Comparison

First 5 vs Connected Faith

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Daily biblical teachings
  • Highlight, save, and share scripture
  • Integrated Bible reader
  • Customizable reminders
  • Community groups
  • Exportable notes
Features
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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.

About

Connected Faith

This app provides daily Bible readings and weekly small group lessons to deepen your connection with Scripture and your community. It offers an integrated Bible, videos, and facilitator tools for customizable study experiences.

Highlights
  • Daily readings
  • Weekly small group lessons
  • In-app Bible
  • Weekly videos
  • Facilitator functionality
  • Individual and congregational pricing
Features
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Connect with Scripture, with your community, and with God through a study that goes where you are! The Connected Faith Bible study app offers daily readings for individuals and weekly lessons for small groups. Built to teach, inspire, and encourage you on your faith journey, Connected Faith makes diving into your daily and weekly Bible study easy and convenient. FEATURES INCLUDE - Ongoing Content - In-App Bible: No more bouncing from app to app. Seamlessly move from study to Scripture all within the Connected Faith platform. - Weekly Videos - Daily Readings - Facilitator Functionality: Customize your weekly gatherings to meet your needs using the facilitator functionality in Connected Faith. - Individual and Congregational Pricing Available EASY TO USE-ANYWHERE! With Connected Faith, you can have the Bible, your study notes, a daily reading, and your group study in one convenient place: your pocket. Use Connected Faith on your commute, on your break, or even while standing in line! GREAT FOR GROUPS Group study can happen on-the-go as well, allowing participants to gather in different spaces at more convenient times, providing much-needed flexibility built around the formational relationships. HOW IT WORKS For Individuals: Simply subscribe in the app to enjoy ongoing, unlimited study content. For Congregations: You send one access code to every participant in your church. Participants then redeem the code for unlimited access to studies in the app. Our simple pricing model was designed to suit every size church, large or small. A perfect fit for media-minded individuals and small groups seeking a customizable, easy-to-use, Bible study app. Download Connected Faith today!

Screenshots

First 53 screens
Connected Faith4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: First 5 at none against Connected Faith's 10. First 5 also leads on ratings volume (879 vs 2). Connected Faith's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.5). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Connected Faith sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. First 5 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Connected Faith 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 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

First 5 ships an update every 3 months, Connected Faith every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
First 5 versus Connected Faith: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFirst 5Connected Faith
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (879 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings879 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB135 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperProverbs 31 Ministry, Inc.Abingdon Press

Customer experience

First 5

All ratings873 ratings
Positive87.4%
Neutral5.0%
Negative7.6%
Written reviews140 reviews
Positive72.9%
Neutral12.9%
Negative14.3%

Connected Faith

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Connected Faith

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

First 5

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Connected Faith

Subscriptions1
  • CF Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
One-time9
  • Unit 1: God$9.99
  • Unit 2: In God's Image$9.99
  • Unit 12: Neighbors$9.99
Show 6 more
  • Unit 4: Hope$9.99
  • Unit 6: Holiness$9.99
  • Unit 7: Wilderness$9.99
  • Unit 10: New Creation$9.99
  • Unit 11: People of God$9.99
  • Unit 13: Digital Disciple$9.99

Questions

Is First 5 free?
First 5 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Connected Faith free?
Connected Faith is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, First 5 or Connected Faith?
Connected Faith is rated higher. First 5 averages 4.5 out of 5 from 879 ratings, while Connected Faith averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do First 5 or Connected Faith have ads?
First 5 shows ads; Connected Faith does not.
Which is updated more often, First 5 or Connected Faith?
First 5 ships an update every 3 months, and Connected Faith every 2 weeks. Most recently, First 5 was updated on October 15, 2026 and Connected Faith on October 10, 2026.

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