for unread letters
- Automatic tracking of last letter sent date
- Dark mode option
- Improved draft auto-save functionality
Ascent Project
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MyCompassion
No in-app purchases
Ascent Project
No in-app purchases
Questions
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