First 5 vs OSC Connect
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.
OSC Connect
Access sermons, music, articles, and event information from Our Savior's Church locations. Stay connected with this convenient on-the-go resource.
- Sermon access
- Music library
- Articles
- Event information
- On-the-go connectivity
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Connect to the OSC Connect App The OSC Connect App has been created as an on-the-go resource featuring content from all Our Savior's Church locations. This app connects you to a variety of resources, including sermons, music, articles, event information and more. With this easy to use app you can stay connected wherever you go.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: OSC Connect at none against First 5's shown. OSC Connect also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (100% vs 73%). First 5's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 27 months) and ratings volume (890 vs 57). 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.
OSC Connect holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: First 5 has 890 ratings behind it against 57, 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 OSC Connect's.
First 5 ships an update every 3 months, OSC Connect every 27 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | First 5 | OSC Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (890 ratings) | 5.0 (57 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 890 — better | 57 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 27 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Proverbs 31 Ministry, Inc. | Our Savior's Church of Jennings |
Customer experience
First 5
OSC Connect
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
OSC Connect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
First 5
No in-app purchases
OSC Connect
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is First 5 free?
Is OSC Connect free?
Which has better reviews, First 5 or OSC Connect?
Do First 5 or OSC Connect have ads?
Which is updated more often, First 5 or OSC Connect?
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