Elevation App vs Life.Church
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Elevation App
Access sermons and live worship experiences from Elevation Church and Pastor Steven Furtick. Connect with an online community and discover ways to get involved. Receive inspiration and encouragement anytime, anywhere.
- Watch latest sermons
- Join live worship experiences
- Connect with online community
- Discover involvement opportunities
- Instant inspiration and encouragement
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Access the latest content from Elevation Church and Pastor Steven Furtick. Connect with our online community. Receive instant inspiration and encouragement — anytime, anywhere. The Elevation Church app makes it easy to… * Watch all the latest sermons from Elevation Church and Pastor Steven Furtick. * Join LIVE worship experiences. * Chat and connect with our eFam (our online community) during live experiences. * Discover ways to get involved at Elevation Church. Elevation Church is a multi-site, global ministry founded and led by Pastor Steven Furtick. Our worship experiences are broadcasted live from Charlotte, NC every weekend.
Life.Church
Access sermons, connect with your church community, and manage church activities. This app allows you to watch or listen to messages, download content for offline viewing, and engage with your local campus or online services. It also facilitates prayer requests, service check-ins, and giving.
- Watch or listen to sermons
- Download messages for offline playback
- Connect with church campus or online
- Access message notes
- Submit prayer requests and questions
- Check-in for kids or service
- Invite friends and family
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With the Life.Church app, you can experience Life.Church anywhere! • Watch or listen to messages from Senior Pastor Craig Groeschel • Download audio and video messages for offline playback • Connect with your Life.Church campus or Life.Church Online • Follow along with the service in the app with the Message Notes • Request prayer, submit questions and much more through the contact card • Check-in your kids for LifeKids or check-in to serve through the app • Invite your friends and family • Give to Life.Church • And more! The latest version of the app has many updates to help you grow as a fully devoted follower of Christ. Download the Life.Church app today to be part of our Life.Church community as we take the next step in our journey with Christ together! About Life.Church: Life.Church wants to make a lasting difference in your life, in our community, and in the world. Our mission is to lead people to become fully devoted followers of Christ. That's how we're able to make a difference, and it's the driving force behind everything we do. We meet in physical locations around the United States and globally online at live.life.church.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Life.Church at 90% against Elevation App's 61%. Life.Church also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). Elevation App's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Life.Church holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 492 and 599 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Elevation App's written reviews are positive against 90% of Life.Church's.
Elevation App ships an update monthly, Life.Church weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Elevation App | Life.Church |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (492 ratings) | 4.7 (599 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.4% of reviews | 89.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 492 | 599 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 137 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Elevation Church | Life.Church |
Customer experience
Elevation App
Life.Church
User reviews
Elevation App
From 492 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ❤️ Thankful for the app
- 🙌 Inspiring and impactful sermons
- 🙏 Grateful for the ability to access church content remotely
- 👍 Great app overall
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes and freezes
- 🔌 Issues with login, password reset, and account sync
- 🔍 Poor search and navigation experience
- 🔇 Loss of audio-only playback option
Life.Church
From 599 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💖 Staying connected
- 🙏 Helpful for faith
- 👍 User-friendly
- 🎥 Great content
- 🙌 Amazing app
Room to improve
- 🐛 App not working
- 🤔 Materialistic
- 🔍 Difficult to navigate
Bugs and requests
Elevation App
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes on launch
- Sermon playback issues like freezing, looping, and not advancing
- Problems with signing in and resetting passwords
Requested features
4 requests- Add search functionality to find sermons by topic or series
- Bring back the ability to download sermons for offline listening
- Implement a progress tracker to resume sermons where you left off
- Add support for closed captions and multiple Bible versions
Life.Church
Reported bugs
2 issues- Audio/video downloads not working
- Crashing on certain devices
Requested features
4 requests- Dark mode option
- Ability to track completed messages
- Option to save favorite messages
- Improved accessibility for visually impaired users
In-app purchases
Elevation App
No in-app purchases
Life.Church
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Elevation App free?
Is Life.Church free?
Which has better reviews, Elevation App or Life.Church?
Do Elevation App or Life.Church have ads?
Which is updated more often, Elevation App or Life.Church?
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