Encounter Ministry vs TemplesApp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Encounter Ministry
Stay connected with ministry events and campus locations. Receive important updates via push notifications and easily register for upcoming activities. Find out where to connect with the community.
- Event registration
- Push notifications
- Campus location finder
- Event information
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This app will help you stay connected with Encounter. With this app you can: - Learn about and Register for Encounter Events - Stay up to date with push notifications - Find Encounter Life Campus Locations Mobile app version: 6.21.3
TemplesApp
Stay connected with your temple by viewing schedules, event details, and prayer content. RSVP to events, get directions, and add temple activities to your personal calendar with helpful reminders.
- View temple timings and schedules
- RSVP to temple events
- Get directions to events
- Add events to phone calendar
- Receive event reminders
- Access prayer content in multiple languages
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TemplesApp lets you stay connected with your preferred temple. With this app you can - View Temple information like timing, daily schedule, activities , upcoming events etc - RSVP to temple events and keep track of recurring events. - Easily get location and directions to Temple events - Add events to your phone calendar - Get reminders for Temple events - See prayer content in your language of choice.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: TemplesApp at fortnightly against Encounter Ministry's every 2 months. Encounter Ministry's advantage is ratings volume (23 vs 1) and device support (4 vs 1). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Encounter Ministry against 5.0 for TemplesApp. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Encounter Ministry has 23 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Encounter Ministry ships an update every 2 months, TemplesApp fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and July 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Encounter Ministry | TemplesApp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (23 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 148 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ENCOUNTER MINISTRY, INC | Aavees |
Customer experience
Encounter Ministry
TemplesApp
In-app purchases
Encounter Ministry
No in-app purchases
TemplesApp
No in-app purchases
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