Thistlebend Discipleship vs Schertz UMC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Thistlebend Discipleship
Access media and written resources designed to call, equip, and encourage women in their faith journey. This app provides biblical study materials and training for personal growth and ministry leadership.
- Media and written resources
- Faith calling and equipping
- Encouragement for women
- Biblical study and shepherding
- S.A.L.T. accountability model
- Resources for individuals and groups
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Welcome to the official Thistlebend App, featuring media and written resources for calling, equipping, and encouraging women to know Jesus and follow Him in love and obedience. Thistlebend Ministries provides resources, training, and support for women—those who want to know how to live what they believe. We offer local, satellite, and online resources for churches, ministry leaders, small groups, and individuals. Our resources are grounded in the Word of God and focused on intensive, intentional, biblical study and shepherding and use our S.A.L.T. accountability model. This model is built upon four pillars: Submission, Accountability, Laboring, and Transparency. The model is designed to promote genuine life change through confession, repentance, and radical obedience to God and His Word. The Thistlebend Discipleship app was developed with the Subsplash App Platform. Mobile app version: 6.22.0
Schertz UMC
Stay connected with church life through live and archived service streams. Receive updates via push notifications and share messages easily. Download content for offline access.
- Livestream services
- Watch/listen to past messages
- Push notifications
- Share messages
- Download for offline listening
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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: livestream services, watch or listen to past messages; stay up to date with push notifications; share your favorite messages via Twitter, Facebook, or email; and download messages for offline listening. Mobile app version: 6.24.2
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Thistlebend Discipleship at 3 against Schertz UMC's 1. On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Thistlebend Discipleship against 5.0 for Schertz UMC. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
Thistlebend Discipleship ships an update every 4 months, Schertz UMC every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Thistlebend Discipleship | Schertz UMC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thistlebend Ministries Inc. | Schertz United Methodist Church |
Customer experience
Thistlebend Discipleship
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In-app purchases
Thistlebend Discipleship
No in-app purchases
Schertz UMC
No in-app purchases
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