Lifegate Church KC vs ECCMD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lifegate Church KC
Stay connected with the latest updates, events, and sermons from Lifegate Church. Access live services and empowering messages from lead pastors Bishop Brian Gallardo and Pastor Jillian Gallardo. Connect with the church community and its mission to lift the name of Jesus.
- Latest updates
- Upcoming events
- Recent sermons
- Live services
- Online campus access
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Stay connected with the latest updates from Lifegate Church. Bishop Brian Gallardo and Pastor Jillian Gallardo are the lead pastors and founders of Lifegate Church, located just outside Kansas City, MO in Independence. It is the mission of Lifegate Church to lift the name of Jesus and empower people. It is our hope that this app will allow you to connect or stay connected to Lifegate Church by always having access to our upcoming events, recent sermons, live services via our online campus, and much more!
ECCMD
Access sermons and messages from a church community. Download content for offline listening and stay connected with the church's teachings. Requires WiFi for initial access.
- Watch past messages
- Listen to past messages
- Download messages for offline use
- Access church information
- WiFi required for use
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ECC - A 21st Century Church with a 1st Century message in Charlotte Hall, MD. Official Encounter Christian Church (ECC) application. With this app you can watch or listen to past messages or download messages for offline listening. WiFi Internet is required for use of the ECCApp. For more information about Encounter Christian Center, please visit: ECCMD.net The Encounter Christian Center App was created with The Church App by Subsplash. Mobile app version: 6.21.1
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ECCMD at every 3 weeks against Lifegate Church KC's every 3 months. Lifegate Church KC's advantage is ratings volume (87 vs 4). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Lifegate Church KC against 5.0 for ECCMD. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lifegate Church KC has 87 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Lifegate Church KC ships an update every 3 months, ECCMD every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lifegate Church KC | ECCMD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (87 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 87 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | World of Truth Outreach, Inc. | Encounter Ministries Inc., (MD) |
Customer experience
Lifegate Church KC
ECCMD
In-app purchases
Lifegate Church KC
No in-app purchases
ECCMD
No in-app purchases
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