MyCompassion vs LeadSmall
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!
LeadSmall
This app provides resources for volunteer leaders of children and teenagers in church small groups. It offers weekly curriculum, training videos, group member management, and church notifications to help leaders facilitate impactful conversations and stay organized.
- Weekly small group curriculum access
- Exclusive training videos for leaders
- Digital small group roster creation
- Parent contact information management
- Real-time church notifications
- Next-gen ministry leadership resources
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Make a big impact in the lives of kids and teenagers at your church with the Lead Small app—everything you need to lead meaningful and impactful small group conversations. You signed up to volunteer at church with kids or teenagers because you wanted to make a big impact in their lives. But maybe you soon realized it can be difficult to keep up with what you’re supposed to be talking about and who exactly you’re talking to. The Lead Small app is built for small group leaders of kids and teenagers to help you access curriculum, keep track of your group members, and stay up-to-date with messages from your church. Access your Curriculum. Access your weekly small group curriculum for kids and teenagers so you can easily prep for what you’ll say before you say it. Grow with Training. Grow personally through exclusive training videos every month on topics unique to leading in next-gen ministry, with topics like creating a safe place and partnering with parents. Create Digital Small Group Rosters. Stay organized, keep track of parents’ names, and manage contact info seamlessly—all from the convenience of your device. Stay Up-to-Date with Notifications from your Church. Stay in the loop with real-time push notifications from your church. Receive updates, announcements, and important messages, so you're always connected and informed about what's happening. The Lead Small app is the perfect tool for any small group leader who wants to make a big impact in the lives of the next generation. Download it FREE today. (Are you a church leader? Check out OrangeApps.Church for more information on how to use the Lead Small app in your ministry.)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: MyCompassion at 42 against LeadSmall's 3. LeadSmall's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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 — 3.6 for MyCompassion against 3.7 for LeadSmall. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MyCompassion has 42 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 51% of MyCompassion's written reviews are positive against 44% of LeadSmall's.
MyCompassion ships an update every 2 months, LeadSmall every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 19, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MyCompassion | LeadSmall |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (42 ratings) | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.4% of reviews — better | 43.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 42 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Compassion International, Inc. | The reThink Group, Inc. |
Customer experience
MyCompassion
LeadSmall
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
LeadSmall
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MyCompassion
No in-app purchases
LeadSmall
No in-app purchases
