Parent Cue vs First 5
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Parent Cue
This app provides weekly conversation starters and resources to help parents raise children with faith and character. It offers age-specific guidance, monthly themes, and connects families with local church communities for ongoing support.
- Weekly conversation cues
- Age-specific guidance
- Monthly faith and character topics
- Bible story videos and devotionals
- Church finder and ministry connection
- Track weeks until adulthood
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Raising kids with faith and character doesn’t have to be difficult. Parent Cue gives you four simple ways to connect with the heart of your child each week. You already know a thing or two about life, character, faith, and what it takes to be the human you were created to be. If you’re like most parents, you want to pass on that knowledge to your kids whether they are three years old, seven, or seventeen. But sometimes the day-to-day pace of parenting crowds out the intentional conversations we want to have with our kids. Where do we start? When do we find the time? How do we know if we’re being successful? With Parent Cue, you never have to parent alone. Parent Cue is a team of family experts and everyday parents working together to provide the support you need so you can be the parent you want to be. We developed the Parent Cue App to specifically help you raise kids in faith and character by strengthening the relational rhythm of your home, elevating important topics of conversation, and connecting you with local leaders who can support your family beyond this digital space. To strengthen the relational rhythm of your home, Parent Cue App gives you four cues each week to help you connect with the heart of your child. Each cue is strategically designed for the age of the child you are raising and helps you develop family patterns that will enhance your long-term relationship with your child over time. . To elevate important topics of conversation, the Parent Cue App gives you monthly topics on faith and character so you can incorporate big ideas into everyday life. To support each monthly idea, Parent Cue updates with weekly Bible story videos, memory verses, devotional experiences, and more based on the age of the child you are raising. To connect you with local leaders, Parent Cue App partners with over 34,000 churches around the world. To find your church, or discover a church that partners with the Parent Cue strategy, use the simple “church finder” feature and sync your profile with a local ministry. Once you have associated with a church, you will receive all important updates, notifications, events, etc… from that ministry. There are 936 weeks from the time a child is born until they turn 18 and move on to what’s next. These 936 weeks are unlike any other time in a person’s life. They lay the foundation of faith and character. They are the groundwork of establishing identity, belonging, and purpose. Parent Cue helps every caregiver count the weeks, so you can make the weeks really count. Terms of Use: https://theparentcue.org/legal/
First 5
This app provides daily biblical teachings to help users establish a consistent spiritual practice. It offers tools for highlighting, saving, and sharing scripture, along with a built-in Bible and community features.
- Daily biblical teachings
- Highlight, save, and share scripture
- Integrated Bible reader
- Customizable reminders
- Community groups
- Exportable notes
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Transform your time with God using the First 5 app, developed by Proverbs 31 Ministries. First 5 is specifically designed to greet you with a short teaching in God’s Word daily before you get distracted by social media and everything else competing for your attention. It’s our hope you create a daily habit of reading God’s Word through your time spent in the First 5 app. Features • New Teaching Every Day: We unpack books of the Bible, focusing on passages of Scripture each day and seeing how they apply to our lives. • Highlight, Save and Share: You can highlight any portion of our daily teachings to bookmark, share or add a personal note. Review your notes and activity through your profile and use the export feature to save them to your device. • Reminder Functionality: Set up a reminder in the app to go off at any time you choose. This way, you can read each teaching at a time that works best in your schedule. • Bible: Don't have your Bible handy? Use this feature for your daily Bible reading. You can search any passage of Scripture and even bookmark, highlight and create a graphic to share with a friend. * Community: Find community among our First 5 friends in private and public groups.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: First 5 at none against Parent Cue's 2. Parent Cue's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and device support 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. Parent Cue sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.00 per month. First 5 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Parent Cue holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.4K and 879 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Parent Cue's written reviews are positive against 73% of First 5's.
Parent Cue ships an update every 2 months, First 5 every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Parent Cue | First 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (2.4K ratings) — better | 4.5 (879 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.2% of reviews — better | 72.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.4K — better | 879 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The reThink Group, Inc. | Proverbs 31 Ministry, Inc. |
Customer experience
Parent Cue
First 5
User reviews
Parent Cue
From 2.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Helpful resources for parents
- 🙌 Engaging content for kids
- 🕰️ Countdown to graduation reminder
- 📚 Age-appropriate Bible lessons
- 💡 Connects with church curriculum
Room to improve
- 💰 Subscription is too expensive
- 🤔 Can't access paid content after subscribing
- 🔒 Account required to use app
- 🔍 Issues finding local church
First 5
From 879 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Solid biblical teaching
- 👍 Comprehensive and beautiful app
- 👍 Excellent resource for Bible study
- 👍 Helpful for spiritual growth
- 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes or freezes
- 🐛 Glitchy or buggy functionality
- 🐛 Restricted access requiring sign-up
- 👎 Text is too small, no font size options
- 👎 Lack of dark mode or night theme
Bugs and requests
Parent Cue
Reported bugs
2 issues- Audio not working on videos
- Subscription issues and lack of access
Requested features
3 requests- Option to disable countdown timer
- More content and frequency updates
- Support for non-English languages
First 5
Reported bugs
4 issues- App not loading or showing blank screen
- Inability to access past or current studies
- Login/sign-in issues and account problems
- Repeated log-outs and sign-in requirements
Requested features
5 requests- Add dark mode or night theme
- Improve font size and zoom options
- Allow offline access to past studies
- Implement text-to-speech feature
- Provide more customization options
In-app purchases
Parent Cue
- Parent Cue Premium - Monthly$5.001 Month
- Parent Cue Premium Annually$49.001 Year
First 5
No in-app purchases








