Our Church is a mobile management tool for small-to-medium congregations to coordinate member directories, volunteer rotas, and prayer lists on iOS and Android.

The App DNA

What makes this app unique?

The app removes the administrative friction of manual volunteer scheduling and contact management for church leaders, replacing fragmented paper or spreadsheet-based workflows.

For Small to medium-sized churches (30–300 members) currently using WordPress for their website.

What does it look like?

Key features

Rota Managementedge

Volunteer scheduling system allowing members to view upcoming slots and mark non-availability.

Self-Service Member Portaledge

Members update their own household contact details directly in the app.

Church Directorystandard

Searchable member contact list with individual privacy settings.

How much does it cost?

subscriptionFree tier: Basic records, sermon podcasting, and calendarPremium tier: $50/year for churches under 50 people, $99/year for larger churches

Subscription model anchored at $50-$99 per year, priced per church rather than per user to undercut per-seat SaaS competitors.

Velocity

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The app maintains an active development cadence, shipping two releases within the last 16 days. Recent updates focus on expanding functionality for the pastoral team, indicating a stable and consistent feature-driven roadmap. The development trend remains stable, with the publisher providing clear, feature-specific release notes for both platforms.

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Who built it?

John Andrew Charles Moyle

1 app tracked · Lifestyle

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User Sentiment

What do users think recently?

Recent user voice shows an excited sentiment. Users appreciate community members value the app as a primary tool for maintaining church connectivity and networking and responsive developer support provides quick resolution for technical issues and fosters long-term user trust.

How are ratings & reviews evolving?

Google Play
5.00 · 27
App Store
4.17 · 6

What users say, by theme

What Users Love
  • Community members value the app as a primary tool for maintaining church connectivity and networking
  • Responsive developer support provides quick resolution for technical issues and fosters long-term user trust
What Frustrates Users
  • Authentication failures prevent users from signing in or creating new accounts on mobile devices
+ 1 more theme

14 of 14 recent reviews analyzed · moderate confidence · Excited overall

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Competition

Competitive landscape for Our Church

How's the Lifestyle market?

Our Church occupies a specialized niche for WordPress-reliant congregations, maintaining a 4.16-star rating on iOS across 6 reviews. The low annual pricing model ($50–$99) serves as the primary competitive lever against broader, more expensive church management platforms.

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The Analyst's Read

Key takeaways for Our Church

Where is it heading?

The church management space is consolidating, but Our Church remains advantaged by its low-cost integration with WordPress. If the developer resolves the current authentication friction, the app will likely maintain its niche, but persistent login issues will accelerate user churn to more stable, albeit costlier, alternatives.

  • Authentication failures prevent account access, which erodes the daily active habit and drives negative sentiment among new users.
  • The latest release adds a pastoral visit section, showing active feature investment rather than maintenance-only development.

The SWOT

Core Strengths
  • WordPress-plugin integration creates a low-cost distribution barrier for existing WordPress-based churches
Critical Frictions 1 weakness inside
Growth Levers
  • High-contrast bulletin interface updates would resolve the primary mobile readability complaint
Market Threats 1 threat identified

Next best moves

1 Invest · 1 Maintain

Audit authentication flow because login failures are the top-reported frustration → reduce new-user churn

+ 1 more prioritized move

The counter-intuitive read

The app's reliance on the Church Admin WordPress plugin is its greatest strength…

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Since the last report: The competitive outlook shifted from stable to mixed due to persistent authentication failures, while the market positioning now explicitly frames the app's low-cost pricing as a primary defense against broader SaaS competitors.

Bottom line

Our Church secures its position by undercutting per-seat SaaS pricing, but technical instability in the login flow threatens to drain the funnel before users experience the core utility. Addressing authentication failures would unlock higher retention among the existing WordPress-based user base.

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FAQ

Is Our Church suitable for my congregation?
Our Church is designed for small-to-medium churches (30–300 members) that already use the Church Admin WordPress plugin. If your church uses WordPress, it provides a cost-effective way to manage rotas and directories.
Does Our Church have a free version?
Yes, Our Church offers a free tier that includes basic people records, sermon podcasting, and calendar features. Premium features are available for $50–$99 per year depending on church size.
Is the app safe and reliable?
While users praise the developer's support, some report recent issues with authentication and mobile readability. The app is generally seen as a necessary tool for church connectivity, but technical bugs can occasionally disrupt access.
What are the alternatives to Our Church?
Churches not using WordPress may consider broader church management platforms, though these often charge per-seat or have higher annual fees compared to the $50–$99 pricing of Our Church.

Sources

  1. [1] Play Store, source

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Cite this report

Marlvel.ai. “Our Church Intelligence Report.” Updated Aug 25, 2026. https://marlvel.ai/apps/our-church

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