Comparison

Fellow vs Sow

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

Head to head
About

Fellow

Enhance your coffee brewing experience by connecting your smart coffee maker. Create custom brew profiles, schedule brews, and fine-tune every variable for perfect results. Access educational content to master your espresso craft.

Highlights
  • Create custom brew profiles
  • Schedule brews in advance
  • Fine-tune brewing variables
  • Access guided educational content
  • Improve espresso technique
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Connect your Fellow Aiden or Espresso Series 1 to unlock the full experience and stay up to date with the latest features. Aiden - Brew exceptional coffee with precision and ease. Create, edit, and share custom brew profiles Schedule brews in advance Fine-tune every variable for perfect results Combining precision, control, and speed, Aiden delivers pour-over quality coffee at the press of a button. Espresso Series 1 - Master your espresso craft. Access guided educational content Learn how to dial in your machine Improve your technique and consistency Profile syncing and Drops for Espresso Series 1 coming soon.

About

Sow

A minimalist Bible journaling app that combines scripture reading with note-taking on a single screen. It offers guided quiet times, group features for shared devotionals, and personal growth tracking. Your entries and voice recordings are kept private on your device.

Highlights
  • Single-screen reading and journaling
  • Guided quiet time sessions
  • Private group devotionals
  • Consistency and growth tracking
  • Multiple Bible translations
  • Voice prayer recording
  • Sermon notes
Features
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Your phone is distracting enough. Your Bible app shouldn't be. Sow is a minimalist Bible journal for your devotionals, sermon notes, and prayers. SCRIPTURE AND JOURNAL ON A SINGLE SCREEN No more switching between your Bible and Notes apps. The two are conveniently unified on a single screen. A SIMPLE FRAMEWORK FOR YOUR DAILY RHYTHM Center yourself in prayer, read Scripture, reflect on what God is teaching you, and close in prayer. One structured flow for nourishing your most important relationship. ON-DEMAND BIBLICAL INSIGHTS Historical context, passage summaries, key themes available at your fingertips through Ask Sow. Curated for the Christian worldview ACCOUNTABILITY GROUPS Start a private group with friends, family, or your church. Read the same plan, stay accountable, and watch a shared mosaic reveal itself as the group reads together. SEE WHAT GOD HAS BEEN DOING Track your consistency and growth over time and notice the quiet ways God has been working in your faithfulness. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your journal, your prayers, and your voice recordings stay on your device and sync through your own iCloud. No one can see your entries except you. Terms of Service: https://trysow.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://trysow.app/privacy

Screenshots

Fellow4 screens
Sow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sow at 100% against Fellow's 10%. Sow also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.0) and update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks). Fellow's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sow sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Fellow asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sow holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 67 and 23 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of Fellow's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sow's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fellow ships an update every 4 weeks, Sow weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Fellow versus Sow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFellowSow
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (67 ratings)5.0 (23 ratings) — better
Positive reviews10.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings67 — better23
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFellowEden Collective LLC

Customer experience

Fellow

All ratings55 ratings
Positive21.8%
Neutral5.5%
Negative72.7%
Written reviews239 reviews
Positive10.0%
Neutral7.9%
Negative82.0%

Sow

All ratings23 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Fellow

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App unable to connect to WiFi
  • Bluetooth pairing problems
  • Inconsistent device visibility

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to brew by grams of coffee
  • Scheduling and remote start features
  • Custom recipe input and management

Sow

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Fellow

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Sow

Subscriptions3
  • Sow Plus (Monthly)$9.991 Month
  • Sow Plus (Annual)7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Sow Plus (Yearly)7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Sow Plus (Lifetime)$69.99

Questions

Is Fellow free?
Fellow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sow free?
Sow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fellow or Sow?
Sow is rated higher. Fellow averages 2.0 out of 5 from 67 ratings, while Sow averages 5.0 from 23 ratings.
Do Fellow or Sow have ads?
Sow shows ads; Fellow does not.
Which is updated more often, Fellow or Sow?
Fellow ships an update every 4 weeks, and Sow weekly. Most recently, Fellow was updated on October 30, 2026 and Sow on November 5, 2026.

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