Comparison

First 5 vs He Would Love First

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

He Would Love First

This app promotes a Christian movement inspired by the question "What Would Jesus Do?". It aims to spark conversations about the gospel and Jesus's sacrifice, encouraging users to share the message of His transforming love.

Highlights
  • Promotes Christian movement
  • Sparks gospel conversations
  • Shares message of Jesus's love
  • Encourages reconciliation
  • Facilitates transformation
Features
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He Would Love First is a movement answering the question WWJD - "What Would Jesus Do?". Our mission to use the famous question "What Would Jesus Do?" to start a conversation about the gospel and point people back to the cross! The bible says that "while we were still sinner Christ died for us"! People are so used to seeing WWJD on these classic bracelets! So when they see HWLF they are sure to ask what it stands for! This gives you an opportunity to tell them the Good News of what Jesus did; He loved us first while we were yet sinners to reconcile us back to the Father! His love brings conviction, transformation and reconciliation! Joint us as we tell the world about this transforming Love!

Screenshots

First 53 screens
He Would Love First4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: He Would Love First at 4.9 against First 5's 4.5. He Would Love First also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (81% vs 73%). First 5's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

He Would Love First holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 879 and 1.1K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of First 5's written reviews are positive against 81% of He Would Love First's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

First 5 ships an update every 3 months, He Would Love First every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
First 5 versus He Would Love First: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFirst 5He Would Love First
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (879 ratings)4.9 (1.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews81.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8791.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperProverbs 31 Ministry, Inc.He Would Love First LLC

Customer experience

First 5

All ratings873 ratings
Positive87.4%
Neutral5.0%
Negative7.6%
Written reviews139 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral12.9%
Negative14.4%

He Would Love First

All ratings1,068 ratings
Positive98.2%
Neutral1.1%
Negative0.7%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive81.0%
Neutral9.5%
Negative9.5%

User reviews

First 5

From 879 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Solid biblical teaching
  • 👍 Comprehensive and beautiful app
  • 👍 Excellent resource for Bible study
  • 👍 Helpful for spiritual growth
  • 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App crashes or freezes
  • 🐛 Glitchy or buggy functionality
  • 🐛 Restricted access requiring sign-up
  • 👎 Text is too small, no font size options
  • 👎 Lack of dark mode or night theme

He Would Love First

From 1.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Cute and comfortable clothes
  • 🎁 Great gifts and bracelets
  • ❤️ Supports an amazing cause
  • 🛒 Easy to use app
  • 🚚 Fast shipping

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App issues with certain collections
  • 🕰️ Slow delivery and shipping delays
  • 🔍 Difficult checkout process

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

He Would Love First

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Items not showing up in certain collections
  • Inconsistent app performance

Requested features

2 requests
  • Improve app navigation and layout
  • Provide more detailed shipping and tracking information

In-app purchases

None

First 5

No in-app purchases

None

He Would Love First

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is First 5 free?
First 5 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is He Would Love First free?
He Would Love First is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, First 5 or He Would Love First?
He Would Love First is rated higher. First 5 averages 4.5 out of 5 from 879 ratings, while He Would Love First averages 4.9 from 1.1K ratings.
Do First 5 or He Would Love First have ads?
Both First 5 and He Would Love First show ads.
Which is updated more often, First 5 or He Would Love First?
First 5 ships an update every 3 months, and He Would Love First every 5 weeks. Most recently, First 5 was updated on September 18, 2026 and He Would Love First on September 19, 2026.

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