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Ekkle vs. Subsplash
Polished apps and Pulpit AI are real. Lock-in, opaque stacks, and quote-only pricing are friction Ekkle removes.
Where Subsplash is strong
- •Polished custom mobile apps and a mature media/streaming story.
- •Pulpit AI is strong for sermon → clips, devotionals, and multi-channel content.
- •Large installed base and professional services.
Where Ekkle is stronger
- •Ekkle Assistant performs work inside your church app (events, pages, roster, notifications) — not only analytics or sermon repurposing.
- •Published price: $149.99/mo all-in for core product; 30-day trial without a sales call.
- •No Ekkle platform fee on top of Stripe for giving.
AI positioning
Pulpit AI repurposes sermon content; Trends AI builds charts from natural language — operational actions stay in traditional UI.
Ekkle Assistant uses shipped tools to change data and run workflows in your tenant (where your church enables them). See the live list on /assistant.
Pricing snapshot
- Subsplash — monthly (typical)
- from ~$149
- Ekkle — published
- $150/mo
- Card processing (public / common)
- Commonly 2.99% + $0.30 (standard); lower card rates with exclusive giving partnership and volume rebates.
- Contracts
- Multi-year agreements are common; verify your order form.
Illustrative monthly math
Example only: $8,000/mo in card gifts, ~160 card transactions, Ekkle uses Stripe's common ~2.9% + $0.3/txn for illustration. Competitor uses the "assumed card rate" column in our internal comparison sheet — not legal or tax advice.
| Line | Ekkle | Subsplash |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription (estimate) | $150 | $149 |
| Est. card processing | $280 | $287 |
| Illustrative total | $430 | $436 |
Questions
Can Ekkle replace Subsplash for our church app?▼
Many churches use Ekkle for messaging, giving, sermons, streaming, sites, and groups in one web + iOS experience. Compare your must-have list on the Features section of meet.ekkle.app, then start a trial.
Does Ekkle have sermon clip AI like Pulpit AI?▼
Ekkle includes sermon library tools (transcription, collections, shorts). It does not yet match every Pulpit AI marketing claim — compare directly during your trial.