Encounter Nation vs Encounter Eastside
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Encounter Nation
Experience powerful preaching and worship from a dedicated pastor sharing messages of grace and hope. This app offers a spiritual outlet focused on God's word and a non-judgmental community.
- Grace-focused preaching
- Worship experience
- Messages of hope
- Spiritual guidance
- Non-judgmental community
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Joshua Jagessar aka PJ, Founder and Pastor of Encounter Church in North Carolina and Life Church Encounter in NYC; dedicated his life to sharing the grace of God through preaching and the worship experience. This all started in 2007 when pastor Josh was diagnosed of lymphoma hodgkins and God miraculously healed him. From a fallen business, battling cancer and going through divorce; he preaches the Grace of God with no limit. His vision is to reach a sea of souls by the Word of God and the Worship Experience. Pastor Josh believes the church is not a platform for judgement but rather an outlet of grace. 'If you want to meet with God, with God you will meet."
Encounter Eastside
This app connects users with a gospel-centered community focused on spiritual growth and discipleship. It provides resources and information to help individuals live like Jesus and lead others to Him. Developed on the Subsplash App Platform.
- Gospel-centered community
- Discipleship resources
- Spiritual growth tools
- Community connection
- Lead others to Jesus
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Encounter Church is a gospel-centered church that exists to make disciples who love Jesus, live like Jesus, and lead others to Jesus. The Encounter Church app was developed with Subsplash App Platform.
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Verdict
Encounter Nation and Encounter Eastside are too close to call on the numbers: across 10 compared parameters — price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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 — 5.0 for Encounter Nation against 5.0 for Encounter Eastside. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Encounter Nation ships an update every 2 months, Encounter Eastside every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Encounter Nation | Encounter Eastside |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LIFE CHURCH (NC) | ENCOUNTER EASTSIDE CHURCH |
Customer experience
Encounter Nation
Encounter Eastside
In-app purchases
Encounter Nation
No in-app purchases
Encounter Eastside
No in-app purchases
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