Subsplash Church App

Overview

Subsplash Church App is a branded mobile app and connected set of church media and ministry tools. It is best suited to churches that want members to find sermons, give, communicate, and take part in activities through one church-branded destination. The trade-off is a tailored, sales-quoted package rather than a straightforward app price.

Subsplash dates to 2005, when Tim and Kristy Turner formed the company; it says its first church apps followed in 2009. Churches can pair the app with websites, media hosting, live streaming, giving, and management and messaging features. That breadth can reduce the need to stitch together separate member-facing services, though the cost depends on church size, chosen features, and usage limits.

Key features

The native media player brings live streaming and on-demand video, audio, and podcasts into the app. A sermon library, website player embed, scheduled broadcasts, and viewer chat extend that offering; recording storage is limited, so churches with substantial archives should account for that constraint. Members also get Bible reading plans, audio Bibles, scripture sharing and tagging, and fill-in sermon notes, making the app useful between services as well as during a sermon.

Profiles, personalized media suggestions, push notifications, events, forms, and group messaging support ongoing engagement. Messaging stays inside the church app rather than requiring a separate messaging service. Subsplash says messaging traffic uses TLS/SSL and its servers are in data centers with ISO 27001 and SOC 1, 2, and 3 certifications, but messaging does not have end-to-end encryption; churches with that requirement should look elsewhere.

Giving covers one-time and recurring gifts, campaigns, tax receipts, text-to-give, a donor portal, and website embeds. Subsplash Giving has no monthly charge, but card and ACH processing fees apply. The broader feature set also includes volunteer requests members can accept or decline, availability settings, and pending-request views. Check-in capabilities include both check-in modes, badge printing, family linking, safety alerts, digital badges, attendance reports, custom registration forms, payment collection, and recurring events.

Custom branded TV apps are offered for Google TV, Fire TV, Roku, and Apple TV, and church media can be used with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Support resources include a dedicated onboarding specialist to help build the app, add content, and publish it in app stores, plus a dedicated client success manager, a 24/7 AI assistant, webinars, and on-demand classes. Integrations or resources are available for Rock RMS, Planning Center, Breeze, Zapier, and StudioC.

Pricing

Subsplash is a paid offering with custom pricing. The quote varies with organization size, selected features, and usage limits, so churches should ask sales to price the package around their needs before committing. The two main packages are:

• Subsplash One: Custom pricing based on church size and usage. It includes websites, media hosting, custom mobile and TV apps, live streaming, giving, and management and messaging features. This is the broad package for churches seeking a branded digital hub; its tailored price makes direct budget comparison harder.
• Enterprise: Contact sales for a tailored package. It includes Subsplash One features, custom API integrations, a multi-campus app, and a Rock RMS account integration and plugin. It is the fit for multi-campus organizations or churches needing those integration capabilities, rather than a lower-cost entry tier.
• Subsplash Giving: free, billed $0/mo, with no setup costs; card and ACH processing fees apply. This is the clearest low-commitment option for churches focused on giving, but it does not represent the full custom app and platform package.

Subsplash also offers a free plan, but Giving’s $0 monthly charge should not be confused with free payment processing. The custom app and One or Enterprise packages remain quote-based, and processing charges still matter when estimating giving costs.

Platforms

The service supports Android, iOS, web, and API access. Branded TV apps extend church media to Google TV, Fire TV, Roku, and Apple TV, while Apple CarPlay and Android Auto support use in the car. Vendor-managed app store publishing and dedicated onboarding are useful for churches that do not want to handle the publishing process alone.

Who it's for

Subsplash suits churches that want custom branding across mobile and TV, with media, giving, group messaging, events, volunteer coordination, and check-in tools under a broad platform. It is particularly compelling for organizations able to benefit from the Enterprise multi-campus app or Rock RMS integration. A church that only needs inexpensive check-in or a simple app should compare narrower or more transparently priced services first.

Pros and cons

• Pro: The app combines media, Bible tools, messaging, giving, events, volunteer scheduling, and check-in, which can put many member activities in one branded place.
• Pro: Onboarding includes help with content and app-store publishing, reducing the burden on a church team launching a custom app.
• Pro: Giving has no monthly charge or setup cost, although processing fees remain.
• Con: Custom pricing based on size, features, and usage makes the full package harder to budget without a sales conversation.
• Con: Messaging lacks end-to-end encryption, which rules it out for churches that require that protection.
• Con: Recording storage is limited, a constraint for churches building a large on-demand media archive.

Alternatives

For a narrower check-in need, compare B1 Checkin: it is free, available on Android, iOS, and web, and its B1 Church plan is described as everything included for every church and size, without tiers or per-member pricing. Choose it when check-in simplicity and predictable cost matter more than Subsplash’s broader media and engagement suite.

Planning Center is a freemium option with free Calendar for one room, People with an unlimited database and reporting, and Services for five team members. It is worth considering when those free entry points match the church’s needs and a wider custom-branded media app is not the priority.

TimelyChurch offers a free plan for up to 100 people and 500 MB of storage, plus a Growth plan at $49 a month for up to 500 people. It is a clearer fit for churches that want a defined free or monthly-priced option with those stated caps.

CDM+ is a paid alternative with a free trial and a CDM+ Essentials plan at $25 a month for one program and one user. Consider it when that program-and-user scope and monthly starting price are a better match than a custom Subsplash package.

ChurchTrac is a paid option with a free trial, starting at $29 a month for 75 people, with a 125-person plan at $39 a month. Churches that can work within those member-count tiers may prefer its stated pricing to a quote.

MosesTab Worship Planning has a free web plan for unlimited members, one admin, one group and ministry, five events, three forms, and 500 MB storage; its Growth plan is $39 a month. It is a more focused option when worship planning and its stated free-plan limits are sufficient.

Connection Card Pro Check-Ins is a freemium check-in option on web, iOS, and Android. ACTS is a free, open-source church management option for web, Windows, and Linux, with attendance and activity management, membership management, and accounting and financial reports.

Browse Church Check-In Software, Church App Builders, Church Website Builders, Church Giving Software, Church Event Management Software, and Church Streaming Software for category-specific choices.

Verdict

Choose Subsplash if your church wants a custom-branded, multi-channel home for media, giving, member communication, and ministry activity, and can justify a tailored package. Its breadth and onboarding support are the strongest reasons to choose it. Look elsewhere if you need transparent full-package pricing, end-to-end encrypted messaging, or ample recording storage as a priority.