Connection Card Pro Check-Ins vs PowerChurch Check In

Connection Card Pro Check-Ins helps churches record attendance for children, students, and adults at services, classes, small groups, and events. Staff can check people in using a computer, tablet, or mobile app, or set up kiosks where people identify themselves with a plastic card, phone number, or photo. Attendance is recorded automatically. The system prints customizable name tags and optional parent pickup tags on supported Dymo and Brother printers, and produces reports for organizations, groups, services, events, or classifications. It provides a web interface for desktop, laptop, or tablet and apps for iOS and Android. Connections to Mailchimp support contact exports, while Slack can receive crew notifications and channel updates. The maker describes SSL encryption for data transfers, PCI DSS guideline compliance, backups across multiple secure data centers, and configurable roles covering more than 30 permission types. The free Ministry Lite plan is free and includes 250 contacts, three admin users, and 1 GB storage. Paid plans start at $29 a month; any plan can be tried free for 30 days without a credit card.

PowerChurch Check In is an add-on for PowerChurch Plus and PowerChurch Online that manages check-in and checkout for child security and event attendance. It automatically records attendance and works with PowerChurch Membership, Activities & Skills, and Events Calendar. For each event, a parent label can include an automatically generated security code; the system tracks who dropped off and picked up a child. Kiosks can be staffed or self-serve, and express checkout can use barcode scanning. Labels can include name badges, bag tags, parent labels, and teacher notes. Supported equipment includes label printers, barcode scanners, webcams, and electronic pagers. Teachers or nursery workers can add incident notes with a time and location for parents to see during checkout. The installed kiosk application runs on Windows and macOS. PowerChurch Online users can also use a browser kiosk, but that option is not available for PowerChurch Plus. Online Check In costs $18 a month or $198 a year. PowerChurch Plus options include one-time upgrades and new-user purchases; a new-user standard download costs $189, paid once, and requires PowerChurch Plus.