Church Aware vs Congregate Members
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Church Aware
Access your church directory on the go. View member and family information, stay updated on events, and receive timely notifications for special occasions. Easily update your own family's details.
- Digital church directory
- Member and family profiles
- Event calendar
- Push notifications for birthdays/anniversaries
- Self-update family information
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Your church directory, always in your pocket. Look up families and members, view upcoming events, and never miss a birthday or anniversary with push notifications. Update your own family's info anytime.
Congregate Members
Access your church's member content, public sermons, and articles on your mobile device. Features include a member directory, calendar, announcements, news, and a virtual library. Requires an active Congregate service plan and a user account with member access.
- Member directory
- Calendar and announcements
- Sermons and articles
- Shared files and virtual library
- Attendance and finance tracking
- Integrated Bible
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The Congregate Members app brings your website's member content plus public sermons and articles to your mobile device. For church websites powered by Congregate, use the Congregate Members app to access all your member content, including: • Member directory • Calendar • Daily announcements • News • Job assignments • Sermons • Articles • Shared files • Message center • Virtual library • Attendance tracker • Song tracker • Finance tracker • Class tracker • User-added member pages • Integrated Bible • Visitor tracker • And more! The Congregate Members app requires the following: • An active Congregate service plan/Congregate-powered church website • A user account with member access • An internet connection
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Church Aware at 5.0 against Congregate Members's 4.0. Church Aware also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). Congregate Members's advantage is ratings volume (20 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Church Aware holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Congregate Members has 20 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Church Aware ships an update every 4 days, Congregate Members every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Church Aware | Congregate Members |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.0 (20 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 44.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jonathan Stewart | DP Media Group |
Customer experience
Church Aware
Congregate Members
In-app purchases
Church Aware
No in-app purchases
Congregate Members
No in-app purchases
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