Vortex Church vs First 5
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vortex Church
Access sermons, music, and blog updates from Vortex Church. Easily listen to audio sermons, watch video clips, and read Pastor Kevin's blog. Share content with friends via social media or email.
- Listen to sermons
- Watch video clips
- Read Pastor's blog
- Latest church news
- Share content
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Welcome to the official Vortex Church app. Using the Vortex app you'll always be only a tap away from the Vortex Church sermons, music, and blog. You can browse our entire collection of sermons and video clips to easily listen or watch whatever you'd like, then share it with friends on Facebook, Twitter, or by email. Using this app you can - Listen sermons from the entire media library. - Read Pastor Kevin’s blog updates. - Watch video clips from past sermons. - Stay up to date with the latest news from Vortex. Vortex Church exists to invite people to make Jesus the center of their lives and invest in their journey to get closer to Him. For more information, or to leave us feedback, visit us online at http://vortexchurch.com The Vortex Church App was created with the Subsplash App Platform. Mobile app version: 6.20.0
First 5
This app provides daily biblical teachings to help users establish a consistent spiritual practice. It offers tools for highlighting, saving, and sharing scripture, along with a built-in Bible and community features.
- Daily biblical teachings
- Highlight, save, and share scripture
- Integrated Bible reader
- Customizable reminders
- Community groups
- Exportable notes
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Transform your time with God using the First 5 app, developed by Proverbs 31 Ministries. First 5 is specifically designed to greet you with a short teaching in God’s Word daily before you get distracted by social media and everything else competing for your attention. It’s our hope you create a daily habit of reading God’s Word through your time spent in the First 5 app. Features • New Teaching Every Day: We unpack books of the Bible, focusing on passages of Scripture each day and seeing how they apply to our lives. • Highlight, Save and Share: You can highlight any portion of our daily teachings to bookmark, share or add a personal note. Review your notes and activity through your profile and use the export feature to save them to your device. • Reminder Functionality: Set up a reminder in the app to go off at any time you choose. This way, you can read each teaching at a time that works best in your schedule. • Bible: Don't have your Bible handy? Use this feature for your daily Bible reading. You can search any passage of Scripture and even bookmark, highlight and create a graphic to share with a friend. * Community: Find community among our First 5 friends in private and public groups.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Vortex Church at none against First 5's shown. Vortex Church also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). First 5's advantage is ratings volume (879 vs 5). On price, update cadence, 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.
Vortex Church holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: First 5 has 879 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Vortex Church ships an update every 2 months, First 5 every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vortex Church | First 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 4.5 (879 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 72.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 879 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vortex Church | Proverbs 31 Ministry, Inc. |
Customer experience
Vortex Church
First 5
Bugs and requests
Vortex Church
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
First 5
Reported bugs
4 issues- App not loading or showing blank screen
- Inability to access past or current studies
- Login/sign-in issues and account problems
- Repeated log-outs and sign-in requirements
Requested features
5 requests- Add dark mode or night theme
- Improve font size and zoom options
- Allow offline access to past studies
- Implement text-to-speech feature
- Provide more customization options
In-app purchases
Vortex Church
No in-app purchases
First 5
No in-app purchases
Questions
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