Admin by MinistryOne vs Gloo Messaging
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Admin by MinistryOne
Manage church operations, including accepting donations, publishing events, and sharing videos. Seamlessly integrate with existing tools for efficient church management.
- Securely accept tithes, offerings, and donations
- Publish church events and allow instant registration
- Seamless video publishing integrations
- Access and manage all church projects
- Integrate with existing internal tools
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The Admin by MinistryOne app provides you access to all the latest changes to all your projects. Tap into one project, and long press to exit and view all projects again. Integrating with your existing internal tools has never been easier. • Securely accept tithes, offerings, and donations anytime from anywhere • Let your congregants know about church events, and allow your members to instantly register • Easily publish videos through our seamless integrations with CloverSites, YouTube, Vimeo, or an RSS Feed
Gloo Messaging
Facilitate authentic communication for church and ministry leaders. Manage contacts, send broadcasts, and respond to prayer requests on the go. Assign conversations and engage with members seamlessly.
- Real-time conversations
- Respond to prayer requests
- One-to-many Broadcasts
- Contact management
- Assign conversations
- Add to Groups/Workflows
- Engage with Explorers
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The Gloo Messaging app is designed for church and ministry leaders to communicate on the go. Now you can stay connected with your people through meaningful, real-time conversations, respond to prayer requests, send one-to-many Broadcasts, simplify contact management, assign conversations to team members, add people to Groups or Workflows, and engage with Explorers without missing a message.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Admin by MinistryOne at 100% against Gloo Messaging's 10%. Admin by MinistryOne also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.3) and ads (none vs shown). Gloo Messaging's advantage is ratings volume (61 vs 4). On price, update cadence, 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.
Admin by MinistryOne holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gloo Messaging has 61 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Admin by MinistryOne's written reviews are positive against 10% of Gloo Messaging's.
Admin by MinistryOne ships an update monthly, Gloo Messaging every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and August 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Admin by MinistryOne | Gloo Messaging |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better | 2.3 (61 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 9.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 61 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ministry Brands LLC | Gloo LLC |
Customer experience
Admin by MinistryOne
Gloo Messaging
In-app purchases
Admin by MinistryOne
No in-app purchases
Gloo Messaging
No in-app purchases
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