Comparison

Text In Church vs Multiply+

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Multiply+

This app helps youth leaders organize their ministry by simplifying planning, empowering small group leaders, and tracking student spiritual habits. It allows for easy scheduling, lesson integration, and communication of changes.

Highlights
  • Effortless lesson planning
  • Drag and drop lesson planner integration
  • Master weekly meeting template
  • Assign leadership responsibilities
  • Instant communication of changes
  • Small group leader resources
  • Student spiritual habit tracking
Features
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The Multiply app from Word of Life Youth Ministries empowers youth leaders in three key areas SIMPLE YOUTH MINISTRY PLANNING You can plan a month, a quarter, or a year in minutes. • Effortlessly plan your teaching schedule for a month, a quarter, or a year in minutes. • Because of the app’s integration with our Teacher Source curriculum platform, you get the ease of using our drag and drop lesson planner. • Plan a master weekly youth meeting template, assign leadership responsibilities, then once your plan is created, every week is laid out in detail. • Make changes to a weekly meeting any time and instantly communicate changes to everyone on your team. • Add your custom lessons to the schedule. ENABLE SMALL GROUP LEADERS Small group leaders with a smart phone have immediate access to everything for group time. • Lesson overview giving the outline of each lesson. • Small group discussion questions and application helps for group time. • Easy access to review and update their student’s weekly prayer request. • Easy access to each students Dare2Share Cause Circle for weekly update. • Ability to update their student’s personal information. EFFORTLESSLY TRACK YOUR STUDENTS SPIRITUAL HABITS Quickly update your student’s spiritual habits in attendance, Quiet Time, Scripture Memory, Service, Reading Books, bringing friends, Gospel Conversations, and Follow-up.

Screenshots

Text In Church4 screens
Multiply+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Multiply+ at free against Text In Church's free with in-app purchases. Multiply+ also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). Text In Church's advantage is ratings volume (5K vs 9). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Text In Church against 4.7 for Multiply+. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Text In Church has 5K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 75% and 75% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Text In Church ships an update every 6 weeks, Multiply+ every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Text In Church versus Multiply+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterText In ChurchMultiply+
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5K ratings) — better4.7 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews75.3% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5K — better9
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperText in ChurchWord of Life Fellowship, Inc.

Customer experience

Text In Church

All ratings4,943 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral2.1%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews89 reviews
Positive75.3%
Neutral5.6%
Negative19.1%

Multiply+

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

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

Multiply+

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Text In Church

No in-app purchases

None

Multiply+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Text In Church free?
Text In Church is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Multiply+ free?
Multiply+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Text In Church or Multiply+?
Text In Church is rated higher. Text In Church averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5K ratings, while Multiply+ averages 4.7 from 9 ratings.
Do Text In Church or Multiply+ have ads?
Neither Text In Church nor Multiply+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Text In Church or Multiply+?
Text In Church ships an update every 6 weeks, and Multiply+ every 2 weeks. Most recently, Text In Church was updated on October 26, 2026 and Multiply+ on October 25, 2026.

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