Church Center vs Prayer Pathway
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Church Center
Connect with your church community throughout the week. Access event calendars, sermons, giving options, and join groups. Manage family check-ins and browse the church directory.
- Event calendar
- Sermon access
- Online giving
- Family pre-check
- Church directory
- Group joining
- Event registration
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Church Center by Planning Center is where you can explore, engage, and get involved with your church throughout the week. See a calendar of events, access sermons, give, pre-check your family, browse the directory, join groups, and register for events on iOS. Each feature is powered by one of our products, based on what your church has subscribed to. Privacy Policy: https://www.planningcenter.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://www.planningcenter.com/terms
Prayer Pathway
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The Prayer Pathway app is based on the Lord’s prayer. There are segments related to Worship, Surrender, Requests, Protection, and Worship again. There are sections under these headings that can be turned on or off based on your personal preferences. There are guides and suggested content for each of these sections. You also have the ability to add specific individuals or groups of people to your list and then add specific requests for each of them in addition to the generic requests that are provided. Additionally, there are links to other prayer resources.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is chart position: Church Center at #92 against Prayer Pathway's unranked. Prayer Pathway's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
| Parameter | Church Center | Prayer Pathway |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (3K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 40.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | #92 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 127 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ministry Centered Technologies | GOSPEL AMBITION INC |
Bugs and requests
Church Center
Reported bugs
14 issues- Links from notifications don't always work
- Insists on no internet connection when there is one
- Can't log in, just spins
- Clicking through from notifications makes you log in and select church each time
- Can't play previous week's lesson
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- Can't get in again, keeps spinning
- Can't log in, just says unlock with null or login again
- Retry message, app crashing
- Can't see giving history after update
- Can't delete account
- App won't open
- Undefined error after phone change
- URL links don't link properly after update
- Can't donate, just loads forever
Requested features
19 requests- Verse of the day
- Calendar integration
- Ability to add graphics/emojis to events
- Ability to pin event locations
- Option to not receive reminders for events you declined
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- Ability to delete old prayer requests
- Ability to choose to receive notifications for initial posts without all replies
- Multiple payment options in one giving transaction
- Ability to add notes to directory contacts
- Groups accessibility from the app
- Ability to post sermon recordings in the app
- Ability to take sermon notes in the app
- Ways to contact the leadership
- Place to upload featured resources
- Support for multiple campuses under one account
- Groups integration
- Check-in integration
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
Prayer Pathway
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Church Center
No in-app purchases
Prayer Pathway
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Church Center free?
Is Prayer Pathway free?
Do Church Center or Prayer Pathway have ads?
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