Stronger mobile app for your congregation.
| ACS Church Life App | Realm Connect App | |
|---|---|---|
| Church Directory | ||
| Tap to Call | ||
| Tap to Text | ||
| Addresses Open Maps | ||
| Church Calendar | ||
| Event RSVP, Registration, and Payments | ||
| In-App Messages | ||
| Group Rosters, Events, and Feeds | ||
| Mobile Giving, Recurring Gifts, and Giving History | ||
| Pledge Progress | ||
| View, Respond, and Manage Assignments to Serving Schedule | ||
| Add Skills, Interests, and Serving Availability |
A better way to track attendance and encourage involvement.
| ACS Attendance | Realm Groups | |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance Tracking | ||
| Promote Group Participants | ||
| Ministry Area Categorization | ||
| Group Meeting Calendar | ||
| Group Leader Tools | ||
| Shared Posts, Files, and Resources | ||
| Search & Join and Send Group Invitations |
A more powerful check-in for your entire church.
| ACS Checkpoint | Realm Check-in | |
|---|---|---|
| Touch-Screen Compatible | ||
| Check in Members, Regular Attendees, and Volunteers | ||
| Print Name Badges | ||
| Automatic Attendance with Next Steps | ||
| Customizable Check-In Kiosks for Ministries and Events | ||
| Guest Check-In Information Added to Church Database |
Increased options for giving allowing your church to thrive.
| ACS Pay Plus | Realm eGiving | |
|---|---|---|
| Accept Credit Cards, Debit Cards, and ACH* | ||
| One-Time and Recurring Gifts | ||
| Online, Mobile, and Text Giving | ||
| Gifts Automatically Post to Contributions | ||
| Give Without a Login | ||
| Customizable Giving Forms | ||
| Online Pledging | ||
| Customizable Pledge Forms | ||
| Give to Multiple Funds in Single Donation | ||
| Allow Donors to Offset Processing Costs | ||
| Giving and Pledge History for Donors to See on Realm Profile or in Mobile App |
*ACH not available in Canada.
More defined steps to guide and track discipleship in your church.
| ACS Connections | Realm Pathways | |
|---|---|---|
| Create Single or Multi-Step Processes | ||
| Assign People to Specific Visitors | ||
| Assign People to Specific Steps in Each Process | ||
| View Visit History and Response | ||
| See Pathway History on Person's Profile | ||
| Automated Triggers for Follow-Ups | ||
| Communicate Directly to Those in Certain Steps or Everyone in the Pathway | ||
| Auto-Enrollment from One Pathway to the Next |
Easier reporting for overviews or detailed insights.
| ACS Report Designer | Realm Insights and Reports | |
|---|---|---|
| Customized Searches | ||
| Predefined Reports | ||
| Report Previews | ||
| Report Exports | ||
| Dashboards (Overview, Giving, Pledges, Attendance, Involvement) | ||
| Share Reports Directly in the Software | ||
| Save Reports in the Software | ||
| Print Mailing Labels Based on a Report |
A seamless integration for better church management.
| Access ACS | Realm | |
|---|---|---|
| Changes Occur in Real Time | ||
| Online Event Registration and Payments | ||
| Online Giving | ||
| Automatic Posting of Gifts to Contributions | ||
| Join Groups and View Group Rosters | ||
| Mark Attendance | ||
| View Church Directory | ||
| Member Communication | Email Only | Email, Inbox, Newsfeed |
| Group Leader and Staff Communication | Email, Text | Email, Text, Inbox, Newsfeed |
| Group Leader Communication History |
Better manage your volunteers all in one place.
| Access ACS | Realm Volunteers | Members Set Serving Skills and Interests |
|---|---|---|
| Automatically Match Members to Serving Opportunities | ||
| Members Add Serving Availability | ||
| Publish New and Updated Volunteer Schedules | ||
| Enable Requests to Serve and Automatic Reminders | ||
| Enroll Teams in Text Communications | ||
| Receive Alerts for Volunteer Preferences and Conflicts | ||
| Congregants View Schedule and Accept/Decline Requests to Serve | ||
| Volunteers Can Find Replacements for Serving | ||
| Volunteers Receive Automated Reminders via Inbox Preferences | ||
| Accept/Decline Assignments in the Connect App | ||
| Volunteers Can Send or Respond to a Replacement Request in the Connect App | ||
| Volunteer Check-In and Attendance | ||
| Assign Volunteer Team Leaders | ||
| Volunteer Team Leader Dashboard | ||
| Congregation Can Express Interest in New Serving Opportunities | ||
| Feature Serving Opportunities |
Realm Shepherd App
- Specifically built for pastors and pastoral staff
- Access profiles for everyone in the church’s Realm database
- Links directly to the profiles so that any information that a pastor or pastoral staff updates in the app automatically updates on the person’s profile
- View family connections and associations, as well as congregant involvement like group participation, discipleship tracks, and sacramental information
- Create new notes on profiles that can only be seen by other pastors or pastoral staff
- Communicate directly with anyone in the church via email, text, call, or in-app messages