Gospel Tribes vs SmartGroups | Bible Study
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gospel Tribes
Connect with your church or Bible study group through a streamlined communication portal. Easily manage members, share updates, and engage with scripture and media. This app centralizes all small group interactions into one user-friendly platform.
- Group texting (gender-specific options)
- Prayer request tracking
- Media cataloging
- Group calendar
- Admin member tracking
- Scripture interaction
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Gospel Tribes is a new and innovative way to connect with any small group, church staff, Bible study, or fellowship group. Gospel Tribes was developed by a Pastor who sought to stream line all possible forms of small group communication into one easy to use portal. A small group no longer needs to use multiple platforms to stay in touch with one another! With our admin function, small group leaders can now easily track their members and lead the small group from within the app itself! In our user friendly format, a group can quickly: 1) Text the entire group, or send gender specific messages. 2) See and add current prayer needs. 3) View answered prayer requests. 4) Interact through scripture and study. 5) Catalogue a group's pictures, videos, and media. 6) Stay up to date on the group's calendar. ...and much, much more.
SmartGroups | Bible Study
Facilitate and manage small group Bible studies with an all-in-one platform. Features include group leadership tools, integrated worship capabilities, and a space for prayer. Designed to simplify the organization and execution of religious small groups.
- Group leadership tools
- Integrated worship
- Prayer facilitation
- All-in-one organization
- Simplified group management
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What people are saying: “It has everything in one place.” “It makes it easy to lead a group.” “___ prayed for the first time.” “I like the fact that we can do worship in the group.”
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SmartGroups | Bible Study at 4.6 against Gospel Tribes's 3.9. SmartGroups | Bible Study also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 60%) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 weeks). Gospel Tribes's advantage is iOS requirement (12.4 vs 16.1). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
SmartGroups | Bible Study holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Gospel Tribes's written reviews are positive against 83% of SmartGroups | Bible Study's.
Gospel Tribes ships an update every 5 weeks, SmartGroups | Bible Study every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Gospel Tribes | SmartGroups | Bible Study |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (27 ratings) | 4.6 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 16.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 137 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gospel Tribes LLC | LIFEPLUS TECHNOLOGY, INC. |
Customer experience
Gospel Tribes
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In-app purchases
Gospel Tribes
No in-app purchases
SmartGroups | Bible Study
No in-app purchases
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