Best Apps for Small Groups | Support Activities

Family ID Assessment

A free faith-based family assessment that identifies your household as one of 16 family types through four core principles — Identity, Purpose, Direction, and Application — helping Christian families discover who they are, define their values, and lead with shared vision.

Open Network

Free library of 100K+ church resources from Life.Church — sermon videos, kids/youth curriculum, worship music, graphics, training, and leadership development tools. 45 ministry partners including Bible Project, Elevation Church, and YouVersion. Serving 1M+ pastors and leaders worldwide since 2006. Completely free, no strings attached.

Polaris Bible

Polaris Bible is a conservative AI Bible study tool built on Anthropic's Claude API, designed for theologically conservative believers who want Scripture-grounded answers without the hedging or progressive drift common in general-purpose AI. [^1](https://polarisbible.com) Created by Jonathan Hensley out of Knoxville, Tennessee, Polaris offers AI Bible Chat and an AI Devotion Generator to help believers engage deeply with God's Word. [^2](https://polarisbible.com/how-it-works) Every response is filtered through a four-layer guardrail system: theological prompt tuning by conservative evangelicals, conservative source filtering that prioritizes word-for-word translations (ESV, NASB, KJV), a human review process for flagged responses, and a user feedback loop. [^3](https://polarisbible.com/philosophy) Theologically, Polaris is anchored in historic orthodoxy — affirming the Trinity, biblical inerrancy, salvation by grace through faith alone, complementarianism, the sanctity of life, and biblical sexual ethics. It explicitly rejects open theism, prosperity theology, and progressive revisionism. [^4](https://polarisbible.com/philosophy) The app serves multiple denominations including Southern Baptist, PCA, Non-Denominational, Reformed Baptist, Conservative Methodist, and Evangelical Free churches. [^5](https://polarisbible.com/about) Polaris is refreshingly transparent about what AI can and cannot do. Their dedicated AI Disclosure page states clearly: AI is an "assistant, never authority" and "not the Holy Spirit." They encourage users to stay rooted in their local church and pastoral relationships. [^6](https://polarisbible.com/ai-disclosure) Available as a web app with a free tier and also a Pro subscription for unlimited access. Ministry and iOS versions are on the roadmap. [^7](https://polarisbible.com/pricing)

Memory Verses

MemoryVerses is a Scripture memorization platform with six interactive practice methods (typing, first letters, flash cards, voice, and more), automatic weekly training plans, family accounts, church groups with challenges, and five Bible memory games — available on web and iOS with 30+ translations.

Every Man Ministries

Every Man Ministries: Founded by Kenny Luck in 2000, now Lead Pastor at Mariners Church Trabuco Canyon. EMM offers streaming Bible study series, small group curriculum, weekly livestream teaching, and a podcast with 594 episodes — equipping men for spiritual maturity and godly leadership. Distributed through Pray.com, RightNow Media, and God Behind Bars.

Relay: Quit Porn Addiction

Relay is a Y Combinator-backed, therapist-designed recovery program that helps men and women quit porn addiction through anonymous group accountability, interactive video lessons, and evidence-based tools — with an optional faith-focused track for Christian users.

Champion Prayer

A faith-based social prayer app that lets believers record, share, and track audible prayers in groups — building digital prayer chains with voice recordings, scriptures, and real-time encouragement.

Flare - for Groups

All-in-one group communication app combining chats, events, calendars, photo albums, attendance tracking, polls, Venmo payments, and emergency check-in. Used by 500,000+ users across student organizations, ministries, and community groups. Free on iOS and Android.

Re:generation

A biblically-based, 12-step discipleship and recovery ministry from Watermark Community Church, active in 207 locations across the U.S. with 300+ partner churches. 351 people completed the full program at Watermark in 2025. Helps people find freedom from addictions, anxiety, past hurts, and destructive patterns through daily Scripture curriculum and authentic small-group community.

Study Gateway

Study Gateway is a streaming video Bible study service from Zondervan and Thomas Nelson (HarperCollins Christian Publishing), offering thousands of teaching videos from trusted Christian authors and pastors. Subscription plans are available for individuals, small groups, and churches across iOS, Android, web, and smart TV platforms.

ICF EQUIP

Free resource-sharing platform from the ICF church movement offering sermon series, ministry manuals, leadership videos, job descriptions, and small group studies to equip local church leaders across 12 countries.

Share the Struggle

Share the Struggle is a Christian nonprofit offering certified discipleship coaching (1-on-1 and group) across 284+ focus areas and expert-led video courses on anxiety, trauma, grief, shame, and more — trusted by churches like Church of the Highlands and organizations like Chick-fil-A and FCA.

The Waha Discovery Bible Study App

Waha is a free, audio-based Discovery Bible Study app that facilitates small group meetings in 50 languages — just press play and discuss. Includes a full Disciple Making Course, Waha Notes for group commitments, offline support, and encryption for sensitive regions.

Called

An all-in-one church communication platform built for discipleship — combining group chat, events, prayer requests, announcements, engagement insights, and youth-safe messaging in one secure app. Built by the co-founder of Newman Ministry and trusted by churches, campus ministries, and Catholic Link for online small groups.

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, and premium group management tools.

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 — available in 46+ languages with offline support and encryption.

Donkey Mobile

A church community platform from the Netherlands that gives each congregation its own branded iOS, Android, and web app with group messaging, one-on-one chat (Donkey Chat), digital giving at 0% commission, calendars, a member directory, and AI-powered sermon summaries — now serving 600+ churches across Europe.

TUVU

TUVU is a subscription-based, ad-free Christian social networking app for connecting with believers 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.

Bible Times Bible Game

A free chronological card game with 150 hand-illustrated biblical event cards. Play solo or compete with up to 4 players to arrange Scripture's biggest moments in order.

The Church Co

The Church Co is a complete digital platform for churches, offering website building, custom mobile apps, online giving, sermon libraries, livestreaming, AI transcription, and deep integrations with Planning Center, PushPay, and ChurchSuite. Trusted by 5,000+ churches worldwide.

Subsplash

All-in-one church engagement platform offering custom mobile/TV apps, websites, ad-free media hosting, live streaming, online giving, church management, group messaging, Workflows, and AI-powered tools (Pulpit AI for sermon repurposing, Trends AI for data analytics) — trusted by 20,000+ churches. Now part of Roper Technologies.

Zúme Training

Free, self-facilitated online discipleship course for small groups covering 32 disciple-making and simple church planting concepts across 10 sessions in 51 languages — with mobile apps, an offline version, and over 13,200 training sessions delivered in 2025. Built by a volunteer community through Gospel Ambition.

Sola — Bible companion app

Bible reading companion with customizable plans, group sharing via link or QR code, interactive maps and timelines, and embedded BibleProject videos — free on iOS and Android with optional supporter tiers.

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 to help you pray without ceasing.

Gracely

All-in-one church management platform with unlimited members, online giving via Stripe, event planning, attendance tracking, volunteer scheduling, built-in accounting, and a native iOS/Android member app — purpose-built by a Christian entrepreneur to be affordable for churches of any size.

Lome

Lome is an ad-free sign-up and community coordination platform — offering shared calendars, volunteer scheduling, meal trains, AI-powered form creation, and event RSVPs — built for churches, schools, and community groups by a faith-driven founder through the Praxis venture community.

Alpha

A free course exploring the basics of the Christian faith through food, a short talk, and open conversation — running in 175+ countries and 100+ languages. 2024 was its biggest year ever: 2 million+ participants, 81,000+ courses, 43,000+ churches. Over 37 million people have tried Alpha since 1977.

Krew Social

A map-based community-building platform that helps churches, universities, hospitals, and military organizations fight loneliness by connecting members through shared interests, micro-events, and a friend-suggestion algorithm — with Planning Center integration for churches and growing government partnerships for veteran wellness.

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.

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.

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 — with 30+ years of ministry and a Barna-partnered research study on pornography's impact.

connect.

A private, branded communication and community engagement app for churches, schools, ministries, and organizations — with customizable channels, monitored messaging, event ticketing, fundraising campaigns, push notifications, and resource sharing. Built by Connect – ITZ, LLC in Lexington, KY.

Holy Reads

The first app built exclusively for Christian book summaries — offering 1,000+ bestselling titles in written, audio, and animated video formats, now with Spanish language support and over 1 million downloads on Google Play.

Prayvine

Prayvine is a free, nonprofit prayer platform that helps missionaries stay connected with supporters through secure, encrypted prayer circles — trusted by workers with Cru, InterVarsity, and Food for the Hungry, with an active Learning Center and built-in tools for crafting engaging prayer requests.

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.

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.

Soul Refiner

Soul Refiner is a cinematic discipleship streaming platform by KingdomWorks Studios, offering Bible-based courses on sexual integrity, marriage restoration, betrayal recovery, and parenting — trusted by tens of thousands of churches worldwide.

Gatherly

Gatherly is a church communication platform built around Fellowship Circles, a Prayer Wall, Daily Scripture, and Planning Center integration — designed to keep faith communities connected beyond Sunday with no ads or algorithms.

Knowing Him

A free 50-day chronological study through the life of Jesus with 42 on-location videos from Israel, supplemental podcasts, and deep-dive reflections — built by Power to Change Australia and Sonlife for individuals, small groups, and ministry teams across 95+ countries.

LifeWay Women App

A free companion app for Lifeway's women's Bible studies, featuring daily Scripture plans, journal prompts, private study groups, a prayer wall, and the MARKED podcast — designed to keep women connected to God's Word and each other between group meetings.

Altar Live

Altar Live is an interactive online church platform combining livestreaming with virtual tables, lobby rooms, messaging, and analytics — helping churches build real community online rather than just broadcasting sermons. Scaled to $100K ARR in its first 9 months.

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.

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, conferences, and conversations — all web-based, no download needed. Now with distinct AI interpreter voices, private translation modes, and custom theme branding.

BibleBoard

A free visual Bible study web app that lets you lay out verses on a canvas, attach notes directly to Scripture, connect cross-references, and plan worship — built for visual learners who want to see how everything in their study connects.

Bible Words

A Christian word guessing party game with 2,000+ words across five themed packs. Hold up your phone, get clues from friends, and race to guess Bible and church words in 60 seconds — perfect for family nights, small groups, and youth events.