ShelbyNEXT | Membership vs Faith PCA Birmingham
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ShelbyNEXT | Membership
Manage church members, groups, and interactions on the go. Features include creating and editing people profiles, tracking attendance, and mass communication. Requires a ShelbyNEXT ChMS account.
- Create and manage people profiles
- View member lists and groups
- Track attendance and add visitors
- Manage interactions and notes
- Mass email, SMS, and voice messaging
- Self check-in for events
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The ShelbyNEXT Membership iPhone app allows you to access all of ShelbyNEXT Membership'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 a ShelbyNEXT ChMS account.
Faith PCA Birmingham
Stay connected with your church community. Access online giving, manage kids' check-in, register for events, and view church calendars. Stream live worship services and listen to sermon podcasts.
- Online giving
- Kids and nursery check-in
- Event registration
- Church calendars
- Sermon podcast access
- Worship service livestream
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Connect to Faith Presbyterian Church Birmingham with our app. Use this app to access online giving, kids and nursery check-in, event registration, and church calendars. You can also access our sermon podcast and our worship service livestream.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Faith PCA Birmingham at 5.0 against ShelbyNEXT | Membership's 3.0. ShelbyNEXT | Membership's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 15 months) and ratings volume (40 vs 9). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Faith PCA Birmingham holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 40 and 9 respectively.
ShelbyNEXT | Membership ships an update every 2 months, Faith PCA Birmingham every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on July 4, 2026 and June 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShelbyNEXT | Membership | Faith PCA Birmingham |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (40 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 40 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 15 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Ministry Brands LLC | Faith Presbyterian Church INC AL |
Customer experience
ShelbyNEXT | Membership
Faith PCA Birmingham
In-app purchases
ShelbyNEXT | Membership
No in-app purchases
Faith PCA Birmingham
No in-app purchases
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