Comparison

Church App vs Calvary Baptist App

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Church App

Connect with your faith community through this comprehensive app. Access sermons, engage in group chats, and stay updated on church events. It offers a centralized platform for spiritual growth and community interaction.

Highlights
  • Listen to sermons and podcasts
  • Chat with small groups
  • View live streams and recorded videos
  • Access event and calendar information
  • Use the Prayer Wall
  • Receive push notifications
  • Free E-Giving
Features
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The Tithe.ly church app is trusted by 5,000+ churches across the world! Listen to sermons, take notes, chat with your small groups, and much more with our free-to-use church app. It’s part of Tithely’s connected church technology platform, alongside Tithely Church Management and other tools built to help churches stay connected and organized. Download and connect with your church today! If your church is not on Tithe.ly please go to https://get.tithe.ly/church-app and signup today! What does the Tithe.ly Church App offer my church? • Customized app icon to match your church brand. • Listen & download sermon audio and podcasts. • Watch your church's live stream and recorded videos. • Event and calendar information and add them directly to your device or share them with a friend. • Use your church's Prayer Wall to post and reply to prayer requests. • Read Blog entries or bulletins posted by your church or pastor. • View photos posted by your church or ministry. • Keep up to date on your church's Facebook & Twitter streams. • Receive important alert push notifications. • Map integration to your church and church events. • Add bulletins and announcements. • Free E-Giving and instant one click access. • More!

About

Calvary Baptist App

This app provides access to sermons, upcoming events, and discipleship resources for a gospel community. It integrates biblical study and community engagement within the application.

Highlights
  • Access to sermons
  • Event listings
  • Discipleship tools
  • Biblical study integration
  • Community engagement
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Calvary Baptist Church is building gospel communities. We place Christ's death and resurrection at the center of who we are as individuals and as a corporate whole. The Calvary Baptist App seeks to unify us further by giving you access to sermons, events, and tools for ongoing discipleship. This app is about more than communication: we integrate our study of God's word and community into the app itself.

Screenshots

Church App4 screens
Calvary Baptist App3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Church App at 52% against Calvary Baptist App's 0%. Church App also leads on ratings volume (996 vs 4) and rating (4.3 vs 4.0). Calvary Baptist App's advantage is iOS requirement (12.2 vs 15.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Church App holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Church App has 996 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Church App's written reviews are positive against 0% of Calvary Baptist App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Church App ships an update every 2 weeks, Calvary Baptist App every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Church App versus Calvary Baptist App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChurch AppCalvary Baptist App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (996 ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews51.9% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings996 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size291 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYour Giving, Inc.Calvary Baptist Church (PA)

Customer experience

Church App

All ratings994 ratings
Positive81.5%
Neutral4.7%
Negative13.8%
Written reviews135 reviews
Positive51.9%
Neutral8.9%
Negative39.3%

Calvary Baptist App

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Church App

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Login issues
  • Inability to update account information
  • Disappearing notifications and messages
  • Incompatibility with older devices
  • Unreliable livestream and sermon playback

Requested features

6 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Landscape mode support for tablets
  • Improved group chat functionality
  • Better notification system
  • Ability to edit and delete posts
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  • More customization options

Calvary Baptist App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Church App

No in-app purchases

None

Calvary Baptist App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Church App free?
Church App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Calvary Baptist App free?
Calvary Baptist App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Church App or Calvary Baptist App?
Church App is rated higher. Church App averages 4.3 out of 5 from 996 ratings, while Calvary Baptist App averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Church App or Calvary Baptist App have ads?
Neither Church App nor Calvary Baptist App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Church App or Calvary Baptist App?
Church App ships an update every 2 weeks, and Calvary Baptist App every 2 months. Most recently, Church App was updated on November 6, 2026 and Calvary Baptist App on November 3, 2026.

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