MyCompassion vs Faithbridge
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!
Faithbridge
Access sermons, news, and resources from a Houston-area church. Watch live broadcasts, download messages, find community groups, and submit prayer requests. Stay connected with church events and giving options.
- Watch live Sunday worship services
- Access and download sermons
- Find Grow Groups and Serve Teams
- Submit Connect Cards and Prayer Requests
- Online giving
- Church news and event information
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The official Faithbridge app connects you to sermons, news, resources and more from the Houston-area church. Features: Media - Watch live broadcast of Sunday worship services. - Access sermons from Ken Werlein, Ben Stuart, and more. - Download sermons to listen to later. Connect - Find a Grow Group or a Serve Team. - Submit a Connect Card and a Prayer Request. - Access online giving. More - Up-to-date news and event information. - Get directions to one of our campuses. - And much more! For more information about Faithbridge, please visit: http://faithbridge.org The Faithbridge app was developed with the Subsplash App Platform.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Faithbridge at 100% against MyCompassion's 51%. Faithbridge also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.6) and device support (4 vs 2). MyCompassion's advantage is ratings volume (42 vs 9). 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.
Faithbridge holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 42 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of MyCompassion's written reviews are positive against 100% of Faithbridge's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MyCompassion | Faithbridge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (42 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 42 — better | 9 |
| 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, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Compassion International, Inc. | Faithbridge Church |
Customer experience
MyCompassion
Faithbridge
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
Faithbridge
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MyCompassion
No in-app purchases
Faithbridge
No in-app purchases
Questions
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