Church App Live vs First 5
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Church App Live
This app offers comprehensive tools for church organizations, including on-demand video streaming, a secure member directory, a community prayer board, and event calendars. It aims to enhance communication and engagement within religious communities.
- On-demand video streaming
- Private member directory
- Community prayer board
- Newsletter functionality
- Event calendar
- Church organization tools
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This app provides a wide range of features for church organizations including on-demand video, a private member directory, prayer board, newsletter, calendar and more.
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 ads: Church App Live at none against First 5's shown. Church App Live also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). First 5's advantage is ratings volume (890 vs 7). 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.
Church App Live holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: First 5 has 890 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Church App Live's written reviews are positive against 73% of First 5's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Church App Live | First 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (7 ratings) — better | 4.5 (890 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 72.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 890 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JSL Solutions | Proverbs 31 Ministry, Inc. |
Customer experience
Church App Live
First 5
Bugs and requests
Church App Live
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
Church App Live
No in-app purchases
First 5
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Church App Live free?
Is First 5 free?
Which has better reviews, Church App Live or First 5?
Do Church App Live or First 5 have ads?
Which is updated more often, Church App Live or First 5?
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