SBTC vs 9Marks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SBTC
Discover missions and ministries of the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention. Access event details, sign-ups, directions, and encouraging podcasts to enhance your ministry.
- Information on missions and ministries
- Event sign-ups and details
- Event directions
- Ministry podcasts
- Cooperative Program giving information
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Welcome to the official app for the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention! Here you will find information about the missions and ministries of the SBTC. With our events tab, you can sign up, get more information and even get directions to each event. Check out podcasts to encourage and enhance your ministry. This ministry is provided through your Cooperative Program giving. The Southern Baptists of Texas Convention App was with the Subsplash App Platform. Mobile app version: 6.22.1
9Marks
Equips church leaders with biblical vision and practical resources for building healthy churches. Focuses on displaying God's glory through effective ministry.
- Biblical vision for healthy churches
- Practical ministry resources
- Equipping church leaders
- Focus on God's glory
- Resources for church health
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9Marks exists to equip church leaders with a biblical vision and practical resources for displaying God’s glory to the nations through healthy churches.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SBTC at 5.0 against 9Marks's 4.1. 9Marks's advantage is ratings volume (9 vs 2) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.1). 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.
SBTC holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 9 respectively.
SBTC ships an update every 2 months, 9Marks monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SBTC | 9Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.1 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Southern Baptists of Texas Convention Inc | 9Marks |
Customer experience
SBTC
9Marks
In-app purchases
SBTC
No in-app purchases
9Marks
No in-app purchases
