Clearstream vs My Gracely
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Clearstream
This application provides church leaders with powerful SMS communication tools. Easily send mass texts to your congregation, respond to individual messages, and access valuable statistics to enhance engagement. Seamlessly integrates with Planning Center for streamlined operations.
- Send mass texts
- Reply to individual messages
- View statistics
- Syncs with Planning Center
- iPhone integration
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Powerful texting software for your church. Connect with your members via SMS from your iPhone. Send mass texts, reply to individual numbers, view useful statistics and more! Syncs with Planning Center. Requires a Clearstream account.
My Gracely
Stay connected with your church community by managing events, groups, and online giving. This app simplifies church life, keeping you informed and engaged with your faith community.
- Update profile and family information
- View and RSVP to church events
- Join and manage church groups
- Receive church messages and announcements
- Online giving and contribution history
- View attendance and fill out forms
- Personalized dashboard
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Gracely helps you stay connected with your church community anytime, anywhere. With the Gracely app, you can view events, sign up for groups, give online, and stay informed, all in one easy place. It’s designed for members of churches using Gracely to make church life simpler and more engaging. What you can do with the Gracely app: - Update Your Profile Edit your contact info, view your family, and stay up to date. - View Events & RSVP See upcoming church events and let your church know you're attending. - Join Groups Stay connected with your small group or ministry team. - Receive Messages & Announcements Never miss an important update from your church. - Give Online & View Giving History Make donations, set up recurring giving, and view your contributions. - See Attendance & Forms View past attendance and easily fill out forms from your church. - Personal Dashboard Everything you need, your groups, events, and messages. All in one place. If your church uses Gracely, just log in to see what’s happening and stay connected with your faith community.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: My Gracely at free against Clearstream's free with in-app purchases. My Gracely also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 83%). Clearstream's advantage is ratings volume (1.4K vs 15). 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 — 4.9 for Clearstream against 5.0 for My Gracely. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Clearstream has 1.4K ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Clearstream's written reviews are positive against 100% of My Gracely's.
Clearstream ships an update every 2 weeks, My Gracely every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Clearstream | My Gracely |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (1.4K ratings) | 5.0 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 111 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Clearstream | Gracely Church Management Solutions |
Customer experience
Clearstream
My Gracely
Bugs and requests
Clearstream
Reported bugs
1 issue- Subscriber activity not recorded properly
Requested features
1 request- Ability to edit or delete scheduled messages directly from the app
My Gracely
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Clearstream
No in-app purchases
My Gracely
No in-app purchases
