MySurrey vs SFX Parish
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MySurrey
This app serves as a central hub for city services, consolidating existing tools and introducing new features for residents. It provides access to job and event listings, local amenities, and news updates, making it easier to engage with the community.
- Job, Event, and News listings
- Youth-friendly amenity finder
- Location of local facilities
- Add events to calendar
- Share city news and events
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This app is a one-stop-shop for Surrey residents that will include existing mobile apps from the City like Rethink Waste and Surrey Request, as well as introduce new services. This app is the first of its kind for municipalities in BC. Features include: •Job, Event and News listings •Youth-friendly listings of the closest skate parks, youth centres, pools and arenas •Location of the closest libraries, off-lease dog parks, tennis courts, water parks, arenas with information including hours of operation and features available at that location •Ability to easily add city events to their smartphone calendar and share city events and news stories over email or social media.
SFX Parish
Stay connected with your church community. Receive important announcements, view upcoming events with alerts, and access weekly bulletins and online masses. The app supports English and Chinese languages.
- Push notifications for announcements
- View weekly bulletins
- List of upcoming events
- Set event alerts
- Access online masses
- Multilingual support (English, Chinese)
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This is the official app for St. Francis Xavier Parish in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. This app will send you notifications when there are new announcements and weekly bulletins from the parish. Announcements Page -------------------- This page shows the recent news and announcements. Events Page ------------ This page shows a list of upcoming events and the information about them. You can set an alert for the events that you are interested to attend. Weekly Bulletins Page --------------------- This page shows a list of recent weekly bulletins for quick access. Videos Page ------------ This page shows online masses. Our app supports the following languages: English, Chinese (Traditional), and Chinese (Simplified) texts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SFX Parish at 100% against MySurrey's 31%. SFX Parish also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.6). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MySurrey ships an update every 7 months, SFX Parish every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MySurrey | SFX Parish |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 30.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | City of Surrey | Waka Technology Association |
Customer experience
MySurrey
SFX Parish
In-app purchases
MySurrey
No in-app purchases
SFX Parish
No in-app purchases
