First 5 vs Pray First
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.
Pray First
This app guides users through prayer with structured plans and worship music. It helps foster a deeper connection with God by offering tools to personalize prayer lists and enhance the prayer experience.
- Guided prayer plans
- Access to worship songs
- Personalized prayer list creation
- Enhanced prayer effectiveness
- Deeper connection with God
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What is prayer? It’s simply talking with God. While there is no art to prayer, there are some ways that can help us grow closer to God through prayer. The Pray First app walks you through guided prayer plans, gives you access to worship songs, and allows you to create a personalized prayer list. Find a new level of purpose, effectiveness, and enjoyment in your prayer life. For more information about our app, you can visit: prayfirstapp.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Pray First at none against First 5's shown. Pray First also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (92% vs 73%). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Pray First holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 888 and 390 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of First 5's written reviews are positive against 92% of Pray First's.
First 5 ships an update every 3 months, Pray First monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | First 5 | Pray First |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (888 ratings) | 4.9 (390 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.9% of reviews | 92.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 888 — better | 390 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| 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 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Proverbs 31 Ministry, Inc. | Church of the Highlands |
Customer experience
First 5
Pray First
User reviews
First 5
From 888 App Store ratingsWhat 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
Pray First
From 390 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🙏 Guided prayers based on scripture
- 👍 User-friendly and easy navigation
- 🎵 Calming background music feature
- 📋 Prayer list creation and organization
- 💡 Specific, detailed prayer frameworks
Room to improve
- 🐛 Prayer list details not displaying properly
- 📍 Prayer list buried in navigation hierarchy
- ❌ Login/signup functionality broken
- 🌐 Incomplete language localization
- 💬 Character limit on prayer titles
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
Pray First
Reported bugs
5 issues- Login screen shows blank page after email entry
- Cannot sign up - forced to use guest mode
- Prayer details fail to load when tapping topics
- Spanish language menu only, content remains English
- Prayer list details require workaround (share to text)
Requested features
7 requests- Prayer list sharing capability
- Group prayer creation and management
- Dark mode for nighttime reading
- Prayer list as default home screen
- Full-screen prayer expansion
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- Increased character limit for titles
- Complete Spanish language translation
In-app purchases
First 5
No in-app purchases
Pray First
No in-app purchases
