Baptist Press vs OBC Students
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Baptist Press
Access news and updates from the Southern Baptist Convention. Stay informed about missions, ministry, and global concerns. Includes videos from past meetings and live streams.
- Southern Baptist Convention news
- Missions and ministry updates
- Global concerns reporting
- Videos from SBC Annual Meetings
- Live stream of SBC Annual Meeting
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Welcome to the official Baptist Press app. Baptist Press is the news service of the Southern Baptist Convention. BP reports on missions, ministry and witness advanced through the Cooperative Program and on news related to Southern Baptists' concerns nationally and globally. The Baptist Press App also includes videos from past SBC Annual Meetings as well as the live stream of the 2024 SBC Annual Meeting in Indianapolis. For more information about Baptist Press, please visit baptistpress.com. Mobile app version: 6.24.2
OBC Students
This application serves as a central hub for all things related to Oakland Baptist Church students. It provides access to information and resources tailored for the student community.
- Student community hub
- Church student resources
- Mobile application
- Information access
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Student application for everything related to Oakland Baptist Church students Mobile app version: 6.22.1
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: OBC Students at 5.0 against Baptist Press's 3.5. OBC Students also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). Baptist Press's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 1) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
OBC Students holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Baptist Press has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Baptist Press ships an update every 3 months, OBC Students every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Baptist Press | OBC Students |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention | Oakland Baptist Church |
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Baptist Press
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In-app purchases
Baptist Press
No in-app purchases
OBC Students
No in-app purchases
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