Comparison

First 5 vs Mitchell Road Church

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

Mitchell Road Church

This app connects you with a supportive community focused on faith and grace. Access sermons, receive updates, sign up for events, and make secure donations to foster spiritual growth.

Highlights
  • Listen to past sermons
  • Push notifications for updates
  • Event sign-ups
  • Secure gift donations
  • Join community groups
Read full description

Welcome to the official app of MRPC! At Mitchell Road we seek to create a space where messy sinners can feel safe to live courageously in a loving community. We believe that we are all sinners made in the image of God, who have received a free gift of eternal life. And we want the hope that flows out from that promise to flourish in our weekly discipleship, establishing an environment where all ages and stages feel they can rest in the immense grace that we have been given. We want to celebrate all our amazing Savior has done for us each day of the week. With our app you can: - Listen to past sermons - Stay up-to-date with push notifications - Sign up for events - Make a secure gift - Join a Community or Journey Group and much more!

Screenshots

First 53 screens
Mitchell Road Church3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Mitchell Road Church at none against First 5's shown. Mitchell Road Church also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (100% vs 73%). First 5's advantage is ratings volume (890 vs 6). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mitchell Road Church 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 6, 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 Mitchell Road Church's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

First 5 ships an update every 3 months, Mitchell Road Church every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
First 5 versus Mitchell Road Church: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFirst 5Mitchell Road Church
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (890 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings890 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS14.012.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperProverbs 31 Ministry, Inc.Mitchell Road Presbyterian Church

Customer experience

First 5

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

Mitchell Road Church

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
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

Mitchell Road Church

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

First 5

No in-app purchases

None

Mitchell Road Church

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is First 5 free?
First 5 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mitchell Road Church free?
Mitchell Road Church is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, First 5 or Mitchell Road Church?
Mitchell Road Church is rated higher. First 5 averages 4.5 out of 5 from 890 ratings, while Mitchell Road Church averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do First 5 or Mitchell Road Church have ads?
First 5 shows ads; Mitchell Road Church does not.
Which is updated more often, First 5 or Mitchell Road Church?
First 5 ships an update every 3 months, and Mitchell Road Church every 2 months. Most recently, First 5 was updated on November 1, 2026 and Mitchell Road Church on November 3, 2026.

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