Encounter ISU vs CIY Convos
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Encounter ISU
Connect with a Christian community on campus. Access ministry calendars, listen to podcasts, and register for events. Designed for college students seeking faith experiences.
- Ministry calendar access
- Weekly podcast listening
- Event registration
- Campus faith experiences
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Hey college students of Bloomington/Normal! Looking for Christian community? Join hundreds of other ISU, Wesleyan, and Heartland students as we experience faith on our campuses. With this app, you can access Encounter's full ministry calendar, listen to weekly podcasts, and register for upcoming events. Why are you still reading this? Download the app already.
CIY Convos
This app facilitates meaningful small group discussions with prompts, games, and polls. It's designed to foster trust and deeper connections by encouraging open-ended conversations.
- Guided conversation prompts
- Interactive games
- Polls
- Open-ended questions
- Facilitates small group discussions
- Builds trust and connection
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Convos is an app created by Christ in Youth to help small groups have meaningful in-person conversations. Rather than having one person lead the conversation from list of questions, Convos gets the entire group engaged through games, videos, polls, and open-ended questions. By passing the device around, everyone in the group gets a chance to lead and participate in the conversation, resulting in more engagement, better comprehension, and lasting memories.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Encounter ISU at 5.0 against CIY Convos's 4.2. CIY Convos's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (33 vs 3). 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.
Encounter ISU holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CIY Convos has 33 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Encounter ISU ships an update every 3 months, CIY Convos every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Encounter ISU | CIY Convos |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.2 (33 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 33 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Travis Johnson | Christ In Youth |
Customer experience
Encounter ISU
CIY Convos
In-app purchases
Encounter ISU
No in-app purchases
CIY Convos
No in-app purchases
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