Comparison

Planning Center vs Grace Gate

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

Head to head
About

Planning Center

Manage ministry activities from check-ins to follow-ups with a unified dashboard. Receive notifications, create tasks, and collaborate with your team seamlessly. Access all ministry products from one central hub.

Highlights
  • Ministry-wide notifications
  • Access all ministry products
  • Home dashboard with action items
  • Task creation and assignment
  • Team collaboration
  • Mobile gestures for quick actions
Features
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Ministry work doesn’t just happen at your desk. With the Planning Center app, church admins get mobile access to every product they use, their task lists, and notifications all in one place. The Planning Center you know and love, now easily accessible from the church lobby, the youth building, or wherever your ministry work takes you. Key Features Access any product — Use People, Giving, Services, Check-Ins, or any other product, all from within the app All admin notifications — Facilities requests, workflow updates, form submissions, and more Your Home dashboard — A clear overview of stats, information, and items that need your attention Tasks — Keep collaborating with your team whether you're in a coffee shop or hustling on a Sunday morning Requirements Login requires an existing Planning Center account. Any action you take on web or mobile will be synced. Support Questions, issues, or want to request new features? Go to your profile page by tapping your avatar and use the "Contact Support" link to let us know. Typical reply time is ~1 business hour.

About

Grace Gate

This app helps you pause before opening distracting applications by presenting a Bible verse. Complete a short Scripture mission by reading or typing the verse to continue your Bible reading journey.

Highlights
  • Read Bible verse before opening selected apps
  • Read Scripture aloud with voice recognition
  • Typing mode for verse completion
  • Continue Bible reading progress
  • Choose Bible reading starting point
  • Multi-language Bible support
  • Light, dark, or automatic appearance
Features
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Grace Gate helps you pause before opening selected distracting apps by completing a peaceful Bible verse mission. Before opening a selected app, Grace Gate presents one Scripture verse. Read the verse aloud or type it, complete the mission, and continue your Bible reading journey one verse at a time. Grace Gate is designed to help you stay close to God's Word during everyday phone use without shame, pressure, or distraction. Features: • Read one Bible verse before opening selected apps • Read Scripture aloud with voice recognition • Use typing mode when needed • Continue Bible reading progress across protected apps • Protect multiple apps, categories, and websites • Choose your Bible reading starting point • Read the full Bible • Follow 52-week and 365-day verse plans • Use bookmarks and pinned verses • Access recorded reading playback • Use Korean, English, Spanish, Russian, and German Bible support • Choose light, dark, or automatic appearance Grace Gate Plus Subscription: Grace Gate requires an active Grace Gate Plus subscription or an active introductory free trial to access the app. Available subscription options: • Grace Gate Plus Monthly: 1-month auto-renewable subscription • Grace Gate Plus Annual: 1-year auto-renewable subscription Eligible new subscribers can start a 7-day introductory free trial. Introductory-offer eligibility is determined by Apple. After the trial, the selected subscription automatically renews at the price displayed in the App Store purchase screen unless canceled before the trial ends. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account when the purchase is confirmed. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/grace-gate

Screenshots

Planning Center4 screens
Grace Gate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Grace Gate at 100% against Planning Center's 47%. Grace Gate also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Planning Center's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (36 vs 3). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Grace Gate sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Planning Center asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Grace Gate holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Planning Center has 36 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Planning Center's written reviews are positive against 100% of Grace Gate's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Planning Center ships an update every 11 days, Grace Gate every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Planning Center versus Grace Gate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlanning CenterGrace Gate
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (36 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings36 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB47 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMinistry Centered TechnologiesSungWha Park

Customer experience

Planning Center

All ratings36 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral5.6%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive47.4%
Neutral15.8%
Negative36.8%

Grace Gate

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Planning Center

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Grace Gate

Subscriptions2
  • Grace Gate Plus Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Grace Gate Plus Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Planning Center free?
Planning Center is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Grace Gate free?
Grace Gate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Planning Center or Grace Gate?
Grace Gate is rated higher. Planning Center averages 4.7 out of 5 from 36 ratings, while Grace Gate averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Planning Center or Grace Gate have ads?
Neither Planning Center nor Grace Gate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Planning Center or Grace Gate?
Planning Center ships an update every 11 days, and Grace Gate every 9 days. Most recently, Planning Center was updated on October 20, 2026 and Grace Gate on October 14, 2026.

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