OpenLP Remote is a native mobile utility for controlling OpenLP desktop presentation software during church services.
Product velocity
Dormant
Daily rank 🇺🇸
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Utilities
Sentiment
3.1
19 reviews
Nemesis
Fragmented field
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
Users hire this app to manage slide transitions and service items remotely, removing the need for a dedicated presentation computer operator.
For Church media volunteers and worship leaders requiring flexible, cost-effective presentation software for services.
What does it look like?
Key features
Native mobile interface to control slides, service items, and presentation modes on the desktop host
Push text alerts from the mobile device to the presentation screen
Search and add songs, Bibles, custom slides, and media files to the service queue via mobile
Web-based monitor view for performers to see lyrics and notes on local network devices
How much does it cost?
The platform operates on a fully open-source, donation-supported model with no monetization gates.
Velocity
Dormant developmentopaqueShow more...
The app has not received a release in over 10 years, placing it firmly in the zombie category. There is no evidence of active development, feature updates, or maintenance. The single available release note from 2016 indicates only generic platform-mandated updates with no new features.
Who built it?
User Sentiment
What do users think recently?
The recent review mood reads mixed. Users appreciate core functionality for remote control.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- Core functionality for remote control
- Connectivity and firewall configuration issues
Competition
Competitive landscape for OpenLP Remote
How's the Utilities market?
OpenLP Remote functions as a niche utility within the Utilities category, anchored by a 3.05-star rating and a legacy codebase that has not seen updates since 2016. The lack of active development relative to communication-focused rivals like PastorsLine signals a shift toward maintenance-only status.
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Key takeaways for OpenLP Remote
Where is it heading?
The church presentation market is consolidating around integrated communication and workflow tools, leaving OpenLP Remote's legacy remote-only focus exposed. The app will likely remain stable as a niche utility, but it will lose market share to modern platforms unless it bridges the gap between presentation control and broader ministry communication.
- The lack of updates since 2016 indicates the app is in maintenance mode, which increases the risk of abandonment as mobile OS standards evolve.
- The donation-supported model maintains a stable, cost-sensitive user base that is unlikely to switch to subscription-based competitors despite the feature gap.
The SWOT
- Donation-supported model removes subscription barriers
- Stage View provides specialized performer utility
- Develop modern browser-based interface
- Integrate communication tools for church staff
Next best moves
Automate firewall configuration because manual setup is the top-cited connectivity complaint → reduce churn
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
The app's lack of monetization is not a weakness but a distribution moat…
Read the full takeFeature gaps
Integrated text-enabled communication (available in PastorsLine) +1
Since the last report: The report identifies a transition in the competitive environment toward modern ministry communication tools and highlights increased user feedback regarding firewall configuration barriers.
Bottom line
OpenLP Remote provides essential remote control for the desktop host, but the lack of updates and connectivity friction limit its utility, so the PM should prioritize automating network setup to retain the existing volunteer user base.
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