Church App vs Gather Magazine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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!
Gather Magazine
This app delivers engaging articles and award-winning Bible studies focused on faith in daily life. Explore topics like prayer, family, and creation care to find encouragement and inspiration. Connect with a community of faith-filled individuals and be empowered for action.
- Faith in daily life articles
- Prayer and family life columns
- Care of creation topics
- Monthly Bible study
- Community connection
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Each issue of Gather brings you engaging articles and award-winning Bible studies. Our faith in daily life stories and columns on prayer, family life, care of creation—and more—will encourage, comfort, challenge and inspire. Grow in faith, connect with others, be empowered for bold action. Join our community of faith-filled thinkers and doers today. You must subscribe to the print version of Gather (www.gathermagazine.org) for full access. This app features: --Articles about faith in daily life --Columns on prayer, family life, care of creation, and more --Monthly Bible study Gather is the official magazine of Women of the ELCA, the women’s ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. In thousands of congregations across the U.S., women gather in community to grow in faith and live their faith through ministry and action. Our mission is mobilizing women to act boldly on their faith in Jesus Christ. All women are welcome to subscribe.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Gather Magazine at 5.0 against Church App's 4.3. Gather Magazine also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 52%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Church App's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (994 vs 1). 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.
Gather Magazine holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Church App has 994 ratings behind it against 1, 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 88% of Gather Magazine's.
Church App ships an update every 2 weeks, Gather Magazine every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Church App | Gather Magazine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (994 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.9% of reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 994 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 291 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Your Giving, Inc. | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
Customer experience
Church App
Gather Magazine
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
Gather Magazine
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Church App
No in-app purchases
Gather Magazine
No in-app purchases
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