First 5 vs @HC
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.
@HC
Stay connected with your church community. Access event schedules, make donations, and engage with scripture directly from your device. This app facilitates spiritual growth and community involvement.
- View upcoming events
- Make donations
- Read the Bible
- Connect with community
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Connect and engage with the @HC app! You will be able to view upcoming events, give, read the bible, and more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: @HC at none against First 5's shown. @HC also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (100% vs 73%). First 5's advantage is ratings volume (879 vs 3) 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.
@HC 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 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of First 5's written reviews are positive against 100% of @HC's.
First 5 ships an update every 3 months, @HC every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | First 5 | @HC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (879 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 879 — better | 3 |
| 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 | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Proverbs 31 Ministry, Inc. | Hope Community Church (WV) |
Customer experience
First 5
@HC
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
@HC
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
First 5
No in-app purchases
@HC
No in-app purchases
