Comparison

LEAD. vs AED 365

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

Head to head
About

LEAD.

This app helps ministry and lay leaders connect with their people by tracking attendance, managing schedules, and facilitating communication. It provides tools to understand individual involvement, organize events, and ensure timely follow-up for discipleship.

Highlights
  • Group member communication and connection
  • Attendance tracking and special days reminders
  • Needs assignment and event calendars
  • Detailed people profiles and involvement history
  • Schedule management and volunteer communication
  • Service plan creation and event oversight
  • Process queue management for discipleship
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The LEAD app equips you as a ministry or lay leader with the tools and information you need to know the story of your people so you can better disciple them — from wherever you are. GROUPS • Stay in touch with your Group members and facilitate communication and connection between them • Keep track of who’s staying connected and who’s slipping through the cracks by easily taking attendance from your phone • Never miss a birthday or anniversary with your group Special Days list • Create, view, and assign Needs to give your group members opportunities to support each other and their community • Use Calendars to see the events in your group and peruse the guest list to keep track of who is staying connected PEOPLE • See and edit information about your people and their family, and contact them easily with the built-in tools • Quickly understand a person's history and involvement in the church with the Timeline • Get a sense of the consistency of their connection with an overview of their Serving, Attending, and Giving patterns** • Add new people to your system with the Create Profile feature, and make sure their data is correct by importing information from your phone's Contacts and using google's address validation** SCHEDULES • See where there are holes in your schedule and easily fill them on the go • Update your volunteers' statuses for real-time schedule management • Send messages to your volunteers to keep them informed about their serving opportunities • Add more Schedule Weeks SERVICE PLANS • Create, Edit, or Add a Service Plan • Add more Schedule Weeks CALENDARS • Use Admin Calendars to see the details of all the events happening in your church across your various campuses • Hone in on your Group's events and see where things are happening and who is coming PROCESS QUEUES • Provide quick, intentional follow-up for your people, and keep them moving along the path of discipleship • Leave notes for people as you move them through a process so all leaders can stay informed about a person's journey NOTES • Use Notes to share and view vital information among ministry leaders, keeping all of that important context in one place to tell a person's story *You must have a current Church Community Builder software account in order to use this app. ** All functionality is based on your current Church Community Builder software permissions

About

AED 365

This app simplifies the management of Automated External Defibrillator (AED) programs, ensuring compliance and readiness. It automates inspections, tracks accessory expirations, and provides timely notifications for recalls and updates.

Highlights
  • Automated AED inspections
  • Accessory expiration tracking
  • Recall and update notifications
  • Push notifications and email alerts
  • On-staff physician medical direction
  • Unlimited users and locations
Features
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AED 365 is a full-service, iOS based AED program management solution. AED 365 was designed to make easy the task of bringing your entire AED program into compliance. Our powerful yet simple platform helps you gain compliance and readiness in the oftentimes complex world of inspection and legal requirements for AEDs. Anyone on your AED 365 program can start and finish an AED inspection in less than 60 seconds,* letting your team get back to focusing on what they do best. Having to guess if your AED accessories are in-date and ready is a thing of the past. Know for sure with AED 365's PowerPush(TM) technology that keeps your team informed via iOS push notifications and emails when activity or expiration deadlines approach. Does your AED need updating? Has your AED been recalled? What happens if I actually use my AED on a real patient? Think of AED 365 as your AED ally. We take care of the details - everything from recall and warranty expiration notifications to software updates and medical direction from our on-staff physician through our AED 365 Pro plan. Simply stated, AED 365's main mission truly is keeping your AED program alive. Why choose us? Too many AED owners rely on out-dated and non-compliant methods in their attempt to keep their AEDs ready for use. Many times AEDs go uninspected or poorly maintained for long periods of time, increasing the liability for the owner as well as the risk of potential AED failure in a real emergency. Here are just a few of our all-inclusive AED 365 Pro features our clients love: Easy. In-app support chat, 24x7 phone help desk, and an intuitive user interface experience makes AED inspections, incident reporting, AED additions a breeze. FREE pads. Anytime a device under the AED 365 pro plan is used for an attempted save. Up to 2x per AED per year. Unlimited users. People are your biggest asset and investment. You won't see us charge you a dime for your users. Unlimited locations. No matter if you have one locally or thousands globally, there's no limit or charge for more locations. 99.99% uptime. Guaranteed and powered using the world's most secure and reliable servers. PowerPush(TM) Notifications - never miss a beat with our iOS push notifications and emails - keeping you aware of your entire AED program status right from your device.

Screenshots

LEAD.4 screens
AED 3654 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: AED 365 at 100% against LEAD.'s 26%. AED 365 also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.4). LEAD.'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AED 365 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LEAD. has 162 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of LEAD.'s written reviews are positive against 100% of AED 365's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LEAD. ships an update every 3 months, AED 365 every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
LEAD. versus AED 365: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLEAD.AED 365
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (162 ratings)5.0 (19 ratings) — better
Positive reviews26.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings162 — better19
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.414.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChurch Community Builder, Inc.GoRescue Brands, Inc.

Customer experience

LEAD.

All ratings162 ratings
Positive45.1%
Neutral14.8%
Negative40.1%
Written reviews73 reviews
Positive26.0%
Neutral21.9%
Negative52.1%

AED 365

All ratings19 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

LEAD.

Reported bugs

22 issues
  • Logged out every time app is closed
  • Have to sign in every time
  • New version logs out and doesn't save settings
  • App forgets church association
  • Face ID no longer enabled
Show 17 more
  • App won't find churches when searching
  • App stopped working after update
  • App won't find church after reinstalling
  • App won't allow locating church or domain
  • App won't bring up church
  • Newest update took out schedules
  • App tells user they don't have permission
  • App crashes frequently
  • Face ID login removed/having issues
  • App doesn't rotate on iPad with keyboard
  • Buttons tangled with status bar on iPhone
  • App won't load (spinning wheel)
  • Latest update keeps crashing and losing attendance
  • App is really slow
  • Login screen freezes
  • White screen after splash page
  • Loading screen for minutes on end

Requested features

17 requests
  • Access notes on resources
  • Update database on the fly
  • Ability to upload new songs to song library
  • Ability to attach documents in group email messages
  • Add push notifications
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  • Ability to share contact info quickly via text/email
  • Support for landscape mode on iPad
  • View serving options from phone
  • iOS notifications instead of email
  • Subscribe to iCal/webcal feed for calendars
  • Full calendar options (church calendar, add events, add photos)
  • Ability to view schedule within each group
  • Second app for volunteers or modify for all members
  • Mail merge feature via app
  • Group schedules functionality
  • Assign roles and tasks to members
  • Full calendar options including adding events and photos

AED 365

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

LEAD.

No in-app purchases

None

AED 365

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LEAD. free?
LEAD. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AED 365 free?
AED 365 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LEAD. or AED 365?
AED 365 is rated higher. LEAD. averages 3.1 out of 5 from 162 ratings, while AED 365 averages 5.0 from 19 ratings.
Do LEAD. or AED 365 have ads?
AED 365 shows ads; LEAD. does not.
Which is updated more often, LEAD. or AED 365?
LEAD. ships an update every 3 months, and AED 365 every 4 months. Most recently, LEAD. was updated on October 6, 2026 and AED 365 on October 5, 2026.

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