Choicely Church App

Choicely Church App gives churches a branded way to share sermons, manage events, send updates, and engage their congregation. Members can access sermons, devotionals, announcements, events, and resources. Churches can offer registrations for services, small groups, Bible studies, and special events, promote ministries and volunteer opportunities, send push notifications, and track engagement. Choicely says churches can start with a church-ready template, add their branding and content, and manage the app without developers. It builds native iOS and Android apps that can be published to the App Store and Google Play; web is also listed as a platform. The Free plan includes public mobile apps, push notifications, unlimited collaborators, and connections to third-party APIs and services. It provides 25 daily credits, up to 150 per month, plus 100 signup credits. Premium costs $25 a month and includes 1,000 monthly credits, credit rollovers and top-ups, in-app purchases, GitHub connect and sync, and email support. Listed integrations include Supabase, Shopify, GitHub, Squarespace, and HTTP APIs. Supabase sign-in is limited to email and password or emailed one-time codes; social sign-in and magic links are not yet wrapped.

Choicely Church App combines church content, event registrations, notifications, and engagement features with a no-code setup. Churches should consider the Free plan's credit allowance and the listed Supabase sign-in limitations when choosing a plan and integrations.

It suits churches that want to publish sermons, event information, and updates in a branded mobile app. The template-based setup is intended for teams that want to manage the app without developers.

Choicely Church App is a no-code service for creating a branded church app. It is best suited to congregations that want to manage content and registrations without developers. Its native app publishing and broad engagement tools are appealing, though credit limits and sign-in options deserve scrutiny.

Overview

Choicely brings sermons, devotionals, announcements, events, and other church resources into a branded experience for members. Alongside content, it supports registrations for services, small groups, Bible studies, and special events, as well as promotion of ministries and volunteer opportunities. Push notifications and engagement tracking add communication and participation tools, making this more than a place to post sermons.

The no-code approach starts with a church-ready template that a team can customize with its branding and content. Choicely builds native iOS and Android apps for publication in the App Store and Google Play, and the product also supports web. That can spare a church from hiring developers, but the credit-based plans make the ongoing cost and capacity worth considering before building around the service.

Key features

Content, registrations, and communication

Members can find sermons, devotionals, announcements, events, and resources in one church-branded app. Registrations cover multiple kinds of gatherings, while ministry and volunteer promotion can help connect members with ways to participate. Push notifications provide a direct channel for updates, and engagement tracking gives teams a way to monitor activity. These features suit churches coordinating a busy calendar, though the app still depends on the church to keep its content and announcements current.

No-code creation and integrations

Churches can add branding and content to a church-ready template and manage the app without developers. Choicely’s integration options include Supabase, Shopify, GitHub, and Squarespace, and apps can also connect to an HTTP API. The Supabase sign-in choices are limited to email and password or an emailed one-time code; social sign-in and magic links are not wrapped yet. Churches that rely on those login methods should treat that limitation as a practical fit issue, not a minor setup detail.

Security, data, and support

Choicely says it encrypts public endpoint traffic with TLS 1.2 or higher and encrypts data at rest in primary databases and object storage. Customers can choose EU or US platform data residency, with EU as the default. Its online DPA supports GDPR, UK GDPR, and Swiss FADP, and customer prompts, outputs, and other customer content are not used to train general-purpose models. Customers with a support plan can reach support by phone, email, or an exclusive support chat; the plan descriptions separately identify email support on Premium, priority support on Business, and dedicated support on Enterprise.

Pricing

Choicely uses a freemium model. The Free plan costs nothing and includes 25 daily credits, up to 150 per month, plus 100 signup bonus credits. It also provides public mobile apps, unlimited collaborators, push notifications, and connections to third-party APIs and services. The credit ceiling makes Free a sensible way to begin, but churches with more demanding app-building needs may find the monthly allowance restrictive.

Premium costs $25 a month, billed $25 / month. It includes 1,000 monthly credits, credit rollovers and top-ups, in-app purchases, GitHub connect and sync, and email support. For a church that needs more capacity than Free and values rollover or top-ups, this is the first paid tier; it is also the published starting price.

Business costs $50 a month, billed $50 / month. It includes 1,000 monthly credits, the most capable AI models, extended AI context, and priority support. The plan is a stronger fit for teams that value those AI and support features, rather than simply seeking more monthly credits than Premium.

Enterprise has custom pricing and is billed “Let's Chat.” It adds app design and build services, dedicated support, onboarding, publishing, custom functionality, and integrations. Churches wanting a more assisted or tailored build should consider it; teams comfortable managing a template themselves may find the lower tiers a better match.

Platforms

Choicely supports Android, iOS, and web. Its native iOS and Android apps can be published to the App Store and Google Play, giving churches a branded store presence as well as web access.

Who it's for

Choicely is a good fit for congregations that want to combine media, event registrations, notifications, and member engagement in a branded app without developers. It is less suited to churches that require social sign-in or magic links through the listed Supabase options, or that need more app-building credits than the Free plan provides but do not want a paid tier.

Pros and cons

• Pros: The church-ready template and no-code management let a team build and maintain a branded app without developers.
• Pros: Sermons, events, registrations, ministry promotion, push notifications, and engagement tracking cover both content and participation needs.
• Pros: Native iOS and Android publishing plus web support give members several ways to access the church app.
• Cons: Free is capped at 25 daily credits and up to 150 per month, so it may not support sustained app-building needs.
• Cons: Supabase sign-in is limited to email and password or emailed one-time code; social sign-in and magic links are not wrapped yet.
• Cons: Premium and Business both include 1,000 monthly credits, so Business's higher price is for its AI capabilities and priority support rather than a larger stated credit allowance.

Alternatives

Church App Builders is a useful place to compare church-app options. Choose Appy Pie Church App Maker if a free trial and unlimited edits and preview matter; store publishing requires a paid plan. ChurchPlan is worth considering for its free Essentials plan, which includes unlimited members, online giving, automated tax receipts, a personalized church mobile app, and donation links and QR codes.

ChurchSoftware.com Mobile App offers a free app with access to events, sermons, giving, and groups; its Branded Mobile App plan is $149 a month. Subsplash Church App has a $0/mo Subsplash Giving plan with no setup costs, though card and ACH processing fees apply. Parish Connect offers a free branded iOS and Android parish app with its full feature set, onboarding, team training, and ongoing technical maintenance.

OnlineGiving.org Church Mobile App is another paid option with custom pricing. MyChurch Cloud Custom Mobile Apps starts with a Foundation plan at $39 a month, covering up to 500 contacts, three staff users, and email support; Growth costs $99 a month and covers up to 5,000 contacts and 15 staff users. Ekko offers church, conference, and ministry pricing by quote, depending on audience size, selected features, and branding level.

Verdict

Choicely Church App is a strong choice for churches that want a branded, self-managed app combining content, registrations, and congregation updates, with native store publishing. Its Free plan makes it possible to start without a subscription, while Premium provides a defined step up in credits and support. Look elsewhere if the Free credit ceiling or limited Supabase sign-in methods conflict with your needs.