Comparison

RiverALIVE vs Discipleship Now UPCI

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

Head to head
About

RiverALIVE

Stay updated with messages from Pastor Arthur Green, discover upcoming events, and access teaching articles and helpful resources. This app focuses on revealing identity in Christ, finding purpose, and discovering spiritual gifts for ministry.

Highlights
  • Latest messages from Pastor Arthur Green
  • Upcoming church events
  • Teaching articles
  • Helpful links
  • Information about spiritual identity and purpose
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The River Alive app helps you stay up to date with the latest messages by Pastor Arthur Green. You'll also find upcoming events, teaching articles, helpful links, and more. River Alive is not a "new" church thing. This is church as generations past have faithfully passed the torch to generations present. Revealing your identity in Christ, finding your purpose, and helping you discover your God given gifts for ministry is the heartbeat of River Alive. For more information about River Alive please visit riveralive.org

About

Discipleship Now UPCI

Access a vast library of Apostolic media for daily spiritual growth. This resource offers original content, teaching series, conferences, and classic preaching to support intentional discipleship for individuals, families, and churches.

Highlights
  • Unlimited streaming of Apostolic media
  • Discipleship Now Originals
  • Teaching Series
  • Conferences
  • Classic Preaching
  • Daily spiritual growth resources
Features
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Discipleship Now provides unlimited streaming of Apostolic media for daily spiritual growth. Discipleship is more than a class for new converts. It is the lifelong process of daily following after Jesus. The Barna Group estimates typical believers may spend four hours a week working on their spiritual formation, including Sunday School, Bible study, small groups, personal devotion, and so on. It is with this in mind that Discipleship Now was created as a resource for individuals, families, and churches alike. Discipleship Now provides unlimited access to four broad types of content: - Discipleship Now Originals - Teaching Series - Conferences - Classic Preaching For only $7.99 per month, users can utilize this content in their daily lives and have a pathway to consistent, intentional discipleship. All payments will be paid through your iTunes account and may be managed under Account Settings after the initial payment. Subscription payments will automatically renew unless deactivated at least twenty-four hours before the end of the current cycle. Your account will be charged for renewal at least twenty-four hours prior to the end of the current cycle. Any unused portion of your free trial will be forfeited upon payment. Cancellations can be made by disabling auto-renewal. Terms of Service: https://discipleshipnow.unreel.me/pages/terms-of-use/a/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://discipleshipnow.unreel.me/pages/privacy-policy/a/privacy-policy

Screenshots

RiverALIVE3 screens
Discipleship Now UPCI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RiverALIVE at none against Discipleship Now UPCI's 2. RiverALIVE also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.2 vs 16.0). Discipleship Now UPCI's advantage is ratings volume (17 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and device support 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. Discipleship Now UPCI sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. RiverALIVE asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for RiverALIVE against 5.0 for Discipleship Now UPCI. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Discipleship Now UPCI has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RiverALIVE ships an update every 2 months, Discipleship Now UPCI every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
RiverALIVE versus Discipleship Now UPCI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRiverALIVEDiscipleship Now UPCI
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (17 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings117 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS12.2 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChurch of Jesus Christ (AP)United Pentecostal Church International

Customer experience

RiverALIVE

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Discipleship Now UPCI

All ratings17 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

RiverALIVE

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Discipleship Now UPCI

Subscriptions2
  • Personal Account - Monthly14 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Personal Account - Annual14 Days trial$87.991 Year

Questions

Is RiverALIVE free?
RiverALIVE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Discipleship Now UPCI free?
Discipleship Now UPCI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, RiverALIVE or Discipleship Now UPCI?
RiverALIVE and Discipleship Now UPCI are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 17 ratings respectively.
Do RiverALIVE or Discipleship Now UPCI have ads?
Discipleship Now UPCI shows ads; RiverALIVE does not.
Which is updated more often, RiverALIVE or Discipleship Now UPCI?
RiverALIVE ships an update every 2 months, and Discipleship Now UPCI every 3 months. Most recently, RiverALIVE was updated on October 12, 2026 and Discipleship Now UPCI on October 24, 2026.

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