Comparison

PoP Churches vs Believe LA

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

Head to head
About

PoP Churches

Discover Presbyterian churches in the Pacific Presbytery, covering Los Angeles and Hawaii. Find churches by location, name, or language, with details like service times, pastor info, and directions. Connect with churches via website, social media, or live streams.

Highlights
  • Map view of churches
  • Search by name, city, state, language
  • Church details: address, pastor, photos
  • Step-by-step directions
  • Contact church via phone/email
  • View church websites and social media
  • Live stream links and calendar events
Features
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The PoP Churches App highlights all of the churches within the bounds of the Presbytery of the Pacific (PoP), a middle governing body of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). The Presbytery of the Pacific includes churches within the greater Los Angeles area and the state of Hawaii. The PoP Churches App displays the location of all Presbytery Churches on a map view, allowing the user to quickly locate nearby churches, or any selected church within the Presbytery. The user can also search for churches by name, city, state, and language spoken. Church pins on map views are color coded to indicate the primary language spoken in worship services. The PoP Churches App provides key information on every Presbytery of the Pacific church, including language spoken, times of worship, the church address, the pastor’s name and photo, a photo of the church, a detailed map of the church’s location, step-by-step directions to the church from the user’s current location, and the ability to phone (on iPhones) and send emails to churches. The PoP Churches App also includes the ability to view church websites, Facebook pages, Twitter pages, Instagram pages, YouTube channels, and PC(U.S.A.) individual church statistics and trends over the past few years. Touching the name of most pastors will display their associated PC(USA) Minister Directory information. Links to Live Streaming of worship services are provided for most churches, along with an ability to set calendar events for upcoming worship services. The church map for each church includes a selectable 3D Standard View, 3D Satellite View, and 3D Flyover View, as well as access to Apple Look Around for most churches. Additional features include a brief tutorial, local weather information for each church location, English translation of non-English websites, and the ability to insert church contact information into your Contacts App. A Share Sheet is available for sharing selected church information with others. The PoP Churches App supports Slide Over and Split View multitasking on recent iPads, as well as Dark Mode on iPhones and iPads.

About

Believe LA

This app fosters spiritual community and helps individuals discover purpose in the San Fernando Valley. It welcomes people from all backgrounds, whether churched, de-churched, or unchurched, to live a fulfilling life in God.

Highlights
  • Spiritual community building
  • Discovering personal purpose
  • Welcoming all backgrounds
  • Living a life in God
  • San Fernando Valley focus
Features
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We’re making a HUGE impact in the San Fernando Valley that is bringing people from all walks of life and ethnicities into spiritual community together. We want people who are churched, de-churched and unchurched to come and discover purpose, and live their best life in God.

Screenshots

PoP Churches4 screens
Believe LA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PoP Churches at every 3 weeks against Believe LA's every 7 months. PoP Churches also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Believe LA's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PoP Churches against 5.0 for Believe LA. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PoP Churches ships an update every 3 weeks, Believe LA every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PoP Churches versus Believe LA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPoP ChurchesBelieve LA
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size321 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGeorge WildeField Day Apps, LLC

Customer experience

PoP Churches

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Believe LA

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

In-app purchases

None

PoP Churches

No in-app purchases

None

Believe LA

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PoP Churches free?
PoP Churches is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Believe LA free?
Believe LA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PoP Churches or Believe LA?
PoP Churches and Believe LA are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do PoP Churches or Believe LA have ads?
Neither PoP Churches nor Believe LA shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PoP Churches or Believe LA?
PoP Churches ships an update every 3 weeks, and Believe LA every 7 months. Most recently, PoP Churches was updated on November 1, 2026 and Believe LA on November 3, 2026.

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