Branches App vs Vertically
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Branches App
Stay connected with your church community. Access messages, event updates, and opportunities to serve. Engage with social media and join small groups.
- Watch messages
- Event updates
- Sign up to serve
- Join small groups
- Connect with social media
- Give
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Welcome to the official Branches app! Use this app to keep connected with Branches. Watch messages, keep updated on upcoming events, give, sign up to serve, join small groups, connect with Branches' social media and more. For more information about Branches, please visit: https://www.branches.tv
Vertically
This app offers a simple devotional experience, guiding users through the Lord's Prayer and scripture passages. It aims to help individuals focus their minds on spiritual living before starting their day or other readings.
- Lord's Prayer guidance
- Scripture passage reflection
- Daily devotional tool
- Focus on spiritual living
- Morning and pre-reading preparation
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A Simple Devotional App. Pray through the Lord’s Prayer and various other passages of Scripture to set your mind on living vertically before you begin your day, or before you begin other daily readings and devotions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Vertically at fortnightly against Branches App's every 2 months. Vertically also leads on ratings volume (8 vs 2). Branches App's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Branches App against 5.0 for Vertically. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 8 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Branches App ships an update every 2 months, Vertically fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Branches App | Vertically |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Branches - A Christian Church, Inc. | Starck Technology Labs, LLC |
Customer experience
Branches App
Vertically
In-app purchases
Branches App
No in-app purchases
Vertically
No in-app purchases
Questions
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