Baptist Press vs SBTC 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
SBTC Students
This app connects individuals involved in student ministry with tested resources. It aims to help leaders, volunteers, parents, and students find relevant materials for discipleship, leadership development, and spiritual growth.
- Connects student ministry leaders to vetted resources
- Provides resources for volunteers
- Offers materials for parents to disciple students
- Connects students with resources for ministry, missions, and leadership
- Includes devotionals for spiritual maturity
- Supports all roles within student ministry
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In the context of student ministry the priority should be building relationships but so many student ministry leaders spend most of their time researching and vetting ministry resources. The SBTC Student Ministry App will connect leaders to ministry tested resources so leaders can spend more building relationships with students. But the App doesn't just serve student leaders. The SBTC Students App will also connect volunteers, parents, and students to resources to aide them in the context of student ministry. Volunteers can connect to resources to help during the transition of leadership, better themselves as volunteers, or simply help their local ministry. Parents can find resources to help disciple their students in this constant changing culture. Students can connect with resources to help them walk through a call to ministry, missions, or leadership. Students can also connect with devotionals to help them mature in their faith. If you are involved in student ministry, this app will connect you with resources to help you, whoever you are, whatever your role, wherever you are. This app is made available because of the generous giving of the SBTC churches through the Cooperative Program. Mobile app version: 6.21.1
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Baptist Press at 3.5 against SBTC Students's 3.0. Baptist Press also leads on ratings volume (8 vs 2). 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.
Baptist Press holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 2 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Baptist Press | SBTC Students |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (8 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention | Southern Baptists of Texas Convention Inc |
Customer experience
Baptist Press
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In-app purchases
Baptist Press
No in-app purchases
SBTC Students
No in-app purchases
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