Comparison

LEAD. vs Mass Intentions

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

Mass Intentions

Features
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Mass Intentions helps priests, parish secretaries keep track of requested Mass intentions — who asked, for whom, when it's scheduled, and whether the stipend has been received. Track every intention at a glance Log each Mass intention with the requester's name, the date, an optional label for parishes with more than one Mass a day, and any notes. Mark intentions fulfilled as they're said, and see at a glance which ones are overdue. Stay on top of stipends A running summary shows stipends received versus outstanding, so nothing falls through the cracks — especially useful heading into a busy season like Christmas or Lent. Bulk-add without double-booking Adding a batch of intentions for a novena, anniversary Masses, or a full month at once? Batch scheduling automatically flags date conflicts before they happen. Share a clean schedule Generate a plain-text Mass schedule for any date range — ready to paste straight into a parish bulletin, email, or bulletin board announcement. See the liturgical calendar alongside your schedule Subscribe to any standard iCalendar (.ics) feed — including public liturgical calendars — to see feast days and liturgical seasons right next to your intentions. Sync and back up Your data syncs automatically across your devices with iCloud, and a Home Screen widget keeps upcoming intentions visible without opening the app. Export a full backup or a spreadsheet-ready CSV any time. Bilingual Available in English and Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt), with more languages planned. Whether you're managing a single parish or several, Mass Intentions keeps the ledger simple, accurate, and always up to date.

Screenshots

LEAD.4 screens
Mass Intentions4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LEAD. at none against Mass Intentions's 1. LEAD. also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.6). Mass Intentions's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 months). On price 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. Mass Intentions sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. LEAD. asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LEAD. ships an update every 4 months, Mass Intentions every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
LEAD. versus Mass Intentions: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLEAD.Mass Intentions
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (160 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews26.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings160 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB7 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperChurch Community Builder, Inc.THE HIEP TRUONG

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

Mass Intentions

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

LEAD.

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Mass Intentions

One-time1
  • Upgrade App$1.99

Questions

Is LEAD. free?
LEAD. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mass Intentions free?
Mass Intentions is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LEAD. or Mass Intentions have ads?
Mass Intentions shows ads; LEAD. does not.
Which is updated more often, LEAD. or Mass Intentions?
LEAD. ships an update every 4 months, and Mass Intentions every 4 days. Most recently, LEAD. was updated on September 22, 2026 and Mass Intentions on September 17, 2026.

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