Encounter Eastside vs Encounter Hope
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Encounter Hope
Access powerful messages, submit prayer requests, and make donations conveniently. Stay updated on current events and discover resources to overcome life's adversities and find a life devoted to Jesus Christ.
- Powerful messages
- Submit prayer requests
- Convenient donations
- Access resources
- Stay updated on events
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Download the Encounter app to discover our powerful messages, submit prayer requests, give donations conveniently, and learn more about us. Access all of Encounter's resources and stay updated on current events with the Encounter App. Encounter's mission is to help broken and hurting people overcome life’s adversities so they can discover a free life devoted to Jesus Christ.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Encounter Eastside at every 3 months against Encounter Hope's every 35 months. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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 — 5.0 for Encounter Eastside against 5.0 for Encounter Hope. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Encounter Eastside ships an update every 3 months, Encounter Hope every 35 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Encounter Eastside | Encounter Hope |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 35 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | ENCOUNTER EASTSIDE CHURCH | VERTICAL LEAP MINISTRIES |
Customer experience
Encounter Eastside
Encounter Hope
In-app purchases
Encounter Eastside
No in-app purchases
Encounter Hope
No in-app purchases
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