Comparison

SMPK vs OCCM

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

SMPK

This app keeps you connected to your church community. Access service schedules, event details, news, and announcements. Facilitates giving opportunities and outreach information.

Highlights
  • Church service information
  • Event schedules
  • Latest news and announcements
  • Giving opportunities
  • Outreach details
Features
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St. Mina & Pope Kyrillous Coptic Orthodox Church App is your all-in-one App for staying connected and engaged with church services, events, outreach, giving opportunities and more. Stay informed about the latest news and announcements, ensuring you're always up to date with the happenings of our church family, all at your fingertips.

About

OCCM

Connect with Orthodox Christian campus ministries, events, and fellow students. Access daily prayers, the Bible, podcasts, and community features. Stay informed about liturgies, meetings, and regional gatherings.

Highlights
  • Event calendar with RSVPs and reminders
  • Daily spiritual content (Bible, podcasts, readings)
  • Community chat and messaging
  • QR code check-in and event photo sharing
  • Rideshare coordination
  • Prayer wall and requests
Features
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Orthodox Christian Campus Ministries (OCCM) brings together every school's ministry across its region and connects them on a national level. This is a community built for students (prospective, undergraduate and graduate), alumni, servants, and clergy. "For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them." Matthew 18:20 Features: • Ministries: every Oriental Orthodox ministry at every school, Coptic, Ethiopian, Eritrean, Syriac, Armenian and Indian • Events: liturgies, Bible studies and retreats on one calendar, with RSVP features, event group chats, and photo albums • Rides: organize carpooling to any event right from the app • Tickets: in Wallet, and saved to your attended events • Live events: on your Lock Screen while they are ongoing • Messages: your ministry's chat, groups and direct messages • Feed: posts and announcements from your school, your region and everyone • Alumni: your school's ministry kept after graduation • Bible: with your own highlights and notes • Synaxarium: the saints of the day, and the Church's fasts and feasts • Prayer wall: where the ministry carries one another's burdens • Sermons and essays: sermons, essays and videos from Orthodox resources, on one page • For the board: announcements by school, attendance and outreach, officer transition and more No ads and no tracking. Browse the schools, the events and the Spiritual tab before you make an account. Terms: https://occmusa.org/terms Privacy: https://occmusa.org/privacy

Screenshots

SMPK4 screens
OCCM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: OCCM at weekly against SMPK's every 12 months. OCCM also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). SMPK's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.4). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

OCCM holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SMPK ships an update every 12 months, OCCM weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
SMPK versus OCCM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSMPKOCCM
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Number of ratings34 — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB72 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperJiosdev LLCOrthodox Christian Campus Ministries

Customer experience

SMPK

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

OCCM

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SMPK

No in-app purchases

None

OCCM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SMPK free?
SMPK is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OCCM free?
OCCM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SMPK or OCCM?
OCCM is rated higher. SMPK averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while OCCM averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do SMPK or OCCM have ads?
Neither SMPK nor OCCM shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SMPK or OCCM?
SMPK ships an update every 12 months, and OCCM weekly. Most recently, SMPK was updated on November 3, 2026 and OCCM on November 10, 2026.

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