SmallCircle Discipleship vs Contagious Disciple Making
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
Contagious Disciple Making
Access podcasts, videos, and scripture resources to share your faith, guide others into a relationship with Jesus, and build multiplying groups. This app supports the creation of Disciple Making Movements.
- Podcasts
- Videos
- Scripture lists
- Discipleship guidance
- Group multiplication tools
- Disciple Making Movement resources
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Podcasts, videos, scripture lists and other resources designed to help you engage people who don't know Jesus, disciple them into a relationship with Him, and establish groups who continue to multiply and become part of a Disciple Making Movement. Mobile app version: 6.21.1
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Contagious Disciple Making at 5.0 against SmallCircle Discipleship's 4.6. Contagious Disciple Making also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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.
Contagious Disciple Making holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of SmallCircle Discipleship's written reviews are positive against 100% of Contagious Disciple Making's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and June 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmallCircle Discipleship | Contagious Disciple Making |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (18 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| 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 | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DISCIPLE XCHANGE | Contagious Disciple Making |
Customer experience
SmallCircle Discipleship
Contagious Disciple Making
In-app purchases
SmallCircle Discipleship
No in-app purchases
Contagious Disciple Making
No in-app purchases
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