Elevation App vs Gateway Church Mobile
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.
Gateway Church Mobile
Connect with a church community, watch live and past services, and access resources. Submit prayer requests, explore events, and read inspiring stories. Securely manage tithes and offerings.
- Watch live and past services
- Access sermon archives with note-taking
- Secure online giving
- Discover campus events
- Read and watch community stories
- Submit prayer requests
- Search for content
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The Gateway Church app is a way for you to connect with Gateway, watch services, find resources, and more! On the Gateway Church app you’ll find: Services. Watch church live online. Sermons. Check out previous sermons and take notes. Giving. Tithe and give securely with ease. Events. Find out what’s going on at your Gateway campus. Stories. Read or watch stories about what God is doing in and through people at Gateway. Search. Find sermons, events, and stories using keywords. Prayer. Submit prayer requests. Gateway Church is a Bible-based, evangelistic, Spirit-empowered church founded in 2000. Today we meet as one church in many locations with more than 30,000 people attending each weekend.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Gateway Church Mobile at 14.0 against Elevation App's 17.0. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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 — 4.4 for Elevation App against 4.4 for Gateway Church Mobile. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 499 and 187 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 58% of Elevation App's written reviews are positive against 52% of Gateway Church Mobile's.
Elevation App ships an update monthly, Gateway Church Mobile every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Elevation App | Gateway Church Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (499 ratings) — better | 4.4 (187 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 58.3% of reviews — better | 52.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 499 — better | 187 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| 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 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 208 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Elevation Church | Gateway Church |
Customer experience
Elevation App
Gateway Church Mobile
User reviews
Elevation App
From 499 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
Gateway Church Mobile
From 187 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 📱 Unified platform with messages, events, groups, serving, and Bible
- ⚡ Fast and clean interface
- 🎯 Personalized campus experience
- 📖 Easy access to sermons and teachings
- 🙏 Prayer request functionality
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
- 🔐 Login issues and authentication problems
- ⏸️ Audio/video playback failures
- 🔄 App requires constant re-authentication
- 📵 Doesn't work without account login
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
Gateway Church Mobile
Reported bugs
17 issues- App crashes on launch or during use
- Login credentials not recognized
- Password reset emails not sent
- Spinning wheel/processing indicator loops indefinitely
- App freezes when selecting sermon series
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- Audio and video go out of sync
- App closes when phone screen goes to sleep
- Cookies requirement error after updates
- App stuck on welcome/logo screen
- Forced sign-out after closing app
- Connection timeout errors
- Invalid password errors with correct credentials
- App incompatible with Apple TV despite attempts
- Roku app jumps to home page after lesson ends
- Navigation buttons unresponsive
- Sermon playback stops unexpectedly
- App crashes when accessing community features
Requested features
16 requests- 15-30 second fast forward/rewind buttons
- Resume playback from last position
- Apple TV and Chromecast casting support
- Ability to copy and paste message outlines
- Tithe/offering history and pie charts
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- Sermon series organization by chronological order
- Separate apps for prayers and sermons
- Offline sermon downloading
- Sermon search by series name
- All Jimmy Evans past messages searchable
- Ability to delete sermon bookmarks
- Direct links to share sermons with friends
- Customizable event calendar by category
- Updated volunteer/serving opportunities list
- Devotional completion checkmarks
- Direct verse linking in devotionals
In-app purchases
Elevation App
No in-app purchases
Gateway Church Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
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