Comparison

First 5 vs Reflect

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

Reflect

This app offers a daily spiritual practice with scripture, reflections, and prayer prompts tailored to your tradition and life season. It prioritizes privacy and a quiet, non-performative approach to faith.

Highlights
  • Daily scripture passage
  • Personalized reflections
  • Guided prayer prompts
  • Customizable to spiritual tradition
  • Seasonally relevant content
  • Privacy-focused design
  • Account deletion available
Features
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Reflect is a daily companion for life with Jesus, wherever you are with Him. Each morning, you'll receive a passage of Scripture, a brief reflection, a prayer, and one question worth carrying through the day. Two minutes is enough. The practice is showing up — not producing. What makes Reflect different — Personalized to your tradition. Catholic, Reformed, Pentecostal, Orthodox, Anglican, Evangelical, or still figuring it out — Reflect meets you where you are. — Tuned to your season. New parents, those recovering from loss, the doubting, the returning, the steady — the morning prompt knows you're not generic. — Reverent over flashy. No streaks designed to shame you. No notifications begging for engagement. No social feed. Just scripture and the quiet that lets it land. Privacy as ministry Your reflections and prayers are encrypted at rest. We do not sell your data. We do not use it to train AI. We do not let third parties track you through this app. You hold your own keys — delete your account anytime and your data goes with you. For Christians: a way to slow down and hear Scripture in your own season. For seekers: a low-pressure way to read the Bible alongside someone who's walking with you, not at you. For families: a habit small enough to stick. Reflect is built by Trent Jones, a Christian father and writer. It is his attempt to make something he and his wife actually wanted to use — a daily turning toward God that isn't another thing to perform. If it lands well, it will live with you for years. If it doesn't, your account deletion is one tap away. — Terms of Use: https://reflect.forgedagents.io/terms Privacy Policy: https://reflect.forgedagents.io/privacy

Screenshots

First 53 screens
Reflect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: First 5 at none against Reflect's 1. First 5 also leads on ratings volume (879 vs 2) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). Reflect's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.5). On price 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. Reflect sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $6.99 per month. First 5 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Reflect 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 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

First 5 ships an update every 3 months, Reflect every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
First 5 versus Reflect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFirst 5Reflect
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (879 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings879 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperProverbs 31 Ministry, Inc.TRENT MICHAEL JONES

Customer experience

First 5

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

Reflect

All ratings2 ratings
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

Reflect

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

First 5

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Reflect

Subscriptions1
  • Reflect Monthly7 Days trial$6.991 Month

Questions

Is First 5 free?
First 5 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Reflect free?
Reflect is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, First 5 or Reflect?
Reflect is rated higher. First 5 averages 4.5 out of 5 from 879 ratings, while Reflect averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do First 5 or Reflect have ads?
First 5 shows ads; Reflect does not.
Which is updated more often, First 5 or Reflect?
First 5 ships an update every 3 months, and Reflect every 9 days. Most recently, First 5 was updated on September 28, 2026 and Reflect on September 8, 2026.

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