FRONTSTEPS Community vs Emmaus+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FRONTSTEPS Community
This app connects homeowners with their association and neighbors. It allows for convenient payment of assessments, access to community documents, and communication with property managers. Users can also discover community events, reserve amenities, and manage visitors.
- Schedule assessment payments
- Access community files
- Receive community announcements
- Reserve community amenities
- View community events
- Engage in neighbor discussions
- Manage visitors
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FRONTSTEPS Community puts your association in your pocket. Homeowners can utilize FRONTSTEPS to stay connected and reference important information about the community at their convenience. Why FRONTSTEPS Community? -------------------------------- We live busy lives, who has time to sit down at their desktop and pay their community assessments? Well, if you don’t have a second to spare, FRONTSTEPS Community is the application for you. We’re bringing your community to your fingertips! What features are available for homeowners? --------------------------------------------- • Schedule your assessment payments or schedule recurring assessments • Find contact information for your neighbors who have opted in • Access community files and folders • Read and get notifications for community announcements • Reserve community amenities • View community events on the calendar • View and post classifieds • Engage in discussions with your neighbors • Check the status of work orders • View architectural change requests • Get answers to frequently asked questions • Send and receive private messages from your property managers • Manage visitors • View parking lot • View storage space • Get notified when a package arrives
Emmaus+
This app helps you deepen your spiritual journey by tracking Mass attendance, capturing reflections, and setting weekly goals. It offers a private experience with all data stored locally on your device.
- Automatic Mass detection
- Autosaving notes editor
- Handwritten note scanning
- Weekly spiritual goal setting
- Attendance history browsing
- Private, local data storage
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"Jesus walks beside us on our journey." Emmaus is a quiet companion for your life of faith. It remembers the Masses you attend, helps you capture what stayed with you in the moment, and keeps your weekly goal close — so you can look back and see how you've grown. Automatic Mass detection Set your home church once and Emmaus notices when you arrive, starting a Mass session for you. Not at your usual parish? Start one manually with a tap. Capture the moment Jot down reflections during Mass with an autosaving notes editor. In a hurry? Scan your handwritten notes with your camera and Emmaus turns them into text — right on your device. Weekly goals Set a spiritual goal for the week and carry it with you. Mark it complete, move it forward, or revisit it later. Your goals can be tied to the Mass where they were inspired. Look back anytime Browse your full attendance history, reread past notes, and see the goals that came from each Mass. Private by design Everything you write lives only on your device. Emmaus has no accounts, no servers, no ads, and no tracking. Your reflections are yours alone. Requires iOS 17 or later.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Emmaus+ at 5.0 against FRONTSTEPS Community's 1.8. Emmaus+ also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). FRONTSTEPS Community's advantage is ratings volume (164 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Emmaus+ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FRONTSTEPS Community has 164 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
FRONTSTEPS Community ships an update monthly, Emmaus+ every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FRONTSTEPS Community | Emmaus+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (164 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 164 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Frontsteps | Rayner Kristanto |
Customer experience
FRONTSTEPS Community
Emmaus+
Bugs and requests
FRONTSTEPS Community
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login issues and inability to remember credentials
- Crashes and white screens after updates
- Unreliable notifications and package delivery tracking
- Inconsistent functionality between app and website
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to add photos and get text alerts
- Improved document management and search
- More customization options for users
- Better integration with website and mobile experience
Emmaus+
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
FRONTSTEPS Community
No in-app purchases
Emmaus+
No in-app purchases









