Text In Church vs ProPresenter Stage
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Text In Church
This app is an all-in-one communication platform designed for churches. It allows users to send texts, emails, and make calls to engage members, follow up with guests, and coordinate teams. Streamline your church's outreach and connection efforts with easy-to-use tools.
- Send texts and emails
- Make calls without sharing personal number
- Automate guest follow-up
- Reply in real time
- Manage groups and contacts
- Use message templates
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Text In Church: Church Communication Text, email, and call your people—follow up, remind, and build real connections. Text In Church is the all-in-one communication platform built for churches. Send texts, emails, and make calls from one place so you can easily follow up with guests, engage members, and coordinate with your teams. Whether you’re a pastor, admin, or ministry leader, this mobile app makes church communication easy, efficient, and personal. • Send texts and emails from your phone • Make calls directly from the app without sharing your personal number • Automate guest follow-up and volunteer reminders • Reply in real time to connect and care for your people • Manage groups and contacts from anywhere • Use templates to save time and stay consistent Designed for Church Leaders Text In Church simplifies your communication—across every service, ministry, small group, and event. From welcoming new guests to engaging with members, you’ll have all the tools to stay in touch and grow your church community. Join thousands of churches using Text In Church to communicate clearly, follow up better, and make every message matter. Download the app and start your free 14-day trial. Quick setup. No credit card. Real support from church-minded people.
ProPresenter Stage
View your ProPresenter stage display from any device on your local network. Select custom layouts or follow the active one in real-time. Supports external display output via HDMI adapter.
- Remote stage display viewing
- Select custom stage layouts
- Follow active stage layout
- Real-time updates
- External display support via HDMI
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ProPresenter Stage provides a convenient way to view the ProPresenter stage display from anywhere on the local network. You can select any of the stage layouts that have been created in ProPresenter or follow the layout that is active in ProPresenter. The view updates as close to real-time as your network allows. We recommend using a closed network to guarantee the best experience. Supports using Apple's HDMI adapter with iPadOS and iOS to view the layouts on an external display. Minimum Requirements: Mac: ProPresenter 6.1+ PC: ProPresenter 6.0.3.7+ * Planning Center Live display elements are currently not supported.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Text In Church at 75% against ProPresenter Stage's 20%. Text In Church also leads on price (Free vs $9.99) and rating (4.8 vs 2.2). ProPresenter Stage's advantage is iOS requirement (9.1 vs 15.1). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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
Text In Church is free to download; ProPresenter Stage costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Text In Church holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Text In Church has 5K ratings behind it against 39, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Text In Church's written reviews are positive against 20% of ProPresenter Stage's.
Text In Church ships an update every 6 weeks, ProPresenter Stage every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Text In Church | ProPresenter Stage |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (5K ratings) — better | 2.2 (39 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.3% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5K — better | 39 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 9.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Text in Church | Renewed Vision LLC |
Customer experience
Text In Church
ProPresenter Stage
Bugs and requests
Text In Church
Reported bugs
4 issues- Perpetual loading/spinning wheel on launch
- App unable to open or login
- Notifications not clearing properly
- Keyboard covering text input field
Requested features
5 requests- Save draft messages feature
- Improved character count parity between app and web
- Ability to quickly mark messages as read
- More intuitive user interface
- Seamless integration with other church management tools
ProPresenter Stage
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Text In Church
No in-app purchases
ProPresenter Stage
No in-app purchases
Questions
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