Baptist Press vs LABC
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
LABC
Stay connected with your church community through this app. Access past messages, receive important updates via push notifications, and find resources to deepen your faith.
- Watch or listen to past messages
- Receive push notifications
- Access additional resources
- Stay updated with church family life
- Deepen connection to Christ
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This app will help you stay connected with the day-to-day life of our church family. You will be able watch or listen to past messages, stay updated with push notifications, and access additional resources designed to help you grow closer to Christ. Mobile app version: 6.23.4
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LABC at 5.0 against Baptist Press's 3.5. Baptist Press's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 1). 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.
LABC 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 4 months, LABC every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Baptist Press | LABC |
|---|---|---|
| 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 4 months — better | Every 7 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 | 52 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention | LINCOLN AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH OF THE SOUTHFORK BAPTIST ASSOCIATION INC |
Customer experience
Baptist Press
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In-app purchases
Baptist Press
No in-app purchases
LABC
No in-app purchases
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