NavStaff vs Epistle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NavStaff
This app serves as a mobile platform for volunteers, representatives, associates, and staff involved with The Navigators' ministries. It facilitates communication and access to resources for those contributing to the organization's work.
- Volunteer support
- Staff resources
- Ministry contribution tools
- Communication platform
- Associate access
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The Navigators, National Support Ministries (NSM), is releasing NavStaff, a mobile application for volunteers, representatives, associates and staff who contribute to the ministries of the Navigators.
Epistle
This app facilitates communication and financial support for missionaries. It allows for easy sharing of ministry updates with photos and videos, automatically sending them to ministry partners who can respond with engagement. It simplifies the process of connecting with supporters and managing ministry outreach.
- Share ministry updates with photos and video
- Automatic update distribution to partners
- Ministry partner engagement (likes, prayers, comments)
- Manage ministry sites
- Connect with ministry partners
- Automated email platform
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Epistle is used by thousands of missionaries to stay connected and funded. It has never been easier to share ministry updates with photos and video. No more hassle with email templates, scheduling, etc. Epistle sends your updates to ministry partners, automatically, using our world-class email platform and gives them the opportunity to respond with likes, prayers and comments. Both missionaries and ministry partners love Epistle: "The greatest thing I could do for my ministry partners." "HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! Do the two week trial." Supporter: "I feel confident I'm investing well." With paid Epistle subscription you can manage your Epistle site, send updates, and connect with ministry partners. Ministry partners can access Epistle sites to read and respond to your updates without payment. Terms of Use: https://www.epistle.org/terms-of-use/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NavStaff at none against Epistle's 5. Epistle's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. Epistle sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $17.99 per month. NavStaff asks for nothing beyond the download.
Epistle holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of NavStaff's written reviews are positive against 100% of Epistle's.
NavStaff ships an update every 5 months, Epistle every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NavStaff | Epistle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (9 ratings) | 4.8 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Navigators | Epistle LLC |
Customer experience
NavStaff
Epistle
In-app purchases
NavStaff
No in-app purchases
Epistle
- One Epistle Site$17.991 Month
- Two Epistle Sites$39.991 Month
- Three Epistle Sites$59.991 Month
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- Four Epistle Sites$79.991 Month
- Five Epistle Sites$89.991 Month
