Comparison

Church App vs Grace to You

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

Head to head
About

Church App

This app helps you stay connected with your church community. Listen to sermons, join small groups, view events, and manage prayer requests. It also offers free e-giving and push notifications for important updates.

Highlights
  • Listen to sermons and podcasts
  • Join small groups and chat
  • View event calendars
  • Post and reply to prayer requests
  • Free e-giving
  • Receive push notifications
  • Customizable app icon
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

Grace to You

Access over fifty-five years of verse-by-verse Bible teaching from John MacArthur. This app offers thousands of hours of in-depth content, including sermons, broadcasts, and daily devotionals, all available for free.

Highlights
  • Verse-by-verse Bible teaching
  • Thousands of hours of content
  • Search sermons by passage or topic
  • Listen to radio and TV broadcasts
  • Daily devotionals
  • 24/7 streaming Bible teaching
  • Progress tracking and saved sermons
Features
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Grace to You is the streaming app that brings you the Bible-teaching ministry of John MacArthur. When you download this app, you carry instant access to over fifty-five years of verse-by-verse Bible teaching in your pocket. That’s thousands of hours of in-depth teaching available at the touch of your fingertip—and all free of charge. Search for sermons on Bible passages or topics that interest you, listen to our radio and television broadcasts on your schedule, set a new habit with one of our daily devotionals, or—if you don’t know where to start—tune into Grace Stream anytime for nonstop, verse-by-verse Bible teaching. Rebuilt from the ground up, our new app provides a fresh look and simpler navigation, helping you find your way through the vast library of John MacArthur’s Bible-teaching resources. • Enjoy more robust search capabilities. • Sign in to keep track of your progress and save sermons to watch later. • Tune in to Grace Stream anytime for nonstop, 24/7 Bible teaching. For more information about Grace to You, please visit gty.org

Screenshots

Church App4 screens
Grace to You4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Church App at 4.3 against Grace to You's 3.4. Church App also leads on review sentiment (52% vs 28%). 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

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 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 997 and 823 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Church App's written reviews are positive against 28% of Grace to You's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Church App ships an update every 2 weeks, Grace to You every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Church App versus Grace to You: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChurch AppGrace to You
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (997 ratings) — better3.4 (823 ratings)
Positive reviews51.9% of reviews — better28.1% of reviews
Number of ratings997 — better823
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size303 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYour Giving, Inc.Grace to You

Customer experience

Church App

All ratings997 ratings
Positive81.5%
Neutral4.7%
Negative13.7%
Written reviews135 reviews
Positive51.9%
Neutral8.9%
Negative39.3%

Grace to You

All ratings823 ratings
Positive54.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative39.0%
Written reviews360 reviews
Positive28.1%
Neutral15.3%
Negative56.7%

User reviews

Church App

From 997 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Helpful for staying connected
  • 🙌 Great church app
  • 💯 Awesome app
  • 🙏 Blessing to the church

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes
  • 🤯 Not user-friendly
  • 😞 Constant issues and glitches
  • 🤔 Difficult to navigate
  • 🤑 Expensive fees

Grace to You

From 823 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Incredible preaching content
  • 🚀 New app improvements
  • 💡 Now Playing icon

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Cumbersome navigation
  • 🔍 Difficult to find specific sermons
  • 💤 Loses playback position
  • 🙈 Missing sharing functionality
  • 🤔 Confusing organization

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

Grace to You

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Sermons missing
  • Overlapping/unreadable UI elements
  • Crashes when locking screen

Requested features

5 requests
  • Bring back the old app
  • Add ability to share sermons
  • Improve search and navigation
  • Restore playback position
  • Organize by book/chapter instead of volumes

In-app purchases

None

Church App

No in-app purchases

None

Grace to You

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Church App free?
Church App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Grace to You free?
Grace to You is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Church App or Grace to You?
Church App is rated higher. Church App averages 4.3 out of 5 from 997 ratings, while Grace to You averages 3.4 from 823 ratings.
Do Church App or Grace to You have ads?
Neither Church App nor Grace to You shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Church App or Grace to You?
Church App ships an update every 2 weeks, and Grace to You every 3 weeks. Most recently, Church App was updated on November 10, 2026 and Grace to You on November 11, 2026.

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