Free Chapel vs EMC Security
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Free Chapel
Access live and on-demand messages from Pastor Jentezen Franklin, engage with daily faith-building tools, and stay connected to the Free Chapel community. Manage your involvement with ministries, groups, and serving opportunities, and track your spiritual growth.
- Live and on-demand messages
- Daily devotions
- Event and ministry updates
- Personalized homepage
- Progress tracking
- Group messaging
- In-app giving tools
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Connect with Free Chapel wherever you are! Watch live and on-demand messages from Pastor Jentezen Franklin, grow your faith with daily tools, and stay connected to community at Free Chapel. Features: - Watch live and on-demand messages - Get exclusive daily devotions to help you apply each week’s message - Stay up to date with events, ministries, and info from your campus - Personalize your homepage for quick access to your ministries, groups, serve teams, and watch parties - Track your progress in Connect Groups, serving, discipleship, and more - Group Messaging: Chat with your group right inside the app with push notifications and daily email summaries - Giving tools: Give, view your giving history, and manage your generosity - Save content to your favorites - Group leader tools: Take attendance, manage scheduling, and more - Find related content—explore devotions, podcasts, group guides, and more connected to each week’s message
EMC Security
Manage your home or business security system remotely. Control your alarm, view live camera feeds, and receive real-time notifications for events. Automate lights, locks, and thermostats for enhanced convenience and peace of mind.
- Remote alarm arm/disarm
- User code management
- Real-time event notifications
- Video clip storage and viewing
- Live camera streaming
- Smart home device integration
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EMC Security provides security solutions and monitoring for homes and businesses. Control your Connect+ alarm system remotely with this convenient mobile app. • Arm/disarm your system. • Add users, customize codes, and change alarm settings. • Set rules for real-time notifications. If someone disarms your security, opens a window, or turns on a light — you’ll know. Integrate and manage your Connect+ security cameras. • Store and view video clips. • Get notifications and alerts. • View live video from your cameras so you know what’s happening when you’re not there. Connect lights, locks, and thermostats to your security system. • Simplify the things you do every day with convenient automation. • Set up rules to automatically turn the lights on and unlock the doors at a certain time each day. info@emcsecurity .com 844-EMC-SAFE
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Verdict
Free Chapel and EMC Security both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 91% of Free Chapel's written reviews are positive against 41% of EMC Security's. Free Chapel also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.6). EMC Security's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (5.2K vs 57). 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 — 4.7 for Free Chapel against 4.7 for EMC Security. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EMC Security has 5.2K ratings behind it against 57, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of Free Chapel's written reviews are positive against 41% of EMC Security's.
Free Chapel ships an update every 8 months, EMC Security every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Free Chapel | EMC Security |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (57 ratings) | 4.7 (5.2K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.9% of reviews — better | 41.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 57 | 5.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 200 MB | 275 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Free Chapel | EMC Security |
Customer experience
Free Chapel
EMC Security
Bugs and requests
Free Chapel
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
EMC Security
Reported bugs
3 issues- App not working on iPads
- Frequent app crashes and freezes
- Issues with password retrieval and biometrics
Requested features
3 requests- Improved camera and video quality
- More reliable app performance
- Longer video recording duration
In-app purchases
Free Chapel
No in-app purchases
EMC Security
No in-app purchases
Questions
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