Comparison

Brookside vs Calvary Murrieta

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Brookside

This app connects you with a faith community, offering ways to stream or download messages, sign up for classes and groups, and submit prayer requests. You can also stay updated on events and watch special videos.

Highlights
  • Stream or download messages
  • Sign up for classes and groups
  • Submit prayer requests
  • Watch event videos
  • View upcoming events
  • Sync events to calendar
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Brookside Church is a community of Jesus followers who want nothing more than to share the love of Christ with our community, our state, and the world! We want to introduce people to Jesus, equip them to grow in their faith, and share His love with everyone. Brookside Church exists to make disciples who make disciples. App features: + Stream messages from the app or download to your device! + Sign up for Sunday School classes, Life Groups, and Volunteer Opportunities! + Submit prayer requests! + Watch special videos and recaps from Brookside events! + Check out the complete list of upcoming events and sync them with your device's calendar! + AND MORE! Questions? Contact us at info@brooksidechurch.com! Mobile app version: 6.20.0

About

Calvary Murrieta

Stay connected with a church community through event updates, live and archived service streams, and message sharing. Access a built-in Bible with notes and easily contribute tithes and donations.

Highlights
  • Push notifications for events
  • Live and archived sermon streaming
  • Message sharing via social media/email
  • Offline message downloads
  • Built-in Bible with notes
  • Tithes and donation processing
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Calvary Murrieta Church App will allow you to stay connected to Calvary Murrieta throughout the week. Stay up to date with push notifications on upcoming events, watch or listen to a live service or replay an archived sermon, share your favorite messages via Twitter, Facebook, or email and download messages for offline listening, use our built-in Bible app with Pastor Brian Bell's notes, give tithes and donations easily, and more! For more information about Calvary Murrieta, visit us at https://calvarymurrieta.com Mobile app version: 6.20.0

Screenshots

Brookside3 screens
Calvary Murrieta3 screens

Verdict

The call

Brookside and Calvary Murrieta are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Brookside holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 6 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Brookside versus Calvary Murrieta: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrooksideCalvary Murrieta
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better4.8 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings56 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrookside ChurchCalvary Chapel of Murrieta

Customer experience

Brookside

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Calvary Murrieta

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Brookside

No in-app purchases

None

Calvary Murrieta

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Brookside free?
Brookside is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Calvary Murrieta free?
Calvary Murrieta is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Brookside or Calvary Murrieta?
Brookside is rated higher. Brookside averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Calvary Murrieta averages 4.8 from 6 ratings.
Do Brookside or Calvary Murrieta have ads?
Neither Brookside nor Calvary Murrieta shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Brookside or Calvary Murrieta?
Brookside ships an update every 2 months, and Calvary Murrieta every 2 months. Most recently, Brookside was updated on November 2, 2026 and Calvary Murrieta on November 3, 2026.

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