First 5 vs HOWCC
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.
HOWCC
Engage with a faith-based community by joining groups, submitting prayer requests, and making donations. Discover media content and stay connected with church activities.
- Connect with groups
- Submit prayer requests
- Make donations
- Discover media
- Engage with community
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Connect and engage with our community through the HOW Church app! You will be able to connect with groups, fill out prayer request cards, give donations, discover our media, and much more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: HOWCC at none against First 5's shown. HOWCC also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). First 5's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 22 months) and ratings volume (879 vs 7). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
HOWCC 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 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.
First 5 ships an update every 3 months, HOWCC every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | First 5 | HOWCC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (879 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 879 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 22 months |
| 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 | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Proverbs 31 Ministry, Inc. | House of Worship Christian Church, Inc. |
Customer experience
First 5
HOWCC
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
HOWCC
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
First 5
No in-app purchases
HOWCC
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is First 5 free?
Is HOWCC free?
Which has better reviews, First 5 or HOWCC?
Do First 5 or HOWCC have ads?
Which is updated more often, First 5 or HOWCC?
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