First 5 vs Branchcast
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.
Branchcast
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Branchcast is a platform designed for hosting church sermons, podcasts, and teaching materials. If your organization has signed up to use Branchcast, you can download this mobile app to access the same content found in their online portal as well as receive push notifications when new content has been added.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Branchcast at none against First 5's shown. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
First 5 ships an update every 3 months, Branchcast every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | First 5 | Branchcast |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (879 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 72.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 879 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Proverbs 31 Ministry, Inc. | Sugar Maple Interactive LLC |
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
Branchcast
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
First 5
No in-app purchases
Branchcast
No in-app purchases
