Rave Panic Button vs Church Center
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rave Panic Button
This app helps you get help faster in emergencies by instantly contacting 9-1-1 and notifying on-site personnel. It can also alert staff for non-911 situations. When calling 9-1-1, it transmits critical incident data to the dispatcher.
- Instant 9-1-1 dialing
- On-site personnel notification
- Staff Assist for non-911 alerts
- Real-time incident data transmission
- Location services integration
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Rave Panic Button reduces the time before help reaches you in an emergency. For critical emergencies, activate one of the five Rave Panic Buttons to start dialing 9-1-1. When activated at a location configured for your organization, Rave Panic Button also notifies on-site individuals, getting you immediate assistance. For lower-severity issues not requiring a 9-1-1 call, you can use the Staff Assist feature to notify on-site individuals only. Using Staff Assist will not dial 9-1-1. When a Rave Panic Button 9-1-1 call is routed to a participating 9-1-1 center, the 9-1-1 call taker automatically receives real-time, critical incident information such as the emergency type, building floor plans, emergency response plans, and other critical details via Rave's patented Smart911 technology. Rave Panic Button is a product of Rave Mobile Safety, whose industry-leading public safety applications protect millions of people nationwide. Rave Panic Button is free, but works best when your school, business, or other organization subscribes to the service. Notes: • Some Rave Panic Button features require a data connection and access to your phone's location services. • Rave Panic Button works best when you enable Notifications and keep your phone connected to a Wi-Fi network. • You must be authorized by a participating organization to fully access Rave Panic Button’s features. The app automatically checks your authorization status during setup. • Always contact 9-1-1 in an emergency. Rave Panic Button makes it easy by dialing 9-1-1 for you, but you must click the "Call" button after activating Rave Panic Button in order to place the call.
Church Center
Connect with your church community throughout the week. Explore events, access sermons, manage donations, and register for activities. Stay involved with your congregation beyond Sunday services.
- Event calendar
- Access sermons
- Online giving
- Family pre-check
- Church directory
- Join groups
- Event registration
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Church Center by Planning Center is where you can explore, engage, and get involved with your church throughout the week. See a calendar of events, access sermons, give, pre-check your family, browse the directory, join groups, and register for events on iOS. Each feature is powered by one of our products, based on what your church has subscribed to. Privacy Policy: https://www.planningcenter.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://www.planningcenter.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Rave Panic Button at 4.8 against Church Center's 3.9. Rave Panic Button also leads on review sentiment (57% vs 41%). Church Center's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and chart position (#66 vs unranked). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Rave Panic Button holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 701 and 1.9K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Rave Panic Button's written reviews are positive against 41% of Church Center's.
Rave Panic Button ships an update every 2 months, Church Center weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rave Panic Button | Church Center |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (701 ratings) — better | 3.9 (1.9K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 56.5% of reviews — better | 40.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 701 | 1.9K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #66 — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 89 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Rave Mobile Safety | Ministry Centered Technologies |
Customer experience
Rave Panic Button
Church Center
User reviews
Rave Panic Button
From 701 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Saves lives
- 👍 Easy to navigate
- 👍 Easy to set up
- 👍 Great design
- 👍 Powerful app
Room to improve
- 🐛 No audible alarms
- 🐛 Inconsistent notification sounds
- 🐛 Support unresponsive
- 🐛 Cannot verify phone number
- 🐛 Audible alert too quiet
Church Center
From 1.9K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Works and comes with linked apps
- 🙏 Helps people and what they can do
- 💻 Easy to navigate and use
- 👍 Great for older people
- 💰 Accessible prices compared to other platforms
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy in places
- 🔒 Age restrictions
- ⏱️ Lagging
- 🤯 Convoluted mess
- 🔁 Keeps logging me out
Bugs and requests
Rave Panic Button
Reported bugs
6 issues- No "alarm" sound when activated
- No audible alarms even with critical alerts enabled
- Cannot sign up with phone number
- Cannot verify number
- App not working
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- No confirmation text for registration
Requested features
5 requests- Apple Watch app/extension
- Cellular Apple Watch integration
- Louder audible alarms
- Ability to use worldwide
- Clarification on institutional use
Church Center
Reported bugs
14 issues- Links from notifications don't always work
- Insists on no internet connection when there is one
- Can't log in, just spins
- Clicking through from notifications makes you log in and select church each time
- Can't play previous week's lesson
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- Can't get in again, keeps spinning
- Can't log in, just says unlock with null or login again
- Retry message, app crashing
- Can't see giving history after update
- Can't delete account
- App won't open
- Undefined error after phone change
- URL links don't link properly after update
- Can't donate, just loads forever
Requested features
19 requests- Verse of the day
- Calendar integration
- Ability to add graphics/emojis to events
- Ability to pin event locations
- Option to not receive reminders for events you declined
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- Ability to delete old prayer requests
- Ability to choose to receive notifications for initial posts without all replies
- Multiple payment options in one giving transaction
- Ability to add notes to directory contacts
- Groups accessibility from the app
- Ability to post sermon recordings in the app
- Ability to take sermon notes in the app
- Ways to contact the leadership
- Place to upload featured resources
- Support for multiple campuses under one account
- Groups integration
- Check-in integration
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
In-app purchases
Rave Panic Button
No in-app purchases
Church Center
No in-app purchases
Questions
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