Comparison

Open vs Pathway Church

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

Head to head
About

Open

Access your educational courses and content directly from your mobile device. Download materials for offline use, update your profile, and receive important notifications. Students can track grades and badges, while teachers can grade assignments on the go.

Highlights
  • Access courses on mobile
  • Download content for offline use
  • Update profile information
  • Receive course notifications
  • View grades and badges (student)
  • Grade assignments (teacher)
Features
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Welcome to the Open LMS Mobile App! With the Open LMS Mobile App, you can: • Access your courses directly from your mobile device • Download content for offline access • Update your profile information • Receive course notifications and messages • As a student: view your course grades and awarded badges on your profile • As a teacher: grade assignments both online and offline • ...and much more! We love feedback! If you have any questions or comments, feel free to leave us a note and a rating on the Store.

About

Pathway Church

Stay connected with church activities, access past messages, and get event updates. Share content easily and download messages for offline listening.

Highlights
  • Watch or listen to past messages
  • Stay up-to-date with events
  • Share messages via social media or email
  • Download messages for offline listening
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This app will help you stay connected with the day-to-day life of our church. With this app you can: watch or listen to past messages; stay up to date with events; share your favorite messages via social media or email; and download messages for offline listening. Mobile app version: 6.20.0

Screenshots

Open4 screens
Pathway Church4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pathway Church at 5.0 against Open's 2.7. Open's advantage is ratings volume (86 vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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

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

Pathway Church holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Open has 86 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Open versus Pathway Church: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOpenPathway Church
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (86 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews21.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings86 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB52 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperPeopleFluent, Inc.Pathway Church Of Beulaville, North Carolina

Customer experience

Open

All ratings84 ratings
Positive34.5%
Neutral8.3%
Negative57.1%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive21.2%
Neutral9.1%
Negative69.7%

Pathway Church

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Open

No in-app purchases

None

Pathway Church

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Open free?
Open is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pathway Church free?
Pathway Church is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Open or Pathway Church?
Pathway Church is rated higher. Open averages 2.7 out of 5 from 86 ratings, while Pathway Church averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Open or Pathway Church have ads?
Neither Open nor Pathway Church shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Open or Pathway Church?
Open ships an update every 2 months, and Pathway Church every 2 months. Most recently, Open was updated on October 20, 2026 and Pathway Church on October 30, 2026.

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