Authentic Word vs BelPres
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Authentic Word
Access sermons from Authentic Word Ministries covering Bible passages and various topics. Download and share content with friends through social media or email.
- Listen to sermons
- Browse by Bible passage
- Browse by topic
- Download sermon content
- Share sermons via social media
- Share sermons via email
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Welcome to the official app for Authentic Word Ministries Listen to sermons on Bible passages or topics that interest you. After you’ve downloaded and internalized the content, you’ll want to share it with your friends via Twitter, Facebook, or email. The Authentic Word App was created with the Subsplash App Platform. Mobile app version: 6.22.2
BelPres
Stay connected with church events, announcements, and sermons. Easily manage donations and track how the church impacts the community and the world. Share Jesus' love and healing through this resource.
- Event listings
- Announcements
- Sermon access
- Donation management
- Community impact tracking
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Connect with the BelPres family! All of our events, announcements and sermons available on the go at your fingertips. A simple way to give and keep track of how the Lord has blessed our church family, our community and the people we connect with around the world. A great resource to bring Jesus' love and healing wherever you live, work, play and learn!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Authentic Word at every 2 months against BelPres's every 12 months. Authentic Word also leads on device support (4 vs 2). BelPres's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, ratings volume, 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.
BelPres holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 12 respectively.
Authentic Word ships an update every 2 months, BelPres every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Authentic Word | BelPres |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (12 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Authentic Word Ministries Zion Temple Celebration Center Inc. | FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF BELLEVUE |
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Authentic Word
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In-app purchases
Authentic Word
No in-app purchases
BelPres
No in-app purchases
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