# Instant Church Directory — user reviews > 90 indexed App Store user reviews of Instant Church Directory by Communication Resources, Inc., rated 4.50/5 from 485 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/instant-church-directory/id589542221/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/instant-church-directory/id589542221.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 359 · 4★ 65 · 3★ 20 · 2★ 22 · 1★ 19 ## What do users think of Instant Church Directory? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Easy to use - 🚀 Instant access to church directory - 💡 Convenient way to stay connected with church members - 🚀 Quick search and lookup functionality - 👍 Simple and straightforward app **Cons** - 🐛 Occasional login and password issues - 🐛 Difficulty updating personal information - 🐛 Scrolling issues on staff page after update - 🔒 Concerns about privacy and security **Commonly reported bugs** - Randomly logging out users - Incompatibility with older devices - Login screen freezes **Most requested features** - Add map view to see all members' locations - Ability to tag individuals in photos - Include a section for members who have passed away - Allow users to add personal notes to entries - Implement a default events page ## Newest reviews (13 of 90) ### 4/5 — Print option *2026-06-28, version 3.3.1* It would really be nice if there was an option to print out the directory. ### 4/5 — Search Feature *2024-11-26, version 3.0.2* The app had a great search feature however for the last 2-3 months the search feature in iOS is not working well. It doesn’t show up all possible families when you enter the first name and when you enter the full name of the family in the results we only see a header view with a cut view of the family photo only. ### 4/5 — See *2024-07-21, version 2.13.5* The only decent way of doings that ### 4/5 — Needs morning sermons *2024-04-21, version 2.13.5* Real good directory. Would like to see sermons preached on line. ### 4/5 — A great improvement on our old paper directory!! *2023-06-26, version 2.12* Just getting started with this for our church. It is a well-overdue update for us and I’m very excited for this transition! I do have some suggestions for future improvement. 1. I would love to see a map option that would allow you to see all entries on a map. 2. I don’t see a way to make it visible for members to see that others are also members or not. That would be a nice addition rather than my putting it in manually. 3. It would be helpful to be able to “tag” individuals in a picture. Also, having the ability to have a photo assigned to a single individual would be a nice feature. 4. Adding a calendar for not-regularly-recurring events is another idea. Thanks!! ### 3/5 — Swipe left or right *2022-11-28, version 2.9.1* Scroll through directory by swiping left or right when viewing a family or group member. ### 5/5 — Church app *2022-04-09, version 2.9.1* It’s pretty simple for users such as myself who struggle more times than not with internet usage but I have been able to figure it out without much difficulty which is a HUGE plus! ### 4/5 — Who are the Elders and Deacons *2022-02-20, version 2.9.1* Create a list of Elders and Deacons? ### 5/5 — So helpful! *2021-12-26, version 2.9.1* This app helps me remember and recognize our members. ### 5/5 — T *2021-08-19, version 2.8.0* Grqeas thanks you for your birthday wishes yet to my ### 5/5 — Good *2021-08-13, version 2.8.0* App I have because for no reason because good things don’t happen 5 star ### 5/5 — Awesome *2021-01-09, version 2.6.1* This app is great!!! ### 3/5 — Phone number lookup *2021-01-07, version 2.6.1* If there was a way to type in a phone number to see who it is that would make this app perfect. You can look people up by their name but can’t look a person up by their phone number. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Search feature does not work on iPhone *2024-11-27, version 3.0.2* The search by first name or search by last name feature on the App does not work. After the feature of search by phone number was introduced none of the other search features work. This issue does not work both on iOS 17 and iOS 18. Issue has been reported to the support team but not yet resolved. ### 1/5 — Dissapointed *2022-01-02, version 2.9.1* I would like to propose this to my church; however, I (Church) has to be a subscriber first. I have been told it costs per year and then for each communication a person does. This may not be the case. How might a person find out about it prior to make a decision? ### 1/5 — Randomly Logged Out - Forever? *2021-07-06, version 2.7.0* The app has worked fine for 2 years. Now, I’m randomly logged out. Using the same credentials, I’m logged in in the web version. But, can’t get in to the app. Can’t reset the password either. Again, I’m currently logging in to the web version. But, the app doesn’t recognize my login. ### 1/5 — Hate this app. *2020-10-23, version 2.6.1* This app only causes contention and confusion in an environment where people should feel loved and appreciated. All the laws that apparently govern it are very un-Christian Wish we could go back to a hard copy directory. ### 1/5 — It’s great *2019-12-01, version 2.5* The only reason I got it was because my pastor made me. I was not to happy but hey what can you do. And now I have a kid that was not planned for. ### 2/5 — Old info *2026-01-17, version 3.3.1* Old Info ### 2/5 — What is wrong with this new Directory?! Seriously!? *2024-05-15, version 2.13.5* What is this CHANGE?! ### 2/5 — Needs improved functionality *2018-04-23, version 2.1.1* Too basic. You can’t even update your own picture and information. Those two features seem like pretty simple requirements for a directory app. Very disappointed. I wish my church would change to another app with much greater usability. ### 2/5 — Hate getting email link and typing password every time *2017-06-23, version 1.2* This is a pain to access. I type in my password and have to click the link in the email to open the app. NOT user friendly ### 3/5 — Fix please *2024-11-20, version 3.0.2* App was great until the update. Now unable to scroll on staff page. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — directory *2025-08-31, version 3.1.1* it’s good king🧌🧌 ### 5/5 — Love This App *2025-01-28, version 3.0.3* It is a great resource ### 5/5 — Great App *2024-03-13, version 2.13.1* Very easy to use. ### 5/5 — Use of *2024-02-05, version 2.13.1* Great basic app, but needs a default events page and secure kids street page ### 5/5 — Instant Church Directory *2024-01-29, version 2.13.1* Love it‼️ ### 5/5 — Instant curch directory *2023-06-12, version 2.12* Easy to use and does what is wanted. I don’t see any room for improvement. ### 5/5 — Lynn Johnson *2023-03-25, version 2.11* Very good thank you Brother Brandon ### 5/5 — Good Job! *2023-01-27, version 2.9.1* Wonderful app! I’m not computer savvy, but found it easy to set up and navigate. I really like the way this website is set up. It would be a good idea to keep the “Extra Pages” option on the “Menu” page up to date. ### 5/5 — Good *2022-10-30, version 2.9.1* Awesome! Its amazing! All the details and its has everything about your church you’d like to know! ### 5/5 — Thank you Instant Church Directory *2022-09-01, version 2.9.1* Instant is the perfect name for this directory. Touch an individual’s phone number on their family page and it’s dialed instantly. Touch their email and instantly an email can be sent to that person. New members can be instantly added and all those in this directory gets the update instantly. This phone ap has changed how we build relationships in our Bible Study class of 350 folks! Thank you for this incredible tool! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-29.*