Ekkle
Ekkle is a church platform for messaging, events, groups, sermons, live streaming, giving, SMS, analytics and administration.
What Ekkle is
Ekkle is a church platform for messaging, events, groups, sermons, live streaming, giving, SMS, analytics and administration. Its in-app Assistant can create or update events, pages, home blocks, volunteer rosters and push notifications, and search sermon transcripts. Sermon tools include a library, transcription, study guides and live broadcasts with replay. Churches can connect YouTube and Facebook to forward broadcasts. Donations run through Stripe for one-time or recurring giving; standard Stripe processing fees apply, and Ekkle says it adds no platform percentage. Ekkle is available in a browser on modern devices and as a native iOS app. Android phones and tablets can use the browser version, while a church-branded iOS app is available on request. The Early adopter plan costs $149.99 a month for a whole church, with no per-member or per-seat fee and white-glove onboarding. Applicants are reviewed personally, and there is no self-serve trial. Ekkle says private messages are encrypted before database storage and that church administrators cannot read them unless they are part of the conversation.
Good
- Assistant can manage events, rosters and notifications.
- Sermons include transcription, study guides and replay.
- Supports one-time and recurring Stripe donations.
- Whole-church plan has no per-member or per-seat fees.
Watch out
- No free plan or self-serve trial is listed.
- Native mobile app is for iOS; no Android app is distributed.
- Early adopter plan costs $149.99 a month.
- Standard Stripe processing fees apply.
Who it suits
Ekkle suits churches seeking communication, sermon, event and giving tools in one platform. It may fit churches willing to apply for onboarding and use iOS or browser-based access.
Verdict
Ekkle brings church communications, media and administration into one platform, with a whole-church monthly plan. Consider the application-based onboarding and browser-only Android access when deciding if it fits.
Plans and prices
From Ekkle's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2001.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Early adopter | $149.99 a month | whole church · no per-member or per-seat fees · everything included · white-glove onboarding · $149.99/month |
The facts
Each one read from Ekkle's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Assistant
- The Assistant can create and update events, pages, home blocks, volunteer rosters, and push notifications, and search sermon transcripts.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Data scope
- The FAQ says data is scoped to each church with role-based access.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Giving
- Giving uses Stripe for one-time or recurring donations; standard Stripe processing fees apply and Ekkle says it adds no platform percentage.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Integrations
- Church administrators can connect YouTube and Facebook to forward live broadcasts to those platforms.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Messaging security
- Ekkle says private messages are encrypted with AES-256-GCM before database storage, and message plaintext is not stored.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Other security
- The privacy policy says traffic is protected by TLS, passwords are hashed, production access is restricted and logged, and authentication access tokens expire after 15 minutes.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Privacy
- Ekkle says it does not sell personal data and that church administrators cannot read private message content unless they participate in the conversation.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Purpose
- Ekkle is an all-in-one church platform for messaging, events, groups, sermons, live streaming, giving, SMS, analytics, and an in-app Assistant.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Sermons
- The platform includes a sermon library, transcription, study guides, and live streaming with replay.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Support
- The site lists [email protected] for support and says the team is available during church launch and onboarding.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Web access
- Ekkle runs in a browser on modern devices, including Android phones and tablets.checked 8 Oct 2001
Where it runs
- Mobile apps
- Ekkle has a native iOS app; a church-branded white-label iOS app is available on request, and the maker says there is no separate Android app in distribution today.checked 8 Oct 2001
Money
- Onboarding and trial
- Early adopters apply for personal white-glove onboarding; Ekkle says there is no self-serve trial and applications are reviewed personally.checked 8 Oct 2001
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