eSPACE App vs Planning Center
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
eSPACE App
Manage events and facilities from your mobile device. This free companion app provides on-the-go access to scheduling, facility oversight, and asset management tools for existing customers.
- Event scheduling
- Facility management
- Asset management
- On-the-go access
- Companion app
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Free companion app to be used by eSPACE customers that allows on-the-go access to the Event Scheduler module and Facility and Asset Management module.
Planning Center
Manage ministry activities from check-ins to follow-ups with a unified dashboard. Receive notifications, create tasks, and collaborate with your team seamlessly. Access all ministry products from one central hub.
- Ministry-wide notifications
- Access all ministry products
- Home dashboard with action items
- Task creation and assignment
- Team collaboration
- Mobile gestures for quick actions
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Ministry work doesn’t just happen at your desk. With the Planning Center app, church admins get mobile access to every product they use, their task lists, and notifications all in one place. The Planning Center you know and love, now easily accessible from the church lobby, the youth building, or wherever your ministry work takes you. Key Features Access any product — Use People, Giving, Services, Check-Ins, or any other product, all from within the app All admin notifications — Facilities requests, workflow updates, form submissions, and more Your Home dashboard — A clear overview of stats, information, and items that need your attention Tasks — Keep collaborating with your team whether you're in a coffee shop or hustling on a Sunday morning Requirements Login requires an existing Planning Center account. Any action you take on web or mobile will be synced. Support Questions, issues, or want to request new features? Go to your profile page by tapping your avatar and use the "Contact Support" link to let us know. Typical reply time is ~1 business hour.
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Verdict
eSPACE App and Planning Center both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 45% of Planning Center's written reviews are positive against 25% of eSPACE App's. eSPACE App's advantage is ratings volume (637 vs 37) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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 — 4.6 for eSPACE App against 4.6 for Planning Center. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: eSPACE App has 637 ratings behind it against 37, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 25% of eSPACE App's written reviews are positive against 45% of Planning Center's.
eSPACE App ships an update every 2 weeks, Planning Center every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | eSPACE App | Planning Center |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (637 ratings) — better | 4.6 (37 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 45.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 637 — better | 37 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | COOL ENTERPRISES LLC | Ministry Centered Technologies |
Customer experience
eSPACE App
Planning Center
In-app purchases
eSPACE App
No in-app purchases
Planning Center
No in-app purchases
Questions
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