Comparison

Church App vs Community Plus

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

Community Plus

Discover local events, news, jobs, and alerts sourced exclusively from your community. Connect with local businesses and residents to foster a thriving local economy. Stay informed and engaged with everything happening in your area.

Highlights
  • Locally sourced events and news
  • Job listings
  • Alerts and notifications
  • Support local businesses
  • Proximity-based beacon technology
  • Community engagement
Features
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The Community Plus app is more than just supporting our local businesses and the owners themselves. It's been completely dedicated and built for the Oregon all the way down to a local scale. For all the residents in it that make Oregon a special place to call home! Anything from events, news, jobs, alerts, and notification messages are all 100% locally sourced by only local members will keep you fully informed about everything going on in our beautiful Oregon. All in one, easy-to-use app on your phone at absolutely no cost. Our passion and purpose is not only about supporting Roanoke's locally-owned businesses, we also encourage you not only download our app but to locate and support the men and women who own them! By working together, we can keep the local Oregon community's revenue in the community by using our patented proximity-based beacon technology. Watch the lives of our residents thrive and flourish and staying engaged with our growing community and download today! Join us in making Oregon a smarter community to live in, all while establishing and growing closer relationships with the people of our city. Our mobile app is proudly owned and operated right here in Oregon!

Screenshots

Church App4 screens
Community Plus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Church App at 993 against Community Plus's 16. Church App also leads on review sentiment (52% vs 33%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). Community Plus's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.3). 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

Community Plus holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Church App has 993 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 52% of Church App's written reviews are positive against 33% of Community Plus's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Church App ships an update every 2 weeks, Community Plus monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Church App versus Community Plus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChurch AppCommunity Plus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (993 ratings)4.5 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.2% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings993 — better16
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size290 MB68 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperYour Giving, Inc.EPUERTO, LLC.

Customer experience

Church App

All ratings993 ratings
Positive81.6%
Neutral4.7%
Negative13.7%
Written reviews134 reviews
Positive52.2%
Neutral9.0%
Negative38.8%

Community Plus

All ratings16 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

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
Show 1 more
  • More customization options

Community Plus

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Church App

No in-app purchases

None

Community Plus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Church App free?
Church App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Community Plus free?
Community Plus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Church App or Community Plus?
Community Plus is rated higher. Church App averages 4.3 out of 5 from 993 ratings, while Community Plus averages 4.5 from 16 ratings.
Do Church App or Community Plus have ads?
Neither Church App nor Community Plus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Church App or Community Plus?
Church App ships an update every 2 weeks, and Community Plus monthly. Most recently, Church App was updated on October 16, 2026 and Community Plus on September 28, 2026.

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