Church Compass vs ChurchSoftware.com Mobile App

Church Compass combines a church member app with a web admin portal for church operations, communication, donations, and discipleship content. Members can RSVP to events, watch live streams or archived sermons, and add timestamped notes to videos. Small groups, private messaging, and prayer requests support congregant communication; prayer requests can be anonymous or public. Members can check in by QR code or manually, while administrators track attendance and coordinate volunteer roles and shifts. Giving supports designated funds and recurring gifts through Stripe-powered checkout, or a church can link its own giving page. In-app donations carry a 0.25% Church Compass platform fee per donation, with Stripe processing fees charged separately. Worship Compass provides a song library, set lists, rehearsal scheduling, collaborative songwriting, and SongSelect integration for CCLI-licensed music. The service runs on Android, iOS, and the web. Plans start at $19/mo for up to 500 members, with a 30-day trial; there is no free plan. Church registration and payment-related actions must be handled on the website, and each church has one lead admin for billing.

ChurchSoftware.com Mobile App brings church members, visitors, and volunteers together around giving, events, groups, check-ins, and sermon media. Members can make tithes, offerings, and special gifts, view services and events, and stream or replay sermons. Families can use mobile check-ins, while churches can send push notifications and updates. The app also supports viewing or sharing audio and video content. ChurchSoftware.com offers a Standard App and a Custom Branded App, for iOS and Android. Its free Church Mobile App plan includes access to events, sermons, giving, groups, and more. The Branded Mobile App is listed at $149/mo and includes giving, check-ins, communication, calendars, and events. The maker says its core platform is free for 501(c)3 churches, parachurch organizations, nonprofits, and mission organizations; there is no trial. Email support typically receives a reply within 1–2 business days.