Comparison

Called vs LordsBook App

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

Head to head
About

Called

This app helps build Christian communities and groups, fostering meaningful connections away from social media noise. It's designed for church-goers, ministry leaders, and faith-based organizations to organize events, manage groups, and engage in focused conversations.

Highlights
  • Discover Christian groups
  • Engage in meaningful conversations
  • Manage small groups
  • Organize church and ministry groups
  • Event creation and RSVP management
  • Customizable notifications
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Build an authentic Christian community where every person feels needed and known. Have you ever stood at the door after a great ministry event, celebrating what God just did, only to watch someone leave alone who no one really knows? Many leaders can feel overwhelmed with too many platforms, group texts, and several disconnected systems. Ministry has become scattered across emails, social media, spreadsheets, and apps, making it difficult to truly know your people and keep them connected throughout the week. Called gives you one simple place to reach your people, build real community, and guide them in their discipleship journey. From outreach to small groups to Sunday reminders, it all finally lives in one app built specifically for churches, ministries, campus ministries, and Christian communities. Every person deserves to feel needed and known. This is the heart of Called—and every feature exists to help leaders make that happen. Grow your ministry in 30 days. Guaranteed. Launch 3–5 active groups in your first month, or you don’t pay. Get your first 50 members onboarded automatically. With Called, Christian leaders will: • Know who’s engaged, new, or may need care • Help people find belonging through small groups • Stay connected beyond Sunday with prayer, chat, and discipleship • Turn communication into real engagement • Lead in a safe, trusted environment built for ministry • Spend less time managing tools and more time shepherding people Replace GroupMe, Facebook Groups, Remind, Flocknote, Eventbrite, and endless text threads. Called puts it all in one place. Whether you’re a pastor, ministry leader, small group leader, campus minister, or part of a Christian organization, Called helps build communities where people don’t just attend; they belong. “Finally, I found my people.” Your calling is to build disciples. Our calling is to make it simple. Join thousands of ministry leaders building stronger, more connected communities with Called. Download Called today. Connect with us: Support: https://support.called.app/knowledge Email: info@called.app

About

LordsBook App

A Christian social media platform for believers to connect, share their faith, and grow spiritually. Features daily Bible verses, devotionals, and prayer groups to foster a Christ-centered community.

Highlights
  • Connect with Christian community
  • Share faith, photos, and videos
  • Watch Faith Reels
  • Daily Bible verses and devotionals
  • Join prayer groups
  • Share testimonies
Features
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Lordsbook – Christian Community & Discipleship Lordsbook is a Christian social media platform designed to help believers connect, grow in God’s Word, and encourage one another daily. Share your faith, post photos and videos, watch Faith Reels, and interact with a global community of believers. Receive daily Bible verses, devotionals, and studies delivered to your feed to help strengthen your walk with Christ. Join prayer groups, share testimonies, and invite friends and your church family to be part of a Christ-centered community. Connect. Grow. Share Jesus with the world.

Screenshots

Called4 screens
LordsBook App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Called at 4.8 against LordsBook App's 4.1. Called also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 11 days) and ratings volume (370 vs 40). LordsBook App's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Called holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Called has 370 ratings behind it against 40, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Called's written reviews are positive against 65% of LordsBook App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Called ships an update every 4 days, LordsBook App every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Called versus LordsBook App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalledLordsBook App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (370 ratings) — better4.1 (40 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better65.0% of reviews
Number of ratings370 — better40
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB159 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperCalled LLCHIM FIRST MEDIA GROUP, INC

Customer experience

Called

All ratings370 ratings
Positive97.6%
Neutral1.4%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

LordsBook App

All ratings40 ratings
Positive77.5%
Neutral2.5%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive65.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative30.0%

Bugs and requests

Called

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Cannot upgrade members to leader status
  • Cannot add members to existing group chats
  • App opens slow
  • Notifications don’t show correctly and clear
  • Text does not adjust with phone text adjustments
Show 4 more
  • Harder to navigate after update
  • Does not go to dark mode
  • Constantly shows notifications that are not there
  • Have to manually scroll emojis instead of searching

Requested features

2 requests
  • Ability to reply to individual messages in a thread
  • Search bar for emojis

LordsBook App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Called

No in-app purchases

None

LordsBook App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Called free?
Called is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LordsBook App free?
LordsBook App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Called or LordsBook App?
Called is rated higher. Called averages 4.8 out of 5 from 370 ratings, while LordsBook App averages 4.1 from 40 ratings.
Do Called or LordsBook App have ads?
Neither Called nor LordsBook App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Called or LordsBook App?
Called ships an update every 4 days, and LordsBook App every 11 days. Most recently, Called was updated on October 25, 2026 and LordsBook App on October 20, 2026.

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