Comparison

easyTithe Plus vs Church Center

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

Head to head
About

easyTithe Plus

Manage church members, track attendance, and communicate with groups on the go. This app allows for easy editing of member information, adding notes, and printing summaries. It also facilitates self check-in and mass communication features.

Highlights
  • Create and manage member profiles
  • View member lists and groups
  • Track attendance and add visitors
  • Edit member information and notes
  • Self check-in functionality
  • Mass email, SMS, and voice messaging
  • Print member summaries via AirPrint
Features
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The easyTithe Plus iPhone app allows you to access all of easyTithe Plus's core features while on the go! People Features: - Create People. - View lists of all members and groups, complete with thumbnails of profile pictures. - Use as a church directory, if enabled. - View all information for a person. Including personal, contact, dates, custom fields, and family. - Tap profile image to add a new one. - Edit all fields, including custom ones. - Add/remove people from groups. - Add/Edit notes. - Print a summary page, using AirPrint. - Add a person to your Contacts. Self Check-in: - People can check in when close to church, so labels are already printed and waiting for them, when they get inside. Interactions: - View lists of Completed, Outstanding, and My Outstanding interactions. - Edit Outstanding Interactions. - Assign/Log a new interaction. Attendance: - Add/edit attendance for a group. - Add visitors who are currently in the system. - Create and add visitors. - Swipe left on a name to see more options. Mass Contact - Mass Email a group. - Mass SMS and Voice message (Requires this to be configured via web) Please note that this App requires an easyTithe Plus account.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Event calendar
  • Access sermons
  • Online giving
  • Family pre-check
  • Church directory
  • Join groups
  • Event registration
Features
Currently charting
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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

Screenshots

easyTithe Plus4 screens
Church Center4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Church Center at 3.9 against easyTithe Plus's 2.5. Church Center also leads on review sentiment (41% vs 0%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). easyTithe Plus's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Church Center holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Church Center has 1.9K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of easyTithe Plus's written reviews are positive against 41% of Church Center's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

easyTithe Plus ships an update every 2 months, Church Center weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
easyTithe Plus versus Church Center: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereasyTithe PlusChurch Center
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (2 ratings)3.9 (1.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews40.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings21.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank—#34 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB82 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMinistry BrandsMinistry Centered Technologies

Customer experience

easyTithe Plus

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Church Center

All ratings1,918 ratings
Positive71.0%
Neutral10.2%
Negative18.8%
Written reviews226 reviews
Positive40.7%
Neutral22.1%
Negative37.2%

Bugs and requests

easyTithe Plus

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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

None

easyTithe Plus

No in-app purchases

None

Church Center

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is easyTithe Plus free?
easyTithe Plus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Church Center free?
Church Center is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, easyTithe Plus or Church Center?
Church Center is rated higher. easyTithe Plus averages 2.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Church Center averages 3.9 from 1.9K ratings.
Do easyTithe Plus or Church Center have ads?
Neither easyTithe Plus nor Church Center shows ads.
Which is updated more often, easyTithe Plus or Church Center?
easyTithe Plus ships an update every 2 months, and Church Center weekly. Most recently, easyTithe Plus was updated on October 3, 2026 and Church Center on October 18, 2026.

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