SPEC.coop vs Congregate Members
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SPEC.coop
Manage your account details, view bills and balances, and make payments on the go. Schedule alerts, receive notifications, and stay connected. Access nearly all customer portal features instantly from anywhere.
- Account management
- Bill viewing
- Payment processing
- Payment location finder
- Alert and reminder scheduling
- Push notifications
- Social media connection
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Our Mobile App is designed to give you fast, secure account access so you can easily manage your account details, view your bill and your account balance, make payments and find payment locations, schedule alerts and reminders, receive push notifications and stay connected with us via facebook. Nearly everything you can do from our "Customer Portal" can now be handled instantly whether you're at home, at work, or on the go.
Congregate Members
Access your church's member content, public sermons, and articles on your mobile device. Features include a member directory, calendar, announcements, news, and a virtual library. Requires an active Congregate service plan and a user account with member access.
- Member directory
- Calendar and announcements
- Sermons and articles
- Shared files and virtual library
- Attendance and finance tracking
- Integrated Bible
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The Congregate Members app brings your website's member content plus public sermons and articles to your mobile device. For church websites powered by Congregate, use the Congregate Members app to access all your member content, including: • Member directory • Calendar • Daily announcements • News • Job assignments • Sermons • Articles • Shared files • Message center • Virtual library • Attendance tracker • Song tracker • Finance tracker • Class tracker • User-added member pages • Integrated Bible • Visitor tracker • And more! The Congregate Members app requires the following: • An active Congregate service plan/Congregate-powered church website • A user account with member access • An internet connection
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Congregate Members at 44% against SPEC.coop's 0%. Congregate Members also leads on rating (3.9 vs 3.4). SPEC.coop's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Congregate Members holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 19 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of SPEC.coop's written reviews are positive against 44% of Congregate Members's.
SPEC.coop ships an update every 4 months, Congregate Members every 2 months. Both last shipped on September 26, 2026.
| Parameter | SPEC.coop | Congregate Members |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (9 ratings) | 3.9 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 44.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 19 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 175 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | South Plains Electric Cooperative, Inc. | DP Media Group |
Customer experience
SPEC.coop
Congregate Members
In-app purchases
SPEC.coop
No in-app purchases
Congregate Members
No in-app purchases
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