Baptist Press vs First Jacksonville
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: 6.21.3
First Jacksonville
This app connects users with the teachings and community of a historic church. It offers resources to share the gospel and engage with faith-based content.
- Share the gospel
- Community engagement
- Faith-based content
- Spiritual resources
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For more than 175 years, First Baptist Church of Jacksonville has been sharing and showing the gospel of Jesus Christ to Jacksonville and the surrounding communities. In fact, our mission is to reach all of Jacksonville with all of Jesus for all of life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: First Jacksonville at 100% against Baptist Press's 50%. First Jacksonville also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.5) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.1). Baptist Press's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 13 months). 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.
First Jacksonville holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Baptist Press's written reviews are positive against 100% of First Jacksonville's.
Baptist Press ships an update every 4 months, First Jacksonville every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and August 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Baptist Press | First Jacksonville |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention | FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH JACKSONVILLE |
Customer experience
Baptist Press
First Jacksonville
In-app purchases
Baptist Press
No in-app purchases
First Jacksonville
No in-app purchases
Questions
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