Comparison

Gospel Tribes vs Called

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Gospel Tribes

Connect with your church or fellowship group through a streamlined communication portal. Easily manage members, share updates, and engage with scripture and media in one place.

Highlights
  • Group texting (gender-specific options)
  • Prayer request tracking
  • Media cataloging
  • Group calendar
  • Member management
  • Scripture interaction
Features
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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.

About

Called

This app helps Christian leaders build authentic communities by connecting people, fostering belonging through small groups, and facilitating discipleship. It streamlines communication and management for churches and ministries, ensuring every member feels known and valued.

Highlights
  • Build authentic Christian communities
  • Connect members and foster belonging
  • Facilitate discipleship journeys
  • Streamline communication for leaders
  • Organize small groups and events
  • Track member engagement
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Build an authentic Christian community where every person feels needed and known. Have you ever stood at the door after a great ministry event, celebrating what God just did, only to watch someone leave alone who no one really knows? Many leaders can feel overwhelmed with too many platforms, group texts, and several disconnected systems. Ministry has become scattered across emails, social media, spreadsheets, and apps, making it difficult to truly know your people and keep them connected throughout the week. Called gives you one simple place to reach your people, build real community, and guide them in their discipleship journey. From outreach to small groups to Sunday reminders, it all finally lives in one app built specifically for churches, ministries, campus ministries, and Christian communities. Every person deserves to feel needed and known. This is the heart of Called—and every feature exists to help leaders make that happen. Grow your ministry in 30 days. Guaranteed. Launch 3–5 active groups in your first month, or you don’t pay. Get your first 50 members onboarded automatically. With Called, Christian leaders will: • Know who’s engaged, new, or may need care • Help people find belonging through small groups • Stay connected beyond Sunday with prayer, chat, and discipleship • Turn communication into real engagement • Lead in a safe, trusted environment built for ministry • Spend less time managing tools and more time shepherding people Replace GroupMe, Facebook Groups, Remind, Flocknote, Eventbrite, and endless text threads. Called puts it all in one place. Whether you’re a pastor, ministry leader, small group leader, campus minister, or part of a Christian organization, Called helps build communities where people don’t just attend; they belong. “Finally, I found my people.” Your calling is to build disciples. Our calling is to make it simple. Join thousands of ministry leaders building stronger, more connected communities with Called. Download Called today. Connect with us: Support: https://support.called.app/knowledge Email: info@called.app

Screenshots

Gospel Tribes4 screens
Called4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Called at 4.8 against Gospel Tribes's 3.9. Called also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 weeks) and review sentiment (75% vs 60%). Gospel Tribes's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Called holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Called has 370 ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Gospel Tribes's written reviews are positive against 75% of Called's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gospel Tribes ships an update every 5 weeks, Called every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Gospel Tribes versus Called: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGospel TribesCalled
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (27 ratings)4.8 (370 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings27370 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGospel Tribes LLCCalled LLC

Customer experience

Gospel Tribes

All ratings27 ratings
Positive70.4%
Neutral3.7%
Negative25.9%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative33.3%

Called

All ratings370 ratings
Positive97.6%
Neutral1.4%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Bugs and requests

Gospel Tribes

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Called

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Cannot upgrade members to leader status
  • Cannot add members to existing group chats
  • App opens slow
  • Notifications don’t show correctly and clear
  • Text does not adjust with phone text adjustments
Show 4 more
  • Harder to navigate after update
  • Does not go to dark mode
  • Constantly shows notifications that are not there
  • Have to manually scroll emojis instead of searching

Requested features

2 requests
  • Ability to reply to individual messages in a thread
  • Search bar for emojis

In-app purchases

None

Gospel Tribes

No in-app purchases

None

Called

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gospel Tribes free?
Gospel Tribes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Called free?
Called is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Gospel Tribes or Called?
Called is rated higher. Gospel Tribes averages 3.9 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while Called averages 4.8 from 370 ratings.
Do Gospel Tribes or Called have ads?
Neither Gospel Tribes nor Called shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gospel Tribes or Called?
Gospel Tribes ships an update every 5 weeks, and Called every 4 days. Most recently, Gospel Tribes was updated on November 6, 2026 and Called on November 7, 2026.

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