Gnowbe vs Epistle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gnowbe
This tool allows creators to design, facilitate, and analyze engaging learning experiences for training and onboarding. It supports microlearning, social learning, and offers offline access, personalization, and gamification. The platform integrates with over 200 platforms and supports over 100 languages.
- Microlearning
- Social learning
- Offline access
- Gamification
- Certification
- Personalization
- Data and analytics
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Gnowbe’s award-winning authoring tool empowers creators to design, facilitate and analyze shared learning experiences- ideal for training and onboarding. Key features include: - Microlearning - Social learning - Push and email notifications - Offline access - Mobile-first design - Accessible on any device - In depth data and analytics - Gamification - Certification - Personalization - Scheduled session deployment - Integration with >200 platforms Gnowbe is designed based on cutting-edge research and the science of learning, making it incredibly easy to create highly engaging and impactful trainings that move away from passive content consumption into reflective application. With a seamless desktop/mobile experience and support for over 100 languages, Gnowbe empowers creators and supports learners anytime, anywhere. Creators most commonly create: - Onboarding experiences for remote teams - Safety, health and wellness equipping - Certification prep - New learning experiences (blended, online) - Digital workbooks - E-learning courses - Coaching and feedback programs - Sales and product playbooks - Team engagement, fun & games - Daily habit forming programs Terms & Conditions: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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 iOS requirement: Epistle at 12.0 against Gnowbe's 16.4. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Gnowbe sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Epistle sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $17.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Gnowbe against 5.0 for Epistle. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 9 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and August 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gnowbe | Epistle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (18 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gnowbe Inc. | Epistle LLC |
Customer experience
Gnowbe
Epistle
In-app purchases
Gnowbe
- GnowbeLearn Monthly Sub14 Days trial$9.991 Month
- GnowbeLearn Yearly Sub14 Days trial$99.991 Year
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
