Chicago Tabernacle vs Pulse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chicago Tabernacle
Follow along with sermons, take personal notes, and access past messages. Connect with the church community and discover ways to get involved, all within a single application.
- Follow sermons in real-time
- Add personal notes
- Access past sermon archives
- Connect with the church community
- Discover involvement opportunities
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Take Chicago Tabernacle with you! Follow along during sermons, add your own notes, and keep them with you. Listen to past sermons, get involved, and connect with the church all in one place!
Pulse
Connect with your church community, find your place, and grow in your faith. This app centralizes communication, event RSVPs, group discovery, and serving opportunities, all in one place.
- Real-time group chat
- Event browsing and RSVP
- Small group discovery
- Serving team management
- Personalized discipleship paths
- Leader tools for shepherding
- Offline functionality
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Pulse keeps your church life in one place: your people, your team, your next step. Stay connected. Chat with your groups, teams and ministries in real time, share Moments from your week, and keep every message and announcement in one inbox. Find your place. RSVP to events, find a small group that fits your stage of life, and join a serving team. Grow in your faith. Take the Growth Track to discover your spiritual gifts, get matched to groups and roles that fit you, and follow clear next steps. Serve with confidence. See your upcoming commitments, answer callsheet requests, and have Sunday's runsheet in your pocket. For leaders. Care for your people with pastoral notes and follow-ups, see who needs a check-in, and send announcements to the people you lead. Private by design. Built for churches where people are known, equipped and sent.
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Verdict
Chicago Tabernacle and Pulse both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Chicago Tabernacle's written reviews are positive against 0% of Pulse's. Chicago Tabernacle also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Pulse's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 13 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Chicago Tabernacle against 4.9 for Pulse. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 38 and 33 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Chicago Tabernacle's written reviews are positive against 0% of Pulse's.
Chicago Tabernacle ships an update every 13 months, Pulse every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chicago Tabernacle | Pulse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (38 ratings) — better | 4.9 (33 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 38 — better | 33 |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chicago Tabernacle | Renee |
Customer experience
Chicago Tabernacle
Pulse
In-app purchases
Chicago Tabernacle
No in-app purchases
Pulse
No in-app purchases
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