# Shepherd: A Pastoral Dashboard

> Shepherd: A Pastoral Dashboard (iPhone/iPad app by Steven Hovater.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shepherd-a-pastoral-dashboard/id6762475770 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Steven Hovater](https://appshunter.io/developer/667104689)
- Category: Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.2 · 10 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-04-30
- Data updated: 2026-10-14

## What is Shepherd?

Shepherd is a pastoral care dashboard to help you manage the work of ministry—specifically all the people stuff at the core of leading a faith community.  

Like ministry itself, Shepherd is a bit of a hybrid. It’s part database, part event manager. It’s part prayer journal and part task list. But at its heart, it’s about people, and about centering the care you want to offer to the people you serve. 

We think you’re going to love using the event management tools, and the way the task manager is integrated into Reminders is going to be helpful too. But what we’re most excited about is how this tool might help you reconnect with somebody on the fringe, and nudge you to reach out to that new visitor who is still trying to find their place in the community. We're excited about the way it prompts you to pray. 

Subscription offered under terms of Apple's standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Shepherd Annual | $7.99 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Shepherd Lifetime | $14.99 | one-time |


## Is Shepherd safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Shepherd.

## Is Shepherd legit?

Shepherd: A Pastoral Dashboard appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Shepherd is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.0.1 — 2026-05-02

Improved workflows and UI for groups, including an engagement visualizer

### 1.0 — 2026-04-30

No release notes.

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## More apps by Steven Hovater

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All apps by Steven Hovater: https://appshunter.io/developer/667104689

## Related topics

[steven hovater](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/steven-hovater) · [pastor](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/pastor) · [pastoral reach](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/pastoral-reach)

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