Comparison

LEAD. vs Flock.Church

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

Flock.Church

This app helps church groups stay connected by facilitating prayer, conversation, and care. It features an intelligent system to identify members who may be drifting away, enabling proactive outreach. The platform also supports group chat, event coordination, and sign-up sheets.

Highlights
  • Prayer request sharing and tracking
  • Group health monitoring with engagement insights
  • Group chat with media sharing
  • Event creation and RSVP tracking
  • Sign-up sheets for group activities
  • Polls for group decision-making
Features
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NO ONE SLIPS THROUGH THE CRACKS. It starts quietly. A missed week. Then two. Life gets busy, and it's easy for someone to fall out of touch before anyone notices. Flock helps your group notice early and reach out with care. Whether you lead a small group or you're a member who wants to stay connected, Flock keeps your community together through prayer, conversation, and care, with attendance insights that help leaders follow up while reconnecting is still easy. PRAY TOGETHER, NOT ALONE Share prayer requests with your group. See who's praying with you. Celebrate when prayers are answered. Leaders can keep sensitive requests private — because some burdens aren't meant for everyone. KNOW HOW YOUR GROUP IS REALLY DOING The intelligent health ring shows your group's pulse at a glance. Mark attendance in seconds. See who's engaged and who might need a check-in, with suggested ways to reach out. TALK LIKE A GROUP THAT ACTUALLY KNOWS EACH OTHER Group chat with emoji reactions, photo sharing, and Bible verse lookup. Create focused channels for subgroups. Send direct messages. Pin what matters. COORDINATE WITHOUT THE GROUP TEXT Sign-up sheets for potlucks, breakfast rotations, volunteer lists — anything the group needs. One tap to claim a spot. Automatic reminders when you're up next. LET EVERYONE WEIGH IN Polls for meeting times, study topics, or anything else. Show names or keep votes private. Timed or indefinite. Results hidden until voting closes so early votes don't sway the outcome. GATHER YOUR GROUP Create events with RSVP tracking and reminders. Post announcements with attachments and comments. Pin what matters most. BUILT FOR REAL LIFE No training. No learning curve. If you can text, you can use Flock. Designed for one-handed use — because real life happens while you're holding a coffee or a kid. Group members use Flock free. Churches and larger organizations can learn more at flock.church. Flock Personal — auto-renewable subscriptions • Personal — 1 group, up to 25 members • Personal+ — 2 groups, up to 50 members Available as monthly or annual subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Subscription terms: https://flock.church/terms Privacy Policy: https://flock.church/privacy

Screenshots

LEAD.4 screens
Flock.Church4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Flock.Church at 100% against LEAD.'s 26%. Flock.Church also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.1) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). LEAD.'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ratings volume (162 vs 25). On price, ads, monetization model 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. Flock.Church sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. LEAD. asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flock.Church holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LEAD. has 162 ratings behind it against 25, 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 Flock.Church's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LEAD. ships an update every 3 months, Flock.Church weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
LEAD. versus Flock.Church: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLEAD.Flock.Church
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (162 ratings)4.6 (25 ratings) — better
Positive reviews26.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings162 — better25
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB80 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChurch Community Builder, Inc.Covenant Labs LLC

Customer experience

LEAD.

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

Flock.Church

All ratings25 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews10 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
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  • 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

Flock.Church

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

LEAD.

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Flock.Church

Subscriptions4
  • Personal Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Personal+ Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Personal Annual$49.991 Year
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  • Personal+ Annual$99.991 Year

Questions

Is LEAD. free?
LEAD. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flock.Church free?
Flock.Church is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LEAD. or Flock.Church?
Flock.Church is rated higher. LEAD. averages 3.1 out of 5 from 162 ratings, while Flock.Church averages 4.6 from 25 ratings.
Do LEAD. or Flock.Church have ads?
Neither LEAD. nor Flock.Church shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LEAD. or Flock.Church?
LEAD. ships an update every 3 months, and Flock.Church weekly. Most recently, LEAD. was updated on October 24, 2026 and Flock.Church on October 28, 2026.

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