Group Chat Apps | Communication & Collaboration

Marco Polo

A private, ad-free video messenger for sending face-to-face messages people can answer on their own schedule. Families, small groups, and churches use it to stay close; new Circles groups hand-match women for friendship, and optional Plus adds AI captions, transcripts, and summaries.

Called

A Newman Ministry church communication platform that puts group chat, events, prayer, and engagement insights in one place so leaders can shepherd people between Sundays, with built-in safeguards for minors. Used by churches, campus ministries, high schools, and small groups.

church.chat

church.chat is a free platform for church volunteer teams that combines team chat, week-by-week scheduling with coverage planning, service planning with a live service clock, recurring tasks, and kids check-in. It is completely free for churches with unlimited teams and volunteers, on the web and iOS, with Android in beta.

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, calendar sync, polls, video posts, and resource sharing. Built by Connect – ITZ (MAP Sports Co-Mission, LLC) in Lexington, KY, it received a major redesign in 2026 and operates from a clear orthodox Christian statement of faith.

Donkey Mobile

Donkey Mobile is a Dutch platform that publishes a branded iOS, Android, and web app for each congregation, with group and one-to-one messaging, subscription-based church tools, giving with no donation commission, Inspire devotionals, and beta AI sermon summaries via Donkey Echo. It now connects over 200,000 users across more than 650 church apps, and Henrik Wienen's team also runs Kerkdienstgemist livestreaming alongside the apps.

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 remains in an invite-only Early Access program with flat monthly pricing for unlimited members.

Flare - for Groups

All-in-one group communication platform combining chats, event calendars, attendance tracking, photo albums, polls, Venmo payments, cross-group connections, 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.