Elevation App vs Vertical Church SA
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.
Vertical Church SA
Access powerful content and resources to foster spiritual growth and community connection. Engage with past messages, manage online giving, and sign up for events. Stay informed with push notifications and easily share favorite content.
- Watch/listen to past messages
- Online giving
- Event sign-ups
- Push notifications
- Share messages
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This app is packed with powerful content and resources to help you grow and stay connected. With this app you can: - Watch or listen to past messages - Give online - Sign up for events - Stay up to date with push notifications - Share your favorite messages via Twitter, Facebook, or email Mobile app version: 6.23.0
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Vertical Church SA at 100% against Elevation App's 58%. Vertical Church SA also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Elevation App's advantage is ratings volume (498 vs 6) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). 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.
Vertical Church SA holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Elevation App has 498 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Elevation App's written reviews are positive against 100% of Vertical Church SA's.
Elevation App ships an update monthly, Vertical Church SA every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Elevation App | Vertical Church SA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (498 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 498 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Elevation Church | Vertical Worship Ministries, Inc. |
Customer experience
Elevation App
Vertical Church SA
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
Vertical Church SA
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Elevation App
No in-app purchases
Vertical Church SA
No in-app purchases
Questions
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