Comparison

Called vs Discover Discipleship

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 provides a unified platform for Christian communities to foster connection and discipleship. It helps leaders manage communication, organize small groups, and ensure every member feels known and valued. Streamline ministry efforts and build authentic relationships within your faith-based organization.

Highlights
  • Build authentic Christian communities
  • Connect members beyond Sunday
  • Organize small groups
  • Track engagement and care needs
  • Streamline ministry communication
  • Guide discipleship journeys
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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

Discover Discipleship

Connect with discipleship groups nationwide and access exclusive resources like teacher and leadership guides. This platform fosters community and provides valuable content for spiritual growth.

Highlights
  • Connect with discipleship groups
  • Access exclusive resources
  • Teacher guides
  • Leadership guides
  • Nationwide network
Features
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Engage with a network of discipleship groups from across the country and access exclusive resources including hours of teacher and leadership guides.

Screenshots

Called4 screens
Discover Discipleship3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Called at 370 against Discover Discipleship's 1. Called also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). Discover Discipleship's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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

Discover Discipleship holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Called has 370 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Called ships an update every 4 days, Discover Discipleship every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Called versus Discover Discipleship: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalledDiscover Discipleship
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (370 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings370 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB395 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCalled LLCJason Morgan

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
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  • 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

Discover Discipleship

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Called

No in-app purchases

None

Discover Discipleship

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Called free?
Called is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Discover Discipleship free?
Discover Discipleship is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Called or Discover Discipleship?
Discover Discipleship is rated higher. Called averages 4.8 out of 5 from 370 ratings, while Discover Discipleship averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Called or Discover Discipleship have ads?
Neither Called nor Discover Discipleship shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Called or Discover Discipleship?
Called ships an update every 4 days, and Discover Discipleship every 2 weeks. Most recently, Called was updated on November 3, 2026 and Discover Discipleship on October 30, 2026.

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