Comparison

Lyve vs Global Convene

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

Head to head
About

Lyve

This platform connects residents within gated communities, facilitating communication with management, service requests, and issue reporting. It also enables visitor pass issuance and provides a directory of local businesses, all within a secure, verified user environment.

Highlights
  • Receive community notifications
  • Request in-home services
  • Report public area issues
  • Issue visitor security passes
  • Browse community listings
  • Secure and verified users
Features
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Lyve is a free community management platform that helps bring back the sense of neighborhood to your gated community while improving service levels, communications and optimizing day-to-day operations. Lyve is the easiest way to request services and report issues to the management of your gated community. You can use Lyve to: *Receive important notifications and updates from the community management team. *Request in-home services from the facility management team. *Report issues in public areas. *Issue security gate passes to your visitors to allow them to access your compound. *Browse through the list of community listings and stores in your area. *All done in a safe and secure environment with 100% verified users.

About

Global Convene

Connect with a global Christian community. Explore family connections, find members and groups, and stay updated on announcements and events. Message others, share content, and manage your profile and preferences within a secure environment.

Highlights
  • Explore family tree and relationships
  • Find members, churches, and communities
  • Stay updated on groups, feeds, and events
  • Message members and join group conversations
  • Share photos and files
  • Manage profile and notification preferences
Features
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Global Convene brings a global Christian family of leaders and disciples together in one member app. Stay connected with your community: • Explore the family tree and the relationships that connect generations. • Find members, churches and regional communities. • Keep up with your groups, feeds, announcements and events. • Message other members and take part in group conversations. • Share photos and files, and manage your profile and notification preferences. You must be at least 18 years old to create a member account. An account is required to use member features. Access to groups and management tools depends on membership and assigned permissions. You can request account deletion from the app. Need help? Visit https://globalconvene.org/support or contact contact@globalconvene.org.

Screenshots

Lyve4 screens
Global Convene4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Global Convene at 5.0 against Lyve's 4.3. Global Convene also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). Lyve's advantage is ratings volume (19 vs 1). 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

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

Global Convene holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lyve has 19 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lyve ships an update monthly, Global Convene every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Lyve versus Global Convene: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLyveGlobal Convene
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (19 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings19 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB28 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMoonshot Labssteven gendy

Customer experience

Lyve

All ratings19 ratings
Positive78.9%
Neutral15.8%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral22.2%
Negative44.4%

Global Convene

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Lyve

No in-app purchases

None

Global Convene

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lyve free?
Lyve is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Global Convene free?
Global Convene is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lyve or Global Convene?
Global Convene is rated higher. Lyve averages 4.3 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Global Convene averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Lyve or Global Convene have ads?
Neither Lyve nor Global Convene shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lyve or Global Convene?
Lyve ships an update monthly, and Global Convene every 2 weeks. Most recently, Lyve was updated on October 22, 2026 and Global Convene on October 24, 2026.

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