First 5 vs MVF Colorado
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
First 5
This app provides daily biblical teachings to help users establish a consistent spiritual practice. It offers tools for highlighting, saving, and sharing scripture, along with a built-in Bible and community features.
- Daily biblical teachings
- Highlight, save, and share scripture
- Integrated Bible reader
- Customizable reminders
- Community groups
- Exportable notes
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Transform your time with God using the First 5 app, developed by Proverbs 31 Ministries. First 5 is specifically designed to greet you with a short teaching in God’s Word daily before you get distracted by social media and everything else competing for your attention. It’s our hope you create a daily habit of reading God’s Word through your time spent in the First 5 app. Features • New Teaching Every Day: We unpack books of the Bible, focusing on passages of Scripture each day and seeing how they apply to our lives. • Highlight, Save and Share: You can highlight any portion of our daily teachings to bookmark, share or add a personal note. Review your notes and activity through your profile and use the export feature to save them to your device. • Reminder Functionality: Set up a reminder in the app to go off at any time you choose. This way, you can read each teaching at a time that works best in your schedule. • Bible: Don't have your Bible handy? Use this feature for your daily Bible reading. You can search any passage of Scripture and even bookmark, highlight and create a graphic to share with a friend. * Community: Find community among our First 5 friends in private and public groups.
MVF Colorado
Stay connected with church updates, ministry opportunities, and community events. Access Bible reading plans, social media links, and manage online giving securely through your profile.
- Bible reading plans
- Social media links
- Online giving
- User profiles
- Ministry opportunities
- Church activities updates
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Keep up with Mountain View Fellowship by putting the latest information at your fingertips. - Access quick links to YouVersion Bible reading plans, Facebook, Twitter, and Spotify playlists - Create your own profile for convenient and secure Online giving - Keep up-to-date with ministry opportunities and church activities
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: MVF Colorado at none against First 5's shown. MVF Colorado also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). First 5's advantage is ratings volume (879 vs 8) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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.
MVF Colorado holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: First 5 has 879 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two.
First 5 ships an update every 3 months, MVF Colorado every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | First 5 | MVF Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (879 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 879 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Proverbs 31 Ministry, Inc. | Mountain View Fellowship |
Customer experience
First 5
MVF Colorado
Bugs and requests
First 5
Reported bugs
4 issues- App not loading or showing blank screen
- Inability to access past or current studies
- Login/sign-in issues and account problems
- Repeated log-outs and sign-in requirements
Requested features
5 requests- Add dark mode or night theme
- Improve font size and zoom options
- Allow offline access to past studies
- Implement text-to-speech feature
- Provide more customization options
MVF Colorado
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
First 5
No in-app purchases
MVF Colorado
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is First 5 free?
Is MVF Colorado free?
Which has better reviews, First 5 or MVF Colorado?
Do First 5 or MVF Colorado have ads?
Which is updated more often, First 5 or MVF Colorado?
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