ChurchTools vs BS Toolbox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ChurchTools
This app connects church members by facilitating communication and organization. Share information, manage event assignments, find and contact people, join groups, and chat with individuals or groups. It's designed to keep your church community informed and involved.
- Community posts for information sharing
- Event assignments and confirmations
- People search and contact
- Group discovery and participation
- Individual and group chat
- File and picture sharing in chat
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ChurchTools is the perfect app for your church community. You can use it to get the latest info, keep an eye on dates, confirm or decline your assignments and much more. To use the app, you first need access to ChurchTools. POSTS Posts enable your church community to share information about congregational topics at any time and from anywhere. This means you know more about each other and it is easier for people in your church to stay informed and get involved. It also opens up another way to reach those who are not yet in your congregation. EVENTS Service assignments are brought to your mobile phone by push. You can confirm, decline and comment on them. For example, if you are leading a church service or event, or simply volunteering, you can easily read the agenda of the event by using the app. Furthermore, you can see with whom you are assigned to a for an event or service. At the tab Discover you will find more future events. PEOPLE With the search in Discover you can find people and contact them directly. It also displays additional information such as relationships and tags. And for sure, you can upload a nice new picture for your own profile. GROUPS Find interesting public groups within your church community and register directly. All other groups that are visible to you will be listed and with the appropriate permission you can also view the participants of the group. CHAT From now on you can use the app to chat with individual people, with all members in a specific event or, for example, with your small group. You can create news channels in which only people with a specific role can write, all others have read-only access. Furthermore, the chat allows you to send pictures and documents. ABOUT CHURCHTOOLS ChurchTools is the ideal software for churches to connect church members in one place. We are constantly working on new updates and features to make our app more complete for you and your church.
BS Toolbox
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BS-Toolbox – The digital toolbox On the construction site, in the workshop or on the way to a customer: BS-Toolbox brings together tools, specialist calculators and project documentation for everyday work in the trades and technical professions – and with its modules it can even be tailored to your own trade. WHAT BS-TOOLBOX CAN DO • 15 tools such as calculator, converter, ruler, QR/barcode scanner, photo documentation, timer & stopwatch and more – available right away and free of charge. • Over 70 specialist modules for a wide range of trades – unlock them individually, only what you really need • More than 500 specialised tools and calculators in total FOR WHICH TRADES Electricians, plumbing, heating, refrigeration and ventilation, site managers, foremen, civil engineering, road construction, project managers, construction supervision, homeowners, automotive, aviation and marine engineering, wind energy, robotics & automation – and many more. PROJECT ORGANISATION INSTEAD OF PAPER CHAOS Every project gets its own folder: calculations, protocols, checklists, photos, audio notes and time tracking – everything in one place instead of scattered across the photo gallery or on slips of paper. YOUR DATA STAYS YOUR DATA • 100% local storage on your device • No tracking, no user profiles, no analytics tools • No cookies AVAILABLE IN 16 LANGUAGES German & English (base version), French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Polish, Turkish, Czech, Chinese, Bulgarian, Romanian, Slovenian, Slovak, Croatian or Serbian … can be purchased as needed. The base version is free – get exactly the tools you need for your daily work.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ChurchTools at none against BS Toolbox's 10. BS Toolbox's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. BS Toolbox sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. ChurchTools asks for nothing beyond the download.
ChurchTools ships an update every 4 weeks, BS Toolbox weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ChurchTools | BS Toolbox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 48.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 190 MB | 115 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | ChurchTools Innovations GmbH | David Scherpe |
In-app purchases
ChurchTools
No in-app purchases
BS Toolbox
- Language pack: Српски$0.99
- Module: University$0.99
- Add-on: Extended$0.99
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- Add-on: Mathematics$0.99
- Module: Personal Life$0.99
- Module: Pet Sitting$1.99
- Module: Wedding Planner$1.99
- Add-on: Travel$2.99
- Module: Textile Craft$2.99
- Module: Event Manager$3.99









