Leading Second vs Expressions Church
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Leading Second
This app offers courses, live events, and community for church leaders in supporting roles. Learn from experienced leaders and develop your skills at your own pace with bite-sized sessions. Access exclusive content designed to help you excel in your leadership position.
- Online leadership courses
- Live events and labs
- Community support
- Bite-sized learning sessions
- Exclusive second-chair content
- Progress tracking
- Save favorite sessions
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The Community for Second Chair Leaders Leading Second is a leadership community designed specifically for pastors and church leaders serving in the second chair. Whether you're an Executive Pastor, Campus Pastor, Ministry Director, Operations Leader, or part of a church team, Leading Second helps you grow as a leader and build healthier churches through practical resources, meaningful community, and ongoing leadership development. Inside the app you'll find: • Leadership courses and practical training • Conversations with experienced ministry leaders • A growing library of podcasts, videos, and downloadable resources • Community discussions with second chair leaders from around the world • Live events, webinars, and important community updates • Coaching Group spaces for participants • Organizational coaching resources for church teams • Leadership tools focused on healthy teams, strong systems, and lasting culture Leading Second exists to help leaders lead with ownership, strengthen alignment, build trust, and create healthy organizations that support the mission of the local church. Whether you're looking for practical leadership insight, encouragement from peers who understand your role, or tools to help your team thrive, you'll find a community committed to helping you grow. Leadership is better when we learn together. Download Leading Second and join a growing community of church leaders committed to building healthier teams, stronger systems, and greater Kingdom impact.
Expressions Church
Stay connected with your church community. Access sermons, receive updates, manage donations, and sign up for events. This app helps you explore and express your faith.
- Watch past sermons
- Receive church updates
- Easy giving/donations
- Sign up for events
- Stay informed on happenings
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Connect with the life of our church, teachings, and happenings We exist to help people explore, experience, and express the love of Jesus. Use this app to: - Watch past sermons - Receive updates from our team - Give with ease - Sign up for church events - Stay in the know for what's happening in Expressions Church Mobile app version: 6.19.3
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Expressions Church at none against Leading Second's 2. Leading Second's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (24 vs 3). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. Leading Second sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Expressions Church asks for nothing beyond the download.
Expressions Church holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Leading Second has 24 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Leading Second ships an update every 5 weeks, Expressions Church every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Leading Second | Expressions Church |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (24 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Leading Second Inc. | Expressions Church -A Free Methodist Ministry |
Customer experience
Leading Second
Expressions Church
In-app purchases
Leading Second
- Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$14.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$149.991 Year
Expressions Church
No in-app purchases
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