SmallCircle Discipleship vs Discipleship Bike
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SmallCircle Discipleship
This app facilitates focused one-to-one discipleship through interactive "Labs" and a structured curriculum. It emphasizes practical application of faith principles and developing deep relationships, guiding users from foundational concepts to becoming disciplemakers.
- One-to-one discipleship focus
- Interactive "Labs" for practical application
- Structured, sequential curriculum
- Guided onboarding for pairings
- Discipleship family tree tracking
- Shared notes for communication
- Bible Reading Plan feature
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SmallCircle is specifically designed to be a laser-focused, one-to-one discipleship experience, not a group study. The life-transforming power of SmallCircle comes through the relational depth achieved through this one-to-one dynamic. We avoid merely "learning" concepts that do not put principles into action. Each of the 24 chapters includes at least one "Lab" that brings the content to life through a felt experience. These Labs have proven extremely effective in driving home the focus of each chapter. SmallCircle follows a specific, sequential path. It begins by addressing broad, foundational spiritual concepts and then moves into the practical ways we live out our faith. Next, it transitions to a focus on our relationships with others and finishes with developing readiness to become a disciplemaker. SmallCircle includes a list of criteria for a disciplemaker but does not require extensive training. The material is simple to follow and easy to navigate, with a new content navigation feature that makes moving around within the app seamless. The content structure has also been reorganized for more productive sessions. SmallCircle emphasizes reaching a depth in relationships beyond what is typical in church culture. The app now features a completely redesigned, guided onboarding process for discipleship pairings, and a new discipleship family tree to visually track the progress of your relationships. Shared notes between disciple-maker and disciple enhance communication and preparation for sessions. The redesigned notes feature allows categorization into Talking Points, Prayers, Life Events, Action Steps, and more, further aiding preparation. SmallCircle not only focuses on making disciples but producing disciplemakers. The entire last Module prepares the disciple to become a disciplemaker. A new customizable dashboard, a Bible Reading Plan feature with included plans, a new Help system, and enhanced security features for those in persecuted countries round out the updates. For more information about SmallCircle, please visit: www.smallcircle.com For questions or comments contact: support@smallcircle.com
Discipleship Bike
This app serves as a discipleship tool for individuals or small groups, focusing on the four core fundamentals of following Jesus: the Gospel, the Holy Spirit, the Bible, and Prayer. It aims to build confidence and competence in users to teach these principles, likening the learning process to mastering bicycle riding.
- One-on-one discipleship tool
- Small group discipleship
- Covers 4 core Christian fundamentals
- Analogy of riding a bike
- Builds confidence and competence
- Focuses on Gospel, Holy Spirit, Bible, Prayer
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This App is designed as a discipleship tool for one-on-one discipleship or a small group. It covers the core 4 fundamentals to following Jesus and living out the great commandment and great commission (Love God, love people, and make disciples). In order to ride a bike you have to pedal, balance, steer and brake. These are required if you're ever going to ride. Discipleship has 4 requirement as well; The Gospel, the Holy Spirit, the Bible, and Prayer. You have to know, experience and be able to teach these core 4 fundamentals if you're going to make disciples. It's simple! Once you get it, something clicks and you'll forever be confident and competent. "It's like riding a bike". Mobile app version: 6.23.8
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Discipleship Bike at 5.0 against SmallCircle Discipleship's 4.4. SmallCircle Discipleship's advantage is ratings volume (19 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Discipleship Bike holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SmallCircle Discipleship has 19 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
SmallCircle Discipleship ships an update every 3 months, Discipleship Bike every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmallCircle Discipleship | Discipleship Bike |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (19 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DISCIPLE XCHANGE | Creekside Church, Inc |
Customer experience
SmallCircle Discipleship
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In-app purchases
SmallCircle Discipleship
No in-app purchases
Discipleship Bike
No in-app purchases
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