The Church App vs Develop.Me
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Church App
Stay connected with your church community. Access sermons, resources, and updates directly on your mobile device. Engage with content, manage events, and support ministry.
- Offline sermon downloads
- Cross-device note-taking
- Bible reading plans
- Event registration
- Secure in-app giving
- Shareable content
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Connect to your church and get the latest sermons, resources, updates, and more delivered right to your mobile device. With The Church App, you can easily watch and listen to sermons on-the-go, download media for offline listening, find and register for events, read blog articles, read the Bible, donate to your ministry, take notes in church, and much more. Additionally, you can browse thousands of leading ministries within the app for quick access to gospel-centered content. The Church App® Features: • Download your favorite sermons for offline listening • Take notes and access them across all your devices • Look up Bible passages and follow along with Bible reading plans • Sign up for events • Be the first to receive updates from your church • Easily share content with your friends and family • Fuel the mission of ministries around the globe with quick, secure giving Mobile app version: 6.23.8
Develop.Me
This learning management app makes digital education engaging with videos, images, and live streaming. It fosters connection through social networking, group discussions, and peer reviews for an enjoyable learning experience.
- Interactive video and image content
- Live streaming educational sessions
- Social networking for students
- Group discussion threads
- Peer-reviewed assignments
- On-demand virtual learning
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Who said digital learning could not be engaging and fun? Develop.Me is a learning management app designed for today’s generation. It meets them right where they are–on their mobile device. Develop.Me utilizes a combination of videos, images, and live streaming to enhance the intuitive user experience. Users can also stay connected socially through group threads, student discussions, and peer-reviewed assignments. Download Develop.Me to begin a digital learning experience that everybody will enjoy. Apply: Allows users to apply quickly and easily. Learn: Engages users with on-demand and virtual learning. Connect: Connects students through social networking and peer-learning assignments.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Develop.Me at 5.0 against The Church App's 4.1. Develop.Me also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 59%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). The Church App's advantage is ratings volume (95 vs 15). 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.
Develop.Me holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Church App has 95 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of The Church App's written reviews are positive against 100% of Develop.Me's.
The Church App ships an update every 2 months, Develop.Me every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Church App | Develop.Me |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (95 ratings) | 5.0 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 59.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 95 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 14.0.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Subsplash Inc | Cultivate Leadership Institute |
Customer experience
The Church App
Develop.Me
In-app purchases
The Church App
No in-app purchases
Develop.Me
No in-app purchases
