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Best Check-in Apps for Churches (2026)
Monthly price, free tier, label printers and the child-safety features of 13 church check-in apps, side by side. Checked September 2026.
Updated September 2026
·13 apps compared
CM
🏆
Lowest price
ChMeetings
PC
🧒
Best standalone
Planning Center Check-Ins
K
📱
Best flat price
Kidddo
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#1
CM
ChMeetings
Bundled ChMS · free to 50 people
88/100
Winner · $12/mo at 30 kids
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K
Kidddo
Standalone · flat $19/mo
81/100
#3 · $19/mo at any size
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KC
KidCheck
Standalone · priced per device
75/100
#4 · $25/mo, 1 device
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E
Elvanto
Bundled ChMS · priced by active adults
61/100
#6 · $39/mo to 100 adults + $149 setup
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FT
Faith Teams
Bundled ChMS · $75/mo to 499 people
25/100
#8 · $75/mo to 499 people
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Rm
Realm
Bundled ChMS · quote only
0/100
#12 · price not published
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| Price | |||||||||||||
| Monthly price, 30 kids on a Sunday (church of ~100) | $12100-people plan | $1530 check-ins a day | $19yearly saves 26% | $25Starter, 1 device · $40 unlimited devices | $39125 names · $29 to 75 names | $39to 100 active adults · $31 yearly · children free | $72whole ChMS | $75to 499 people | $79.99 + $199 onceCore + Check-In add-on · $73.32 yearly | $419 hostingRock Cloud S · $0 license | Not published | Not published | Not publishedAdvanced tier and up |
| Monthly price, 75 kids on a Sunday (church of ~250) | $25250-people plan | $3275 check-ins a day | $19 | $40Starter, unlimited devices | $59250 names | ?priced by active adults; next tier not checked | $72 | $75 | $79.99 + $199 once | $419 hostingRock Cloud S | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| How it is priced | People in the database$40 to 500 · $50 to 1,000 · $60 unlimited | Check-ins on your busiest day$0 to 10 · $15 to 30 · $32 to 75 · $69 to 200 · $115 to 500 | Flat per church | Edition + devicesPlus $45/$75 · Premier $60/$120 | Names in the database$79 to 500 · $99 to 1,000 · $119 unlimited | Active adultschildren not counted | Flat per church$119 All Access | Active peopleup to $150 at 5,000+ | Plan + one-time add-onComplete $159.99 includes it | Hosting tierRock Cloud to 1,000 people $419 · 2,500 $1,119 | Quote, by church size | Quote, by weekly attendance | QuoteCore · Advanced · Complete |
| Free tier · trial | Free to 50 peopleno check-in on the free plan | Free to 10 check-ins a day30-day trial | 30-day trial | 90-day money back | 30-day trialno card | ? | 1-month trial | 10-day trialno card | ✗ | Open source | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Needs the vendor's ChMS | ✓it is the ChMS | ✗People module is free | ✗ | ✗integrates with several | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Contract · setup fee | None · $0 | None · $0 | None · $0 | None · $05% off yearly | $0 setuppaid setup help optional | $149 setup | None · $0$599 onboarding optional | None · $0optional 3-year deal, free iPad | Monthly or yearly · $0 | $249 setupRock Cloud; self-hosting is free | ? | ? | ? |
| Child safety | |||||||||||||
| Matching parent pickup tag | ✓3, 4 or 6-character code | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ? | ✓3 or 4-digit code | ✓4-digit code | ✓ | ✓ | ✓PIN option | ✓ | ? |
| Allergy / medical note on the tag | ✓custom field | ✓ | ? | ✓ | ✓ | ? | ✓ | ✓up to 3 fields | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ? |
| Text parents from the room | ? | ✓ | ✓built in | ✓broadcast texts on Plus and Premier | ✓$7/mo Enhanced Messaging add-on | ? | ✗pager number prints on label | ? | ? | ✓ | ✓ | ? | ✓ |
| Self check-in kiosk | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ? | ✓ | ? | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓iPad app | ✓ | ? |
| Pre-check-in from the parent's phone | ✓scan the event QR | ✓Church Center app | ? | ✓needs Pro station or ExpressHub | Family QR at the station | ? | ? | ? | ? | ✓ | ✓church app | ✓Connect app | ✓barcode on arrival |
| Hardware | |||||||||||||
| Label printers | ?needs a dedicated tag printer | Dymo · Brother · Zebra · Citizen | Any printer on a host PC/MacDymo and Brother recommended | Dymo · Brother | Brother onlyDymo no longer supported | ? | Dymo · Brother | Dymo · Brother | ? | Zebra only | Brother only | ? | Zebra · Dymo |
| Runs on | iPad · Android · phone · web | iPad · Android · phone · Mac · Windows | iPad · Android · any browser | iPad · Android · touchscreen PC | iPad · Mac · Windowsno Android | ? | iPad app · browser | iPad · iPhoneAndroid not documented | Windows · Mac · mobile app | iPad · Windows · browser | iPad onlykiosk app | ? | iPad · touchscreen PC |
Independent ranking. Scores come from the published rubric below, applied to the feature data, not editorial preference. Free-first scoring: paid-only features carry a light discount (about 85% of a free feature's credit). Every number comes from the vendor's own pricing or help page, checked 5 September 2026. Price rows assume 30 children checked in on a Sunday (a church of about 100) and 75 (about 250), on the cheapest published plan that includes check-in. Prices change; we recheck every quarter.
✓ has feature
✗ confirmed none
? not yet verified
Human narration best
Built-in TTS good
Own recording basic
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How we score church check-in apps
Score = 100 minus the monthly price at 30 check-ins, so $0 scores 100 and $100 scores 0. A quote-only price scores 0 and ranks last. Nothing else moves the rank.
100%
Monthly price
Cheapest published plan with check-in, at 30 kids on a Sunday
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