Saddleback App vs Influence Church
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Saddleback App
Access weekend messages, find resources, and discover opportunities to grow in faith and community. Stay updated with church events and announcements, all in one place.
- Access weekend messages and past sermons
- Explore helpful resources for spiritual growth
- Discover opportunities to join small groups
- Find volunteer and community impact roles
- Receive event notifications and announcements
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Stay connected, wherever you are. With the Saddleback Church app, you can explore weekend message notes, find helpful resources, and take next steps—whenever and wherever you’re ready. - Access Messages & Resources: Watch weekend services, explore past messages, and receive daily inspiration tailored to you. - Take Your Next Steps: Discover personalized opportunities to grow in faith, join small groups, volunteer, and make an impact in your church community. - Stay Updated: Receive notifications and updates so you never miss an event, message, or important announcement. With personalized features and tools, it’s everything you need to feel connected and grow in your faith, all in one place!
Influence Church
Connect with a faith community, access sermons, and engage with inspirational content. This app offers a digital Bible, daily reading plans, and a customizable journal to support your spiritual growth. Share insights and connect with others through social media integration.
- Latest sermons and live worship experiences
- Digital Bible with passage lookup
- Daily Bible reading plans
- Customizable secure journal
- Social media sharing of content
- Podcast library for sermons
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Connect and engage with our community through the Influence Church App! Access all the latest content from Influence while staying updated and inspired with encouragement. The Influence App makes it easy to: - Discover ways to connect and get involved at Influence - Watch all the latest sermons from Influence and Pastor Phil Hotsenpiller - Join our live Worship Experiences. Influence Church is located in Anaheim Hills, Orange County. We intend to be an Influence for HIS Glory, spreading God's love into individuals and families. SPECIAL FEATURES: * Podcast: Listen to the latest sermon or lookup a previous one in the podcast library. * Digital Bible: Enter in the passage you want or use quick keys to go directly to the passage you desire to read. * Free Audio Bible: Click listen and you are instantly listening to the daily devotional plan. You can also look up any passage you want, the listen tab is in the bottom right hand corner at all times. SOCIAL INTEGRATION: Share content with your friends via Twitter, Facebook, or email. * Facebook: You can share a Bible passage, journal entry or anything in the app with one click. * Twitter: You can tweet a Bible passage, reading plan, journal entry or just a note with ease. PURSUE JOURNAL: * Daily Bible Reading Plan: The Pursue Bible reading plan takes you through the Old Testament once a year and through the New Testament twice a year. Average reading or listening time is 15 minutes a day. * Free Customizable Journal: The Pursue Journal is designed to give you the freedom to journal whenever and however you desire. Entries are fully secure for your privacy, yet at any time you can share them via Facebook, twitter or email. For more information about Influence Church, please visit: www.influencechurch.org
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Influence Church at 4.4 against Saddleback App's 4.0. Influence Church also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). Saddleback App's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (109 vs 7). 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.
Influence Church holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Saddleback App has 109 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Saddleback App ships an update weekly, Influence Church every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Saddleback App | Influence Church |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (109 ratings) | 4.4 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 109 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Saddleback Church | Influence Church (U.S.) |
Customer experience
Saddleback App
Influence Church
In-app purchases
Saddleback App
No in-app purchases
Influence Church
No in-app purchases
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