Community Apps | Foster Fellowship & Connections

Bible Glide

Bible Glide is a focused Scripture reader and small-group discipleship app that lets you open any passage, scroll through surrounding context without losing your place, and optionally chat with Bible Glide AI for study questions, prayer, and cross-references — all built around multiple public-domain Bible translations with offline support.

Not the Bee

A humor-based news and commentary site from the creators of The Babylon Bee, featuring real stories so absurd they read like satire — with a built-in social network, multiple podcasts, a dedicated Christianity section, and apps for iOS and Android.

yesHEis

Free evangelism app from CV (Christian Vision) with practical tools, training courses, interactive challenges, and a global activity map — helping everyday Christians share their faith with confidence in 20+ languages, backed by nearly 5 million social media followers worldwide.

Fext

Fext is a mass texting app for iPhone and iPad that sends personalized, private SMS messages to each recipient individually — no group chats or reply-all. Widely used by pastors, churches, and community leaders for devotionals, event updates, and outreach.

Bible365

A free community Bible reading program that guides believers through the entire Bible in one year (or two years at a slower pace) with daily readings from OT, NT, Psalms, and Proverbs, pastoral teaching from Calvary Chapel, and multiple ways to follow along including app, text, and podcast.

FlockConnect

FlockConnect is the first Church Relationship Manager (ChRM), helping pastors identify isolated members by mapping the friendships and connections within their congregation — complementing existing church management systems with AI-powered relational insights, isolation alerts, and discipleship tracking. Serving hundreds of churches with SOC 2 Type II security. Accepted into the Missional Labs Faith & AI Accelerator 2026.

Epistle

A missionary communication and Ministry Partner Development platform that sends auto-bundled email updates to supporters and now includes donor management, CRM, commitment tracking, and AI-powered MPD coaching — built by missionaries for missionaries.

Prayse

Prayse is a free, open-source prayer journal app that helps you organize prayers into folders, set reminders, journal your thoughts, add voice prayers, and connect with other believers through prayer groups — available on iOS and Android.

Fruit Bible

Fruit Bible is a free iPhone app designed to build lasting Bible reading habits through personalized plans, daily reminders, guided reflection questions, and a community reflections feed — built by a FaithTech Sydney team and actively maintained through August 2025.

Families Arising App

A free faith-based app by Families Arising offering Christian moms a structured Growth 360 Curriculum, devotionals, Bible studies, coaching, community features including group events, and family resources — reaching 349K+ people across 205+ countries with a new Family Ambassador mentoring pathway.

Undershepherd

Pastoral care software helping pastors and care teams log interactions, track life events, assign tasks, and stay organized — with privacy-first design, Planning Center/Breeze/ChurchTrac integrations, a scholarship program for under-resourced pastors, and active blog resources. By Sabbath Ventures.

Rava: Discover God's Story

Rava is a free, group-centric Discovery Bible Study app from the makers of Waha. Press play, listen to Scripture and discussion questions, and discover God's story together — now available in 59 languages with offline support and encryption.

Champion Prayer

A faith-based social prayer app by Pastor David Harrelson that lets users record and share audible prayers within open or closed groups, track answered prayers, and build digital prayer chains with Bible verse matching and daily guided prayers. Free with optional subscription. Available on iOS and Android.

Reformed Hours of Prayer

A free app guiding church communities through seven daily liturgical prayer hours with psalms, Scripture readings, real-time prayer connections, and Bible tracking — available on iOS, Android, and web.

Love God Greatly

A global women's Bible study ministry offering free studies in 45+ languages using the SOAP method — with an app featuring daily reading plans, guided journaling, memory verses, and a worldwide community of women studying Scripture together.

Church.Chat

An event-oriented group messaging platform for church volunteer teams — combining chat, scheduling, roster management, and task tracking in one web app with smart notifications that only alert members when they're scheduled to serve. Mobile apps removed from stores; web-only as of 2025.

Sermon Central

The world's largest free sermon research library — with AI-powered sermon outlines, research assistants, and funeral sermon generators, plus a free sermon editor and Barna-backed church health resources — equipping 250,000+ church leaders weekly in 100+ countries to preach with excellence.

Tabella.app

Free Catholic app uniting parishes, dioceses, and ministry groups with instant communications, automated weekly emails, Mass and event scheduling, donation integrations, a rich library of prayers and Catholic podcasts, and a parish-supporting debit card — all without paywalls.

Seedling - Prayer Platform

An intelligent prayer platform that helps churches track, follow up on, and gain AI-powered insights from prayer requests — now with prayer card scanning, auto-assign, sermon-based campaigns, and ChMS integrations so no one slips through the cracks.

ARMA Courses

ARMA Courses is an online Bible education platform founded by Dr. Manny Arango and Dr. Aaron Ross, offering 55+ video courses on Scripture, theology, and cultural topics with workbooks, quizzes, a private community, and live calls — helping thousands of Christians understand the Bible for themselves.

Jesus.net Online Courses

Free online courses from Jesus.net covering faith, prayer, the Bible, identity in Christ, anxiety, finances, and Jesus — with optional personal e-coaching. Part of a global network of 120+ ministries in 50+ languages reaching hundreds of millions worldwide.

OurChurchCare

A web-based church care management tool that helps deacons, elders, pastors, and volunteers assign families, log personal outreach, track follow-ups, and see who needs care before anyone quietly slips through the cracks.

Focus on the Family App

Free Christian family resource app from Focus on the Family featuring the daily broadcast with Jim Daly, articles, devotions, assessments, group messaging, and community tools for every season of life — marriage, parenting, and beyond. Founded by Dr. James Dobson in 1977, now serving families in 98 countries.

connect.

A private, branded communication and community engagement app for churches, schools, ministries, and sports organizations — with customizable channels, monitored messaging, event ticketing, fundraising campaigns, push notifications, and resource sharing. Built by Connect – ITZ, LLC (MAP Companies) in Lexington, KY, it received a major interface refresh in June 2026 and operates from a clear orthodox Christian statement of faith.

Through the Word

A free nonprofit Bible app with 8–10 minute audio guides for every chapter in the Bible — 1,189 total — organized into 19 guided Journeys. Version 5.1 refined group messaging with continuous playback and text-to-speech. Founded by pastor Kris Langham, trusted by listeners worldwide over four million times each month, and partnered with YouVersion. No ads, no fees, ever.

Lightdao

LightDao is a faith-driven NFT marketplace on Solana that connects Christian digital artists with supporters, directing art proceeds toward charitable causes. As of April 2026, the platform is in active testing and recruiting its first cohort of founding artists.

Ascend

Gamified Bible study app ("Duolingo for the Bible") with quizzes, flashcards, verse memorization, a personal phoenix companion, community leaderboards, and daily lessons under 10 minutes. Over 10,000 ratings combined across iOS and Android. Founded by SMU student Gideon Mackay (Pharah LLC). Two free lessons/day, Premium unlocks unlimited access, Steward programme for group gifting. Near-daily updates. iOS, Android, Mac, Apple Vision.

Remember Me

Free, open-source Bible memory app by Swiss nonprofit Poimena — uses spaced repetition, interactive games, and group campaigns to help 2.2M+ believers memorize Scripture across 320+ translations in 48 languages. No ads, no cost, no limits. Actively maintained with frequent updates across Android (1M+ downloads), iOS, web, macOS, and Windows.

Engage Spaces

Engage Spaces is an all-in-one operations platform for ministries, multisite churches, and nonprofits that combines communication, training, reporting, and team management with location-based pricing and unlimited users across North America.

Bible Verse Bot for Discord

A free Discord bot from the nonprofit Bible SMS ministry that delivers beautifully designed KJV Bible verse images on demand and auto-posts daily devotionals to your server via announcement channels.

Grow: Christian Social App

A free Christian social app combining an Instagram-like feed with 100+ devotional plans, worship music sharing, Bible verse image creation, and 7 Bible translations. Built by Jamie Matthews through City Life Community Projects in Reading, UK, with content partnerships from Urban Saints, Scripture Union, Christians in Sport, and churches worldwide. Recognised among the top Christian social apps for 2026.

theWell

theWell (formerly BePerk) is a free Christian social media platform combining short-form videos, photo sharing, prayer requests, testimonies, and community discussions — rebuilt from the ground up in May 2026 as theWell 2.0 with a cleaner interface and new features like bookmarks, activity feeds, and improved search.

The Odin Project

A free, open-source full-stack web development curriculum with over 1.8 million learners. Covers HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, Node.js, and Ruby on Rails through project-based learning and a 60,000+ member Discord community. Self-funded by donations via Open Collective since 2023. Curriculum GitHub repo has 12,600+ stars and was last updated June 2026.

Faith Driven Entrepreneur

Free global community and content platform for Christ-following entrepreneurs — featuring a top-rated weekly podcast (377+ episodes, 383K+ YouTube subscribers), video courses, small group cohorts, coaching programs, a Fractional Pastor initiative, campus chapters, city networks in 140+ countries, and annual conferences. Co-founded by Henry Kaestner (Bandwidth) and Justin Forman, with sister movements including Faith Driven Investor, Faith Driven Teens, and Solving the World's Greatest Problems.

TUVU

TUVU is a subscription-based, ad-free Christian social networking app where believers connect through posts, prayer requests, groups, and church communities. Available on iOS, Android, and web with a free 30-day trial, it also offers TUVU Communities for churches to manage events, livestreams, giving, and private content libraries.

Called

An all-in-one church communication and community platform by the Newman Ministry team — combining group chat, events with RSVPs and check-in, prayer requests, video posts, member engagement insights, and youth-safe messaging. Trusted by 500+ churches and 50,000+ members across churches, campus ministries, high schools, and small groups. Free 30-day trial, then tiered annual pricing by community size.

Spf.io

AI-powered translation and accessibility platform by TheoTech that delivers real-time captions, audio interpretation, and translations in 100+ languages for church services, civic meetings, conferences, and conversations — all web-based, no download needed. New: real-time ProPresenter integration with OCR slide translation, civic government adoption (City of Elgin, IL), and a free pastor's guide to multilingual ministry.

The Robloxian Christians

A pioneering youth-led online church that has served the Roblox gaming community since 2011, founded by 11-year-old Daniel Herron. TRC grew to 54,000+ members across 85+ countries, holding over 1,400 services with 203,000+ visits before winding down weekly programming in 2023. In June 2026, TRC announced it is resuming monthly community worship services on Roblox — the first since 2023. Its legacy seeded 120+ youth-led Roblox churches and continues to inspire the viral Roblox Ministries 2.0 movement.

The Chip Ingram App

The official app from pastor Chip Ingram and Living on the Edge, delivering free daily Bible teaching, radio broadcasts, message notes, devotionals, discipleship videos, and group messaging to help Christians grow deeper in their faith — now backed by five ministry pillars including Next Gen discipleship and international pastor training.

Live Free Community App

A private community app for men seeking freedom from pornography and lust, offering peer accountability, weekly teaching content, free and premium courses, direct messaging, 27+ small group hosts, and church partnership options — founded by pastor and recovery advocate Carl Thomas, now featuring the X3pure Rewired workshop.

Zaia

Zaia is a Christian social networking app on a mission to unite believers worldwide. Share your faith through photos, video, and words, join community "Tribes," read the Bible in-app, post prayer requests, and connect across denominations — all in one clean, uplifting space. Founded by a former Amazon Prime Video CMO, the app also birthed Glimpse of Heaven, a nonprofit hosting cross-denominational worship events including a second gathering in May 2026.

Stello

Stello is a free, open-source desktop app for sending secure and interactive newsletters. Built by a Christian non-profit for missionaries and ministry workers, it encrypts messages on your device and lets recipients view rich, interactive updates in their browser — no accounts or apps needed.

Mooch

Free sharing economy app by believers in Edmond, OK (Okie Apps) that lets you lend, borrow, and track items with friends you trust — turning your friend group into a lending library for tools, gear, books, and more. No ads, no fees. Church groups and small groups use it to share resources and save money together.

Babylon Bee

The world's most-visited Christian satire site, delivering daily satirical headlines on religion, politics, and everyday life — with a weekly New York Post feature, ongoing free speech court victories, and a Heritage Foundation award-winning CEO.

Crossgrid

A faith-driven software consulting company helping churches and ministries with technology strategy and implementation, also building products like LocateFaith (Christian business directory) and Daily Growth Journal (daily spiritual discipline app).

He Reads Truth

The men's companion to She Reads Truth — a worldwide community of 3M+ reading God's Word together daily through 12 curated Bible reading plans per year, devotional content, a full-text multi-translation Bible, and the CSB He Reads Truth Bible. Co-founded by Raechel Myers and Amanda Bible Williams. Acquired by Penguin Random House Christian Publishing Group in April 2026. Based in Franklin, TN.

Flare - for Groups

All-in-one group communication platform combining chats, event calendars, attendance tracking, photo albums, polls, Venmo payments, and a flexible points system. Used by 500,000+ people across student organizations, ministries, Rotary clubs, and community groups. Free on iOS and Android with frequent updates and an active scholarship program for students.

Echo Prayer

A prayer app that helps you organize, track, and share prayer requests with reminders, small group sharing, church prayer feeds, guided prayers, and a focused "Pray Now" mode — stewarded by The Parable Group, with an ECHO+ tier for individuals ($15/yr) and ministries ($300/yr).

Alpha

A free course exploring the basics of the Christian faith through food, a short talk, and open conversation — running in 158 countries and 100+ languages. 2025 was its biggest year ever: 2.8 million+ participants (31% increase), 105,000+ courses, with the Alpha Youth Series accounting for 45% of all courses. Over 37 million people have tried Alpha since 1977. New Alpha Series in production for 2027 launch.

Scripture Forge

A free, open-source web app by SIL International for collaborative Bible translation — featuring AI-powered draft generation now used in nearly 500 projects worldwide, Paratext integration, and community checking tools that connect translation teams with language speakers across the globe.

Marco Polo

A private, ad-free video messaging app for staying close to the people who matter most. Send videos back and forth on your own schedule — with AI transcription, Sharecast, and group chats. Widely adopted by churches, small groups, and faith communities for ministering and connection.

Missio

A security-first communications platform for missionaries and ministry workers that turns social-media-style posts into automated email newsletters — with end-to-end encryption, face blur, Invisible Mode for sensitive contexts, auto-generated landing pages, giving integration, and email analytics. Updated bi-weekly; now at v2.3.7 with rich notifications, posting streaks, and engagement data.

Here's My Church

A free, interactive map of Christian churches across all 50 U.S. states with attendance estimates, denomination filters, and community-driven corrections.

Foster the City

A free app for churches partnering with Foster the City, connecting Foster Parents, Support Friends, and Advocates through shared calendars, prayer requests, messaging, an Inspiration and Hope screen, and curated foster care resources — helping families foster longer and better with a retention rate nearly double the national average.

Text in Church

All-in-one church communication platform for texting, email, and phone calls — trusted by 38,000+ church leaders weekly. Automated workflows, native Planning Center integration, Calling Plus phone system, and guest follow-up tools. Co-founded by Tyler Smith, author of Boomerang.

Christian Mingle

One of the longest-running Christian dating platforms, connecting faith-focused singles since 2001 with over 16 million members. Received a major 2025 redesign with premium matchmaking and coaching services from certified matchmakers. ⚠️ Parent company Spark Networks filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy in March 2026; sibling platform EliteSingles shut down April 2026. Platform remains operational as of June 2026 but future is uncertain.

PrayerMate

Free prayer organizing app by Discipleship Tech (UK charity) that helps you pray consistently through personalized categories, daily reminders, 500+ church and mission organization prayer feeds, group prayer sharing, and curated biblical prayer resources. v9 rewrite launched 2025 with improved cloud sync. Over 100 million prayers supported across nearly every country. Available on iOS, Android, Mac, and Apple Vision. Celebrating 15 years in 2026.

Pure Desire

Pure Desire Ministries provides Christ-centered support groups, certified counseling, podcasts, and recovery resources to help men, women, and couples find freedom from compulsive sexual behavior and healing from betrayal trauma — now headquartered in Nashville, TN with 30+ years of ministry, a Barna-partnered research study, and an annual summit.

myChelper

A free, all-in-one church engagement platform offering a branded mobile app, drag-and-drop website builder, mobile giving, and small-group communication — built by a YouVersion engineer with the lowest fees in the category and active weekly development.

Dear God - Prayer Diary

A prayer journal app where you write personal letters to God, each one blooming as a flower in your digital prayer garden. Includes daily Scripture-based devotional prompts, calm background music, anonymous community sharing, and a Fellowship membership with premium flowers and devotional content.

Prayer Global

A free, community-driven prayer app that divides the world into 4,770 regions and guides you through Scripture-based, location-specific prayers for each one. Inspired by the Moravians' 100-year prayer movement, it coordinates global intercessors to complete prayer laps around the world — with 57 laps and 32,887+ pray-ers so far. Built by Gospel Ambition alongside Disciple.Tools, Zúme Training, and Prayer.Tools.

PrayerMate

Free prayer organizing app by Discipleship Tech (UK charity) that helps you pray consistently through personalized categories, daily reminders, 500+ church and mission organization prayer feeds, group prayer sharing, and curated biblical prayer resources. v9 rewrite launched 2025 with improved cloud sync. Over 100 million prayers supported across nearly every country. Available on iOS, Android, Mac, and Apple Vision. Celebrating 15 years in 2026.

Sparks Chinese Bible

Sparks (火花) is a free digital Bible platform by the Bible Society offering 60+ Chinese Bible translations, original-language tools, an AI-powered learning assistant used for both personal and small-group study, structured courses (including a new Romans series), 186+ Bible Land video lessons, podcasts, daily devotionals, a Chinese Bible translation timeline, bookstore, and community features for Chinese-speaking Christians worldwide.

CV (Christian Vision)

UK-based global Christian charity equipping the Church for evangelism through free video resources, training courses, the yesHEis app (16+ languages), the annual DigitalDay conference, a pioneering CV Pioneers program deploying culturally embedded local mission workers, and emerging digital mission fields including in-game evangelism — with outreach campaigns that have reached over 1.5 billion people worldwide.

BLESS App: Bless Your Neighbor

The BLESS App helps Christians love their neighbors through five daily practices — Begin with prayer, Listen, Eat, Serve, and share your Story. Now led by Palau, it's used by nearly 95,000 individuals and 18,000+ churches across all 50 states.

Krew Social

An enterprise-grade community-building platform that helps churches, hospitals, universities, and military organizations fight loneliness by connecting members through shared interests, spontaneous micro-events, and a friend-suggestion algorithm — with Planning Center integration for churches and growing government partnerships for veteran suicide prevention.

Christendom

A free Catholic video platform that curates content from dozens of creators — watch, follow, build playlists, and discover new voices, all in one place. Built by Longbeard Creative, the team behind Magisterium AI and the Builders AI Forum (BAIF).

God Listens

A free digital prayer wall platform by Hope Media Group (KSBJ, WayFM, Worship 24/7, and more) that lets churches, radio stations, and small groups create branded, customizable spaces for community prayer — with analytics, a dedicated Prayer Team covering every request, and a daily prayer newsletter.

One Church Software

All-in-one church management platform serving 1,000+ churches with member care, online giving, check-ins, groups, volunteer scheduling, service planning, workflow automations, and a free mobile app — now on Version 7 with customizable dashboards and multilingual support. Post-V7 development is active with weekly releases, including partial refunds, form access controls, PraiseCharts worship integration, and a real-time chat system planned for June 2026.

Switchboard

A nonprofit digital missions platform matching 8,000+ skilled believers with Gospel workers across 100+ countries — volunteer your professional skills for the Kingdom through real-time chat, skill-based matching, and virtual roles, completely free. Partners include Pioneers, Cru, Frontiers, Christar, and more.

SOTE.life

A Christ-centered short-form video platform with curated faith content, Christian news via SOTE.report, and daily prayer and gratitude tracking tools — social media with a faith filter, backed by Church Budget century-long legacy serving churches.

Gatherly

Gatherly is a church communication platform with Fellowship Circles, a Prayer Wall, Daily Scripture, and Planning Center integration — designed to keep faith communities connected beyond Sunday with no ads or algorithms. Co-founded by Erik and Joaquin Llenado, it currently serves 3 churches nationwide through an invite-only Early Access program with flat monthly pricing for unlimited members.

Tassel

A free discipleship app that matches seekers with trained disciple makers through a personal interview process, supporting ongoing spiritual growth through daily conversations, activities, group gatherings, and leadership assessments.

Anor

Anor is an AI-powered intelligence layer for churches and nonprofits that unifies people data from tools like Mailchimp, Fundraise Up, and Planning Center into one profile — with engagement scoring, network mapping, and Claude-powered insights so no one gets overlooked. Founded by Stephen McCaskell (Compassion International, Ligonier Ministries, Missionary.com) with a team rooted in ministry and technology.

Churchome

Free church app from Judah and Chelsea Smith offering daily guided prayers, weekly Bible-based services for all ages, real-time Pastor Chat, monthly livestream experiences (The Story of God LIVE), and ChurchKids Stories. Founded 1992 in Kirkland, WA. Active bi-monthly updates through 2026.

Daily Grace Co

A Bible study app by Jeremy and Kristin Schmucker offering theologically rich digital studies, teaching videos, community discussions, a blog, and weekly podcast — with 8 million+ books sold, 30+ titles authored by Kristin alone, and expanded offerings for men, couples, families, and churches under the tagline "Equipping Disciples in the Word."

Keep in Touch (kit)

An open-source platform for Christian creators to share project updates, capture email leads, and build in public — with shared faith.tools authentication, built-in blogging, RSS feeds, and AI content moderation.

X3watch 2.0

A bundled subscription combining AI-powered accountability software (with on-device content detection across social media apps), peer community, and guided video workshops to help men break free from pornography addiction.

FaithTech

The largest global community for Christians in tech, now active in 50+ cities across 20 countries on six continents. FaithTech gathers developers, designers, and entrepreneurs to build redemptive technology together — hosting Awaken 2026 (its first global gathering in 10 years), the annual BUILD hackathon, Story Nights, and producing the Missional Tech Trends research series and a podcast exploring faith, AI ethics, and culture.

Apollos

Apollos is a digital platform that helps churches launch custom-branded mobile apps, TV apps, and websites built around daily spiritual habits — gratitude, prayer, and Scripture reading — plus AI-powered content creation to keep congregations engaged and growing seven days a week.

SALT TABLE

TABLE by SALT is a free live audio community for Christian singles offering interactive discussion events on faith, dating, and relationships — accessible within the SALT app and via web. Runs multiple weekly sessions with qualified hosts including therapists and ministry leaders, recurring Book Club and therapeutic support groups, and partners with the Storehouse Movement for a 14-Week Relationship Challenge.

Donkey Mobile

A Dutch church community platform giving each congregation its own branded iOS, Android, and web app with group messaging, one-on-one chat (Donkey Chat), digital giving at 0% commission, shared calendars, a member directory, Donkey Inspire devotionals, and AI-powered sermon summaries (Donkey Echo) — now serving 600+ churches across the Netherlands and expanding into the DACH region.

United Hive

A global testimony-sharing platform where Christians post real-time stories of evangelism and encounters with God on a live map spanning 50+ nations, with community tools, training content, the active Contagious Faith Podcast, organization tools for churches and ministries, real-time prayer Beacons, and a revival and evangelism news feed curating stories of God's movement worldwide.

Disciple Life App

Bible study app built for one-on-one and small group discipleship — not solo reading. Created by Grace Church of Mentor (OH), it pairs mentors and mentees around shared study guides (English & Spanish) with free evangelism resources included. Growing library includes Foundations, The Walk, Simply Blessed, Foundations for Students, and a church membership class workbook. iOS only as of May 2026 — Android app delisted from Google Play.

WordGo

Free Bible study app from Bible Study Fellowship with 50+ guided courses (1–6 weeks) in English, Spanish, and Chinese. Features daily readings, audio teachings, private journal, and group study tools. Completely free. Available on iOS and Android.

Nucleus Launcher

Free church website plugin that puts every next step — event signups, prayer requests, giving, group registration — in one always-visible hub. Works on any website builder. Doubles as a link-in-bio tool. Used by 4,000+ churches.

Holy — Christian Dating & Friends App

A Christ-centered dating and friendship app built by a married couple, featuring manual profile review, selfie verification, and Scripture-woven design to help Christians meet intentionally and grow their faith together.

The Pour Over

The Pour Over is a free, politically neutral Christian news source reaching 1.6M+ readers three times a week with concise news summaries paired with Scripture and an eternal perspective. Available via email newsletter and a dedicated iOS app, it also offers Decaf (a family edition), a weekly podcast, News Health (a spinoff on spiritually healthy news habits), and a BibleGateway partnership. Ad-supported, always free, with seven-figure annual revenue.

The Freedom Fight

A holistic, Christ-centered porn addiction recovery program for men and women, blending biblical discipleship, neuroscience, and clinical training across a free 30-Day Challenge and 29-week flagship course — with 86% of completers finding lasting freedom.

Faithly.co

A free networking platform built for Christians in ministry — connecting 4,000+ pastors, church staff, worship leaders, and volunteers across 650+ churches and 50+ denominations through profiles, job boards, groups, events, and resources. Freshly redesigned in April 2026 with a new visual identity, rapidly iterating mobile apps, and an expanding podcast featuring leaders from Compassion International, Ligonier Ministries, and more.

Seed Bible by AO Lab

A free, open-source web platform by AO Lab (501c3) that transforms Bible reading into a shared, real-time experience inside group chats and messaging apps. Features immersive 3D reading, interactive games, Scripture playlists, full-text search, multilingual collaboration, Codex-powered Bible translation tools, Twitch streaming for churches, an incoming Discord bot for scheduled studies, and AI chat integrations — all powered by the Free Use Bible API with 1,000+ translations and 7M+ monthly hits. No downloads, no paywalls, no ads.

MyCompassion

Compassion International's mobile app for child sponsors — write letters, share photos, pray with purpose, manage giving (including stock gifts and pledges), and track your impact with children across 29 countries. Part of the Beyond Measure initiative reaching the next million children. Free.

StraightText - Church Texting

A desktop app for Mac and Windows that lets churches send personalized bulk iMessages and SMS from their own phone number — no new number, no per-message fees, and replies land right in the pastor's Messages app.

SALT - Christian dating app

The largest independent Christian dating app worldwide — connecting over a million singles across 60 countries with faith-centered profiles, live audio events (Table), free matching and messaging, video calling, a "date ready switch" for mutual opt-in, a "Matchmaking Extra" add-on, and original YouTube content. Founded in London by Paul Rider, the team prays for users weekly. Freemium model with 24/7 human moderation and Premium web discounts up to 30%.

Church Online Platform

Free church livestreaming platform by Life.Church with interactive chat, live prayer, volunteer tools, and customizable Moments for next steps. 38,000+ churches since 2011. 85 million total attendees over 20 years (April 2026 anniversary). Completely free, no limits. Localized in 60+ languages.

Develop.Me

A learning management platform built for churches, Christian businesses, and academic institutions — offering on-demand courses, cohort-based learning, gamification, white-label branding, and peer discussions powered by Cultivate Leadership Institute.

Tether

White-label discipleship platform for churches, ministries, and faith-driven brands. Deliver courses, run cohorts, and build community on iOS, Android, and web — all under your own brand. Backed by Praxis and the Pinetops Foundation. No AI features; all content is human-authored.

The Waha Discovery Bible Study App

Waha is a free, audio-based Discovery Bible Study app that facilitates small group meetings in 59 languages — just press play and discuss. Includes a full Disciple Making Course, Micro Lessons for personal growth, full Bible access with multiple translations, karaoke-style verse highlighting, and encryption for sensitive regions.

The Chosen

The first multi-season TV series about the life of Jesus, with 900M+ episode views and 300M+ viewers in 175 countries. Stream all seasons free in the official app — no ads, no paywalls. Season 6 (Crucifixion) premieres November 15, 2026 on Prime Video. Season 7 (Resurrection) filming underway. Created by Dallas Jenkins, produced by 5&2 Studios.

SundayU

An online training platform and resource hub for church communications leaders, offering 300+ video classes, certification courses, done-for-you design resources, and an annual planning system. Founded by Justin Dean in 2017 and acquired by Sylva, Inc. in 2021.

Y'allVersion

A Bible translation that uses "y'all" for plural "you" and "YHWH" for God's name, recovering the communal heart of Scripture. Created by DTS professor John Dyer, available free online, on YouVersion (version 4108), and in multiple print formats on Amazon (38 reviews, 4.4 stars). Still in alpha with active typo corrections. Featured in multiple 2026 Bible review videos.

Memory Verses

MemoryVerses is a free Scripture memorization platform with six typing-based practice methods, seven interactive Bible games (including the daily Wordle-style Scriptle puzzle), automatic training plans, family accounts, and free Church Pages that let pastors lead their whole congregation in memorizing the same verse each week — available on web and iOS with 30+ Bible translations.

FaithFi - Faith & Finance

The only budgeting app that integrates biblical wisdom with practical money management — envelope budgeting, daily devotional "Rhythms," an AskFaithfully AI guidance feature, interactive Field Guides, an 880K+ listener radio and podcast audience, Kirk Cousins partnership, Faithful Steward magazine, and GuideStone SSO integration.

Altar Live

Altar Live is an interactive online church platform combining livestreaming with virtual tables, lobby rooms, messaging, and analytics. Acquired by JX3 Digital in 2026, it's now led by pastors and church technologists serving 1,300+ churches worldwide with store listings updated to reflect new ownership.

Plucky Filter

Plucky Filter is a self-control internet filter that blocks images and videos by default, then uses a time delay you set in advance to prevent impulsive changes — putting your best self in charge of your screen. Built by Christians, trusted by major ministries, and used in over 100 countries.

Exodus 90 - Live Different

A year-round Catholic men's formation app built on prayer, asceticism, and fraternity. Over 250,000 men in 80+ countries have used Exodus 90's structured challenges — including the flagship 90-day spiritual exercise, seasonal programs like Return of the King and Exodus 40 for Lent, and the new ExodusU intellectual formation track — to break free from distractions and grow closer to God.

3-16

Free Christian prayer network app connecting believers worldwide to share requests, pray in groups, join live prayer events with voice broadcasting, and connect through Ministry Pages — built by Andrei Baburin in Indonesia, supporting 7 languages.

MissionHub

A free discipleship and evangelism app from Cru that helps you track the people you care about, see where they are on their spiritual journey, and take practical next steps of faith — with community features for churches. No app update since January 2024; the Indigitous network remains active but MissionHub development appears stalled.

StudyChurch

A free web-based platform where small groups collaborate on Bible study lessons online — leaders build studies with embedded questions, members share answers and discuss before meeting in person, and churches manage all their groups from one dashboard.

Doxa

Voice-first encouragement app that weaves together Bible passages, 1,800+ verified testimonies from 2,000 years of church history, and your own personal record of God's faithfulness — powered by AI to meet you where you are.

Nucleus

Premium all-in-one church website builder with sermon management, conversational Flows, a private Prayer Wall, online giving (no percentage taken), the signature Launcher, and the new Posts feature for ministry content. Built by Brady Shearer (Pro Church Tools), used by 4,000+ churches, and featured in Forbes and Christianity Today. Also offers free website makeovers with professional photography.

Accountable2You

Accountable2You is a cross-platform accountability app that monitors device activity across six platforms — including Linux and Chromebook — and shares transparent reports with trusted partners through a dedicated Reports app. Founded in 2006 by Ben and Alissa Lawrence, it serves individuals, families, churches, and schools worldwide with features like custom trigger words, time-based alerts, and exportable activity history.

The Porch

The Porch is the young adult ministry (ages 20s-30s) of Watermark Community Church in Dallas, TX, led by Executive Director Kylen Perry. Stream Tuesday night gatherings, listen to past messages and the "Views from The Porch" podcast, and connect with Porch Live locations across the U.S. Awaken 2026 (Sept 5–7) features Jennie Allen, Matt Chandler, David Platt, and Christine Caine.

Relay: Quit Porn Addiction

A Y Combinator-backed, therapist-designed recovery program that helps men and women quit porn and compulsive sexual behavior through anonymous group accountability, interactive video lessons, and evidence-based tools — with a faith-focused track, a companion podcast, and dedicated programs for therapists and churches.

She Reads Truth

A global community of women and men reading the Bible together daily, with 12 curated reading plans per year, devotional content, a weekly podcast with 330+ episodes, and beautifully designed printed guides. Founded in 2012 by Raechel Myers and Amanda Bible Williams. Acquired by Penguin Random House Christian Publishing in April 2026. In March 2026, released a five-volume CSB Spiral-Bound Notetaking Bible through B&H Publishing. Their CSB She Reads Truth Bible has sold over 1 million copies.

Join the Journey

A free daily Bible reading and discipleship plan from Watermark Community Church — studying Acts in 2026 with devotionals, daily spiritual practices, a weekly video podcast, a kids edition, and a community of believers reading together.

Rule of Life Builder by Practicing the Way

A free interactive tool from Practicing the Way (John Mark Comer's ministry) that helps you build a personalized Rule of Life — daily, weekly, and monthly spiritual rhythms patterned after Jesus across nine core disciplines, with a completed companion podcast spanning all nine practices and a printable plan. Used by 21,300+ churches worldwide. Comer's next book, Into the Quiet, arrives October 2026.

Prayvine

Prayvine is a free, nonprofit prayer platform that helps missionaries stay connected with supporters through secure, encrypted prayer circles — built by Stanford-digital-strategy-turned-missionaries Ian and Kim Hsu, trusted by workers with Cru, InterVarsity, and Food for the Hungry, and recommended by SEND International.

Word on Fire Institute

Bishop Barron's Word on Fire Institute offers 55+ Catholic courses, 15 expert-led Evangelical Charism Communities, monthly live seminars, a quarterly print journal (now Issue 28), and an accredited master's degree to form evangelists who engage the culture with beauty, goodness, and truth.

Lightgliders

Lightgliders is a virtual world of Christian faith, games, and community for kids ages 6–14. Co-created by Zach Fay and Derek Holser, this 501(c)(3) nonprofit offers weekly Bible-based activities, safe multiplayer gameplay, and tools for parents — helping families redeem screen time and grow together in faith.

Clearstream

Bootstrapped church texting, email, and voice platform trusted by 10,000+ congregations — offering mass texting, automated workflows, unlimited email, NFC tap tags, QR codes, voicemail/call forwarding, a congregant companion app (Clearstream Tap), and deep integrations with Planning Center, Rock RMS, and other major church management systems.

CRTVCHURCH

The largest job board for church creatives, connecting designers, videographers, worship leaders, and production techs with churches and mission-based organizations. Part of a 100K+ global community founded by Nik and Lydia Goodner in 2015, with a free CRTVMEMBERSHIP offering devotionals, career guides, discoverable profiles, and early job alerts. Now operated under Nik Goodner LLC.

Christianity Today

The flagship evangelical media ministry founded by Billy Graham in 1956, reaching 40M people annually with news, theology, and 11+ podcasts (The Bulletin, The Russell Moore Show, Devil and the Deep Blue Sea). Its iOS/Android app launched May 2026 has grown to 1K+ downloads and a #39 Magazines & Newspapers chart position. Led by President Nicole Massie Martin and Editor-in-Chief Marvin Olasky.

Restore + Revive Journal

A guided topical Bible journaling app with 76+ life topics explored verse-by-verse from Genesis through Revelation, offering daily Scripture prompts, voice-to-text entries, Bible commentary, verse memorization, PDF export, weekly group sessions, and SMS-based journaling — founded by Dr. Telisha Ortiz to help Christians journal their way to wholeness through God's Word.

PRAYR App

A prayer-focused social platform that helps small groups, ministries, and churches stay connected through shared prayer requests, one-tap "I prayed for you" notifications, Scripture-based encouragement, premium group management tools, and customizable branding for ministry partners.

Prayer for Designers

A prayer ministry and Slack community of ~225 Christian designers offering confidential prayer support, Bible verse art for social media, virtual Bible studies (5+ years on Zoom), and fellowship across design disciplines. Founded by award-winning brand/UI designer Brian White in Lawrence, KS.

RELEVANT

The leading digital Christian media platform for twenty- and thirtysomethings — daily articles on faith, culture, justice, and intentional living, plus a weekly podcast with 1,300+ episodes featuring A-list guests. Founded in 2000 by Cameron Strang. Reaches ~5 million monthly.

Promise Keepers

A free web-based digital community from the historic Promise Keepers men's ministry, led by CEO Shane Winnings. Offers devotionals, Bible study, group discussions, prayer connections, weekly Overcomers virtual Bible study, and e-courses. Also runs national Wake-Up Call conferences, a college campus tour, the Make Dads Great Again campaign, and publishes resources including Shane Winnings' 2026 book Men of God. ECFA member since 1994.

Flocknote

All-in-one church communication, household database, and online giving platform from a 100% employee-owned Catholic company. Trusted by 10,000+ churches, 50+ diocesan partners, and 200,000+ ministry leaders. Web-based — no app download required.

Land of Promise Minecraft Server

A Christian Minecraft server with 1:1 scale biblical landmarks where kids ages 7–12 join facilitated Bible education sessions, explore Jerusalem and the Tabernacle, and grow in faith through interactive gameplay — now also offering a 12-month Builders Program to equip churches worldwide to launch their own Minecraft ministry.

Notebird

Pastoral care software helping church leaders and care teams track visits, conversations, follow-ups, and life milestones in one place — with recurring tasks, file attachments, end-to-end encryption, ChMS integrations, and care reporting — so no one falls through the cracks.

Hide The Word

A free Bible memory app that turns Scripture memorization into an engaging daily habit through 2-minute micro-lessons, group accountability, voice recitation, and lesson plans — built by a Kenyan developer with a heart for helping believers hide God's Word in their hearts.

ChurchSoftware

Free all-in-one church management platform offering people management, online giving, accounting, worship planning, volunteer scheduling, kids check-in, live streaming, and more — built by church staff for churches of every size, available in 8 languages with actively maintained mobile apps on iOS and Android.

ActsSocial

A free, ad-free, algorithm-free Christ-centered social platform founded on Acts 2:42–47 by Shawn Whitson in Sulphur Springs, TX, offering prayer walls, community groups, Christian news, local church and business directories, events, a job board, creator tools, and a 40-Day Social Media Fast Challenge — with 100K+ prelaunch signups, $3.5M in faith-aligned funding, and active biweekly development since its June 2025 global launch.

Bible Memory Community

A free online community where thousands of believers encourage each other and stay accountable in memorizing Scripture, featuring weekly challenges, the annual Scripture Sync conference (June 19–20, 2026 in Dallas with 200+ registered), the completed Psalms Project, and the Memorize What Matters podcast hosted by founder Josh Summers.

Re:generation

A biblically-based, 12-step discipleship and recovery ministry from Watermark Community Church, now active at 209 locations across the U.S. with partner churches nationwide. 351 people completed the full program at Watermark in 2025. Curriculum available in English, Polish, Albanian, and Romanian, with a Spanish-language pilot now underway at select locations. Helps people find freedom from addictions, anxiety, past hurts, and destructive patterns through daily Scripture curriculum and authentic small-group community.

Zemare

Zemare is a community-driven Ethiopian gospel lyrics platform with 10,000+ songs in six languages, native audio streaming, vocal training, offline listening, and line-by-line biblical annotations — built for worship teams, choirs, and diaspora Christians to understand the deeper meaning behind what they sing.

Pastor Notes App

A church engagement platform that lets pastors share sermon notes, run live polls and Q&A, collect prayer requests, and connect with their congregation through the companion Bible Notes app — replacing scattered communication channels with one dedicated ministry tool.

VerseLocker

A completely free Bible memory app by Scripture Memory Fellowship with interactive tools like blur, initials, word choice, typing, and audio looping to help you memorize Scripture. Used in 100+ countries with 11.4M+ verses added since 2018, available on iOS, Android, Amazon, and web. Includes Bible Tracker, printable verse cards, and ABIDE virtual community meetings.

GiveSendGo

A free Christian crowdfunding platform where every campaign creator receives a personal prayer call from the Hope Team, with 0% platform fees, a Giver Army supporting campaigns without community backing, and a 501(c)(3) charity arm that deployed $667K+ in relief in 2025 with Candid Platinum Transparency.

GAPP

GAPP (Gospel to All Peoples and Places) is a mission-tracking platform by Ta Ethni that helps agencies, churches, and missionaries log activities, monitor church health, and coordinate strategy across teams and languages — trusted by organizations like the International Mission Board. Updated to v2.5.0 with continued active development.

Heroic Men

A free Catholic streaming and brotherhood-building platform for men, offering curated podcasts, video series, audiobooks, a quarterly magazine, a searchable map of 2,000+ local men's groups, a 31-day Renew Men challenge, and a certification program for parish leaders — powered by the Catholic Men's Leadership Alliance with papal recognition from Pope Leo XIV and a vision of one million men living the Heroic Pledge by 2033.

Streetlights Bible

A free, word-for-word audio Bible set to a hip-hop soundtrack, read by diverse voices — built by Chicago creatives to make Scripture accessible to urban communities and multimedia learners worldwide. Now featuring the completed English Audio Bible (all 66 books, NLT), Spanish Audio Bible (NVI), BibleProject collaboration videos, Corner Talk teaching series, Intersection Podcast (108+ episodes), Streetlights Academy, and ALERT312 music. New languages in development: Portuguese, Japanese, Arabic, and German. Also available on YouVersion.