Today Daily Devotion vs First15
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Today Daily Devotion
This app provides daily devotions to help users refresh, refocus, and renew their faith. Each month features a biblical theme developed by a qualified author to deepen your relationship with God through daily study and prayer.
- Daily devotions
- Biblical themes
- Faith renewal
- Spiritual growth
- Prayer guidance
- Bible study
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Today is a daily devotional that helps God's people refresh, refocus, and renew their faith in Christ Jesus. Throughout each month, a talented and highly-qualified author develops a single biblical theme to help readers and listeners grow deeper in love and relationship with God as they spend time with him each day in his Word and prayer.
First15
This daily devotional app offers a 15-minute spiritual practice to help users connect with God. It aims to foster a deeper understanding of God's love and presence, influencing daily emotions, thoughts, and actions.
- Daily devotional content
- Spiritual connection with God
- Focus on God's love and presence
- Personal growth and empowerment
- Foundation for daily thoughts and actions
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We all have a need to know our Creator. We all have a longing to be fully known and fully loved by an all-knowing, all-loving God. First15, a resource of Denison Ministries, is a daily devotional written out of the belief that 15 minutes with God can change your life. God longs to fill you by his refreshing, life-giving presence. He longs to meet you in the first moments of your day that your emotions, thoughts, beliefs and actions would be founded on his unconditional love. Give God 15 minutes today and let him love you, empower you, heal you, free you and establish you in the reality of his nearness.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: First15 at 4.7 against Today Daily Devotion's 4.3. First15 also leads on review sentiment (79% vs 55%) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
First15 holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: First15 has 459 ratings behind it against 33, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Today Daily Devotion's written reviews are positive against 79% of First15's.
Today Daily Devotion ships an update every 5 months, First15 every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Today Daily Devotion | First15 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (33 ratings) | 4.7 (459 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.3% of reviews | 78.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 33 | 459 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ReFrame Ministries (Apps) | Denison Ministries (Apps) |
Customer experience
Today Daily Devotion
First15
User reviews
Today Daily Devotion
From 33 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Excellent devotional content
- 📖 Easy to read scripture
- 💡 Intelligent commentary
- ✨ Inspiring daily messages
- 🙏 Helps in spiritual walk
Room to improve
- 🐛 Audio not working
- 🐛 App freezes when sharing
- 🐛 App crashes
- 🐛 Blank devotional screen
- 🐛 Distracting ads
First15
From 459 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Meaningful daily devotional
- 🙏 Helps grow relationship with God
- 🎶 Worship music integration
- ⏱️ Consistent daily experience
- 📚 Thought-provoking content
Room to improve
- 🔇 Audio issues (volume, playback problems)
- 🔀 Abrupt transitions between sections
- 🔍 Difficult to navigate/find content
- 🔄 Repetitive/redundant content
- 🔊 Dislike of narrator's voice/tone
Bugs and requests
Today Daily Devotion
Reported bugs
10 issues- Audio not working
- App freezes when trying to share
- App crashes upon opening
- Devotional screen is blank
- UI broken after updates
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- Content missing after updates
- Facebook tab crashes
- Audio button present but no audio plays
- App not working after iOS updates
- App not loading content
Requested features
10 requests- Add favorite section
- Increase font size
- Offline mode
- Add personal notes
- Improve sharing functionality
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- Fix audio issues
- Update for new iOS versions
- Bring back comments and hearts
- Make audio consistently available
- Remove ads or offer paid version
First15
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes/won't open
- Bookmark/save functionality issues
- Compatibility problems (e.g., iPad)
Requested features
5 requests- Dark mode option
- Ability to share devotions
- Community features (comments, groups)
- Customizable text size
- Offline access
In-app purchases
Today Daily Devotion
No in-app purchases
First15
No in-app purchases
Questions
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