Focal vs SRVBC Media Catalog
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Focal
Experience the Bible in an immersive way with visually engaging scenes designed to help you stay focused. A home screen widget provides daily wisdom, with more features planned for the future.
- Immersive Bible scenes
- Focus-assist functionality
- Daily proverb home screen widget
- Style packs available
- Advanced features coming soon
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Stay focused: Immersive Bible scenes transform to hook you back when your mind wanders. Grow in wisdom: Home screen widget of a daily proverb. More style packs and advanced features on the horizon.
SRVBC Media Catalog
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San Ramon Valley Bible Church Live Stream & Media Library
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Focal at 30 against SRVBC Media Catalog's 1. Focal also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). SRVBC Media Catalog's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SRVBC Media Catalog holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Focal has 30 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Focal ships an update every 2 weeks, SRVBC Media Catalog every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Focal | SRVBC Media Catalog |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (30 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 124 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Qlay Labs LLC | Shaun Keenan |
In-app purchases
Focal
No in-app purchases
SRVBC Media Catalog
No in-app purchases
