Comparison

Back Bay Church vs Calvary Gulf Coast

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

Head to head
About

Back Bay Church

Features
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This app will help you stay connected with the day-to-day life of our church. With this app, you can: watch or listen to past sermons; stay up to date with push notifications; share your favorite sermons via Twitter, Facebook, or email; and download sermons for offline listening.

About

Calvary Gulf Coast

Stay connected with your church community through this app. Access past messages, receive updates, and engage with content. You can also give tithes, sign up for events, and study the Bible with cloud-based notes.

Highlights
  • Watch or listen to past messages
  • Push notifications for updates
  • Share messages via social media/email
  • Download messages for offline listening
  • Watch livestreams of services
  • Sign up for events
  • Give tithes or offerings
  • Cloud-based Bible note-taking
Features
Read full description

This app will help you stay connected with our church. With this app you can: watch or listen to past messages; stay up to date with push notifications; share your favorite messages via Twitter, Facebook, or email; download messages for offline listening; watch livestreams of service; sign up for an event; give a tithe or offering; and personally study your Bible with cloud-based note-taking. Mobile app version: 6.22.2

Screenshots

Back Bay Church3 screens
Calvary Gulf Coast3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Back Bay Church at every 2 months against Calvary Gulf Coast's every 13 months. Back Bay Church also leads on iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Back Bay Church ships an update every 2 months, Calvary Gulf Coast every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on August 5, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Back Bay Church versus Calvary Gulf Coast: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBack Bay ChurchCalvary Gulf Coast
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 13 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV
Requires iOS13.4 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBack Bay Church, Inc.Calvary Gulf Coast

In-app purchases

None

Back Bay Church

No in-app purchases

None

Calvary Gulf Coast

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Back Bay Church free?
Back Bay Church is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Calvary Gulf Coast free?
Calvary Gulf Coast is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Back Bay Church or Calvary Gulf Coast have ads?
Neither Back Bay Church nor Calvary Gulf Coast shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Back Bay Church or Calvary Gulf Coast?
Back Bay Church ships an update every 2 months, and Calvary Gulf Coast every 13 months. Most recently, Back Bay Church was updated on August 5, 2026 and Calvary Gulf Coast on September 17, 2026.

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