New Covenant UMC vs Abide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
New Covenant UMC
Stay connected with your church community. Access past messages, receive important updates via push notifications, and discover upcoming events. Engage with fellow members through community features.
- Watch/listen to past messages
- Push notifications
- View upcoming events
- Connect with community
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This app will help you stay connected with New Covenant UMC. With this app you can: watch or listen to past messages; stay up to date with push notifications; view upcoming events; and connect with our community. Mobile app version: 6.22.2
Abide
This app guides daily Bible study with curated scripture passages, a built-in timer for focused reflection, and progress tracking. It aims to help users build a consistent habit of reading, meditating on, and applying God's Word to their lives.
- Daily curated scripture passages
- Built-in reading timer
- Proverbs and wisdom reflections
- Complete Bible access
- Reading progress tracker
- Peaceful reading interface
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Abide is a daily reading and reflection app that helps you build a consistent Bible study habit. Each day, receive a curated Scripture passage, focus with the built-in timer, meditate on its meaning, and track your spiritual growth over time. It’s more than reading — it’s a structured path to live out God’s Word daily. Daily Reading Mission Begin each day with a guided reading task — a short Bible passage with goals to help you focus and stay consistent. Reading Timer Stay present while you read. Use the built-in timer to develop discipline and transform reading into a peaceful daily rhythm. Proverbs & Wisdom Reflections Discover daily verses from Proverbs and other wisdom books. Each quote is paired with a reflection that helps you apply truth to modern life. Complete Bible Access Read through the entire Bible at your own pace. Highlight meaningful verses, and revisit them anytime. Reading Report & Progress Tracker Visualize your journey with clear insights — total reading time, streak days, completed chapters, and favorite verses. Peaceful Reading Experience Soft typography, gentle color palette, and minimalist design crafted to reduce distractions and help you focus on God’s Word. Why Abide ? Because faith isn’t built in a day — it’s grown daily through reading, reflection, and practice. Abide makes that growth tangible, trackable, and deeply personal.“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” — Psalm 119:105
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: New Covenant UMC at none against Abide's shown. New Covenant UMC also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Abide's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 13 months) and ratings volume (16K vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for New Covenant UMC against 4.9 for Abide. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Abide has 16K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of New Covenant UMC's written reviews are positive against 95% of Abide's.
New Covenant UMC ships an update every 13 months, Abide every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | New Covenant UMC | Abide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.9 (16K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 95.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 16K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #74 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 155 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | New Covenant United Methodist Church, Inc. | LEARNOVELTY TECH SDN. BHD. |
Customer experience
New Covenant UMC
Abide
In-app purchases
New Covenant UMC
No in-app purchases
Abide
No in-app purchases
