The free plan
Free church management software
Not a trial that expires, and not a stripped-back starter tier. The whole church app, free forever for small churches.
Psalmly’s core app is free forever for churches up to 50 people.
That covers prayer, events, groups, announcements, the member directory, the member mobile app on iOS and Android, your church website, online giving and a document vault. There is no card to start and no expiry date.
Your plan counts everyone in your Directory: the people who have joined in the app and the people on your roster. Anyone can always join.
What the free plan includes
Not a stripped-back starter tier. This is the church app.
Free
For new & house churches
Up to 50 people
- Prayer board
- Events & groups
- Announcements
- Member directory
- Member mobile app
- Church website
- Online giving (platform fee)
- Document vault
Community and Growth add the church’s books, Graphics, Scribe write-ups, the AI assistant, a custom domain and room for more people. Compare the plans →
The parts churches assume are paid
These are the ones people are surprised by, so they are worth naming: none of them needs a plan.
- Online giving, on the free plan
- Take donations by card or bank transfer. It runs through your church's own Stripe account, so gifts settle straight into your bank and Psalmly never holds your money. See the pricing page for how the fees compare across plans.
- The weekly bulletin
- Build it, publish it, print it, email it to the congregation and put it on your website. Only the AI drafting of the pastor and giving notes needs a paid plan.
- Forms and registrations
- Build a form by hand, attach it to an event, collect responses and export them as a CSV or a PDF. Only generating one from a description is the paid part.
- The member app, on iOS and Android
- Your congregation gets the real app from the App Store and Google Play — not a mobile web page. Members are never billed for it.
- Your church website
- Service times, where you are, how to get in touch and how to give — open to anyone, no account needed. It is a real website of your own, not a directory listing.
- A document vault
- Keep the church's bylaws, insurance and 501(c)(3) letter somewhere that is not one person's laptop, each flagged as its renewal date comes near.
At a glance
| Price | Free forever. No card to start, no expiry. |
|---|---|
| Members | Up to 50 people — everyone in your Directory, in the app or on your roster. Anyone can always join. |
| Where it runs | The web for your team, and the Psalmly app on iOS and Android for your congregation. |
| What a plan adds | The church's books, Graphics, Scribe write-ups and the AI assistant, a custom domain, and room for more people. |
Questions churches ask
Is Psalmly free forever, or is it a trial?
Free forever. The core app costs nothing for churches up to 50 people, with no card to start and no expiry date. Nothing switches itself off after thirty days.
What happens when we pass 50 people?
Nobody is kept out: people can always join, and nobody is removed. Once you pass 50, you get two weeks’ notice, and then sending announcements and bulletins needs Community. Everything else keeps working.
Do our members pay anything?
No. The church holds one subscription — or none, on Free — and every member it invites gets full access on web and mobile. Members are never billed separately.
Do we need a credit card to start?
No. Create your church, invite your congregation, and use it. You enter payment details only if you choose a paid plan.
What does a paid plan add?
The church's books — record Sunday's cash and checks, expenses and pledges, so the board report and every giver's year-end statement include them. The AI tools — Graphics, which draws the poster or slide for whatever is coming up; Scribe, which turns a recording of a meeting into minutes; and the assistant on both sides of the app. Plus your own web address, no Psalmly fee on online gifts, and room for more people.
Can our church take donations on the free plan?
Yes. Online giving works on every plan and runs through your church's own Stripe account, so gifts settle straight into your bank. See the pricing page for how the fees compare across plans.
Keep reading
New to church software?
Plain-language answers to the questions that come before choosing a tool.
- What is church management software?The jobs it actually does for a church, in plain words.
- The kinds of church softwareGiving apps, website builders, all-in-one platforms — and which one a church needs.
- What church software costsHow these tools are priced, what drives the number, and what to watch for.
- Church mobile appsWhat a church app is for, and the difference between building one and being given one.
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