Comparison

LEAD. vs ChurchPlan

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

ChurchPlan

This app is a comprehensive platform for churches and religious organizations to manage operations and engage members. It facilitates donations, event registration, communication, and attendance tracking, all within a unified mobile experience.

Highlights
  • Donations and tax receipts
  • Event registration and ticketing
  • Attendance tracking
  • Ministry and volunteer management
  • Church-wide announcements
  • Member and family management
Features
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Your Church in Your Pocket ChurchPlan is the modern Church Operating System designed to help churches and communities manage everything in one connected platform — while giving members a beautiful, engaging mobile experience they’ll actually use. From donations and events to ministries, liturgies, education, attendance, communications, and tax receipts, ChurchPlan brings your entire church community together in one app. Features Members Love • Stay connected with your church anytime, anywhere • View upcoming liturgies, services, events, and activities • Receive church announcements and important updates • Give securely using Apple Pay, Google Pay, cards, or bank debit • Instantly access donation history and tax receipts • Register for events and ministries in seconds • Follow multiple churches and communities within ChurchPlan • Access educational content, curriculum, and resources • Receive real-time push notifications from your church • View and manage your family participation and registrations Powerful Tools for Churches • Dedicated church app experience with custom invite links & QR codes • Donations, campaigns, and event ticketing • Automatic tax receipt generation and delivery • Attendance tracking with secure QR check-ins • Ministry and volunteer management • Liturgies and recurring service scheduling • Education and next-generation engagement tools • Church-wide announcements and communications • Secure member management and administration • Integrated financial and reporting tools Built for the Modern Church ChurchPlan was built from the ground up to provide a modern, mobile-first experience for churches and congregations of all sizes. Unlike disconnected systems that require multiple apps and manual work, ChurchPlan combines everything into one unified platform designed to reduce administrative burden and improve engagement. Secure & Reliable ChurchPlan uses modern security practices and trusted payment infrastructure powered by Stripe to help protect your information and transactions. Perfect For: • Churches • Ministries • Religious organizations • Youth groups • Community organizations • Charities • Educational ministries • Multi-campus churches • Dioceses and networks Download ChurchPlan today and experience the modern way to connect, give, grow, and engage with your church community.

Screenshots

LEAD.4 screens
ChurchPlan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ChurchPlan at 5.0 against LEAD.'s 3.1. ChurchPlan also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). LEAD.'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (26% vs 0%). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

ChurchPlan 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 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 26% of LEAD.'s written reviews are positive against 0% of ChurchPlan's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LEAD. ships an update every 3 months, ChurchPlan every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 14, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
LEAD. versus ChurchPlan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLEAD.ChurchPlan
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (162 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews26.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings162 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.415.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB91 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChurch Community Builder, Inc.ChurchPlan Inc.

Customer experience

LEAD.

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

ChurchPlan

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

ChurchPlan

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

LEAD.

No in-app purchases

None

ChurchPlan

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LEAD. free?
LEAD. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ChurchPlan free?
ChurchPlan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LEAD. or ChurchPlan?
ChurchPlan is rated higher. LEAD. averages 3.1 out of 5 from 162 ratings, while ChurchPlan averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do LEAD. or ChurchPlan have ads?
ChurchPlan shows ads; LEAD. does not.
Which is updated more often, LEAD. or ChurchPlan?
LEAD. ships an update every 3 months, and ChurchPlan every 5 weeks. Most recently, LEAD. was updated on October 14, 2026 and ChurchPlan on October 14, 2026.

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