RioLearn vs The Gathering
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RioLearn
Access your Rio Salado College courses with greater flexibility. Learn on your schedule, anytime and anywhere, bringing the convenience of college to your mobile device.
- Mobile access to college courses
- Flexible learning schedule
- Learn anytime, anywhere
- On-the-go education
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The RioLearn mobile app offers you even more flexibility when taking classes at Rio Salado. Enjoy the convenience of college on the go, and learning on your schedule – anytime, anywhere!
The Gathering
Connect with a church community online. Update your profile, view upcoming events, and stay engaged with fellow members. This app fosters a welcoming environment for individuals on a spiritual journey.
- Profile management
- Event updates
- Community connection
- Church information
- Spiritual journey support
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Welcome to the online home of The Gathering Church (Surprise, AZ). Here you will be able to update your profile, see whats going on and stay better connected to the church. We invite everyone to create a profile. The Gathering is a family of real and imperfect people who are journeying through life together. We aren't a building - we are people who matter to each other and to God. Here you'll find that cliques are noticeably absent as we humbly and equally serve together. Dress causal and be yourself as there is no need to create a "church version" of the real you. Here at The Gathering, everybody is welcome, nobody's perfect, and anything is possible. VISION: We are a Family of God on a Mission What is that Mission? MISSION: To Help People Find And Follow Jesus How to we accomplish that Mission? STRATEGY: We Multiply 3-Dimensional Christ Followers Jesus modeled true discipleship by living His life in 3-Dimensions... UP, IN, OUT (Luke 6:12-20). Like Jesus, we must also live our lives in 3-Dimensions: UP: To God (Through Worship, Prayer and Bible reading) IN: To one another in Community (Through Family Circles) OUT: To the World (Through intentional Relationships and "Scatter Events")
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: The Gathering at 4.5 against RioLearn's 2.0. RioLearn's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (50 vs 4). 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.
The Gathering holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RioLearn has 50 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
RioLearn ships an update every 2 weeks, The Gathering every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RioLearn | The Gathering |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (50 ratings) | 4.5 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 50 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Maricopa County Community College District | Gathering Church |
Customer experience
RioLearn
The Gathering
In-app purchases
RioLearn
No in-app purchases
The Gathering
No in-app purchases
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