Comparison

Churchory vs Skein Notes

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

Head to head
About

Churchory

This app helps church members connect with their community, manage events, and contribute to their congregation. It facilitates communication, volunteer sign-ups, and child check-ins, streamlining church operations for both members and staff.

Highlights
  • Small group discovery
  • Event RSVPs
  • Inter-service communication
  • Volunteer sign-ups
  • Child check-in
  • Donations
Features
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Churchory is the place a member finds their small group, RSVPs to what's happening, talks to their people between Sundays, signs up to serve, checks in their kids, and gives. Churches run everything from the Churchory mobile app, designed to serve those that are serving.

About

Skein Notes

This app allows users to create and organize notes using plain Markdown files stored locally or in iCloud Drive. It offers powerful search capabilities, real-time editing of Markdown features, and the ability to manage JSON Canvas boards. Notes are kept safe with version history and conflict resolution.

Highlights
  • Plain Markdown file storage
  • Direct iCloud Drive integration
  • Instant capture field
  • Advanced search and tagging
  • Full Markdown support
  • JSON Canvas board integration
  • Note version history
Features
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Skein is a notes app for people who want to keep their own files. Your vault is a folder of plain Markdown on your device or in iCloud Drive. Skein reads and writes those files directly — the same folder you open in Skein for Mac, or in any other editor. Nothing is locked in a database, and there is no service in the middle. Write it down before you lose it The app opens on a capture field. Type the thought and send it; the first line becomes the note's title and Skein files it where you told it to. No dialog, no folder picker, no naming a file before you have written anything. Find it again Search matches titles the moment you start typing and searches inside every note once the index is ready, ranked, with the matching lines and their line numbers — tap one and land on it. The Vault filters by name, by #tag or by folder in one field, and tags are real: tap one anywhere in the app to see everything carrying it. Real Markdown, properly Headings, lists, task lists, tables, footnotes, code blocks, callouts, ==highlights== and [[wikilinks]] — read cleanly and edited as text. A keyboard bar puts the things you actually reach for above the keys, including arrows that move by character and by word, and you can choose which of them appear. Type / for a command, #for a tag it already knows. Canvas Open a JSON Canvas board, move cards, connect them, colour them and write on them. The same file, the same format Obsidian writes, so a board made on the Mac opens here and back again. It keeps your writing safe Skein keeps earlier versions of a note as you edit, so you can go back to what you wrote this morning. When the same note has been changed in two places, Skein keeps both and asks — it never picks a winner quietly. Also Share text from any app straight into your vault. Four themes, including one for reading at night. Dynamic Type throughout, and full VoiceOver support. Skein does not have an account, a subscription for the basics, a server, or telemetry. Your notes never leave your device except through iCloud Drive, which is yours. Skein for Mac is a separate app on the same purchase.

Screenshots

Churchory4 screens
Skein Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Churchory at 5.0 against Skein Notes's 4.0. Churchory also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). Skein Notes's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, 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

Churchory holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Churchory ships an update every 5 days, Skein Notes fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Churchory versus Skein Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChurchorySkein Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.0 (3 ratings)
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Mac — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChurchory LLCTomasz Smieja

Customer experience

Churchory

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Skein Notes

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Churchory

No in-app purchases

None

Skein Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Churchory free?
Churchory is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Skein Notes free?
Skein Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Churchory or Skein Notes?
Churchory is rated higher. Churchory averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Skein Notes averages 4.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Churchory or Skein Notes have ads?
Neither Churchory nor Skein Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Churchory or Skein Notes?
Churchory ships an update every 5 days, and Skein Notes fortnightly. Most recently, Churchory was updated on November 6, 2026 and Skein Notes on November 6, 2026.

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