Comparison

ShelbyNEXT | Membership vs Offgrid Guide

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Offgrid Guide

This app serves as an offline resource for homesteading, off-grid living, and emergency preparedness. It offers practical guides, build instructions, checklists, and planning tools to help users prepare for disruptions without needing an internet connection.

Highlights
  • Offline practical guides
  • Step-by-step build instructions
  • Supply checklists
  • Seasonal calendars
  • Household and contact organization
  • Emergency scenario planning
Features
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Offgrid Guide is an offline companion for homesteading, off-grid living, and emergency preparedness. Explore practical guides, step-by-step builds, supply checklists, seasonal calendars, and useful calculators. Organize household supplies, contacts, and emergency plans, then use Scenario Playbooks to prepare, rehearse, and work through disruptions—even without an internet connection. *Educational reference compiled from practitioner sources. Not medical, legal, or professional advice. Verify all guidance against current local conditions and your own judgment.

Screenshots

ShelbyNEXT | Membership4 screens
Offgrid Guide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ShelbyNEXT | Membership at Free against Offgrid Guide's $14.99. ShelbyNEXT | Membership also leads on ratings volume (41 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Offgrid Guide's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

ShelbyNEXT | Membership is free to download; Offgrid Guide costs $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Offgrid Guide holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ShelbyNEXT | Membership has 41 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ShelbyNEXT | Membership ships an update every 2 months, Offgrid Guide monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
ShelbyNEXT | Membership versus Offgrid Guide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShelbyNEXT | MembershipOffgrid Guide
PriceFree — better$14.99
Rating3.0 (41 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews15.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings41 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB15 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMinistry BrandsBrent Burroughs

Customer experience

ShelbyNEXT | Membership

All ratings37 ratings
Positive43.2%
Neutral18.9%
Negative37.8%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive15.4%
Neutral15.4%
Negative69.2%

Offgrid Guide

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ShelbyNEXT | Membership

No in-app purchases

None

Offgrid Guide

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ShelbyNEXT | Membership free?
ShelbyNEXT | Membership is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Offgrid Guide free?
Offgrid Guide costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ShelbyNEXT | Membership or Offgrid Guide?
Offgrid Guide is rated higher. ShelbyNEXT | Membership averages 3.0 out of 5 from 41 ratings, while Offgrid Guide averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do ShelbyNEXT | Membership or Offgrid Guide have ads?
Neither ShelbyNEXT | Membership nor Offgrid Guide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ShelbyNEXT | Membership or Offgrid Guide?
ShelbyNEXT | Membership ships an update every 2 months, and Offgrid Guide monthly. Most recently, ShelbyNEXT | Membership was updated on November 1, 2026 and Offgrid Guide on October 31, 2026.

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