Comparison

Crossroads140 vs Forging Lives

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

Head to head
About

Crossroads140

Connect with a church community to discover weekend services, events, and small groups. Stay informed about activities and what God is doing within the community. Feel welcomed and at home.

Highlights
  • View weekend services
  • Discover upcoming events
  • Connect with small groups
  • Find care resources
  • Stay updated on community news
Features
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Everyone's welcome! At Crossroads Church we love people inside and outside our walls. Connect with our app to check out our weekend services and events, connect with a small group or care, or stay updated with what God is doing in our community. Welcome home.

About

Forging Lives

Access all Forge opportunities, resources, and content, including discipleship tools for followers of Jesus. Stay connected with the latest materials and community updates.

Highlights
  • Access Forge opportunities
  • View resources and content
  • Discipleship tools
  • Community updates
  • Kingdom building content
Features
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The app gives you immediate access to all Forge opportunities, resources, and content, including “Multiplying Movements: A Discipleship Tool For Everyday Followers of Jesus.”

Screenshots

Crossroads1403 screens
Forging Lives3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Crossroads140 at none against Forging Lives's 1. Crossroads140 also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.1). Forging Lives's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 35 months) and ratings volume (9 vs 3). On price, rating, ads 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. Forging Lives sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Crossroads140 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Crossroads140 against 5.0 for Forging Lives. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 9 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Crossroads140 ships an update every 35 months, Forging Lives every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Crossroads140 versus Forging Lives: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrossroads140Forging Lives
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings39 — better
Update frequencyEvery 35 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB39 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperCrossroads Community Church of CCKingdom Building Ministries Inc.

Customer experience

Crossroads140

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Forging Lives

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Crossroads140

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Forging Lives

One-time1
  • Multiplying Movements$9.99

Questions

Is Crossroads140 free?
Crossroads140 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Forging Lives free?
Forging Lives is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Crossroads140 or Forging Lives?
Crossroads140 and Forging Lives are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 9 ratings respectively.
Do Crossroads140 or Forging Lives have ads?
Neither Crossroads140 nor Forging Lives shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Crossroads140 or Forging Lives?
Crossroads140 ships an update every 35 months, and Forging Lives every 2 months. Most recently, Crossroads140 was updated on November 2, 2026 and Forging Lives on November 3, 2026.

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