Assemblea vs ServeFlow: Worship Planner

Assemblea is web-based church management software for member records, giving, events, attendance, and finances, designed around evangelical and Protestant congregations. Member profiles can link families and record church acts and roles. Event tools support attendance check-in, named guests, child check-in with printed security codes, and a public calendar with an iCal feed. A guided importer has presets for exports from Planning Center, Breeze, ChurchSuite, and ChMeetings, plus a generic CSV option. Members can use a password-free magic link to update profiles, view giving, manage recurring gifts, confirm volunteer shifts, join groups, and browse events. Online donations go directly to the church’s Stripe account; Assemblea charges a 1% platform fee plus standard Stripe processing fees. The maker says data is hosted in the European Union, encrypted, and GDPR compliant. Security controls include field-level encryption for sensitive notes and prayer requests, granular permissions, and a tamper-evident audit trail. Churches can export, restrict, or erase an individual’s data using built-in tools. The responsive product works on phones and tablets without installation. The Free plan costs nothing; paid plans are Starter at $19/mo and Pro at $49/mo.

ServeFlow: Worship Planner is a free worship service scheduling app for worship leaders and volunteer musicians, available on iOS and macOS. Teams can build service plans with sections, songs, keys, and BPM, then assign band, vocal, and technical roles. Services can be saved as templates and copied for another date. A searchable song library provides lyrics, keys, and reference tracks. Lyrics are supported in Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, and English, with romanized readings for those multilingual songs; churches can configure Bible languages for scripture in plans and projection. Team members can confirm their availability and mark dates they cannot serve. The app sends reminders the evening before and morning of a service, as well as push notifications when a user is added or a plan changes. Setup and teardown checklists can be assigned and tracked by person. Version 2.0 states that services work offline. Users can sign in with Apple, Google, or email. The free plan is listed for iPhone and iPad in English. Rezumab LLC indicates that name and email may be collected for app functionality and are not linked to the user.