Nave vs myParish App
Your parish on every phone — no app-store download.
The myParish App is a companion app parishioners must install for Mass times, prayers, and reminders. Nave is the whole parish — website, giving, sacraments, records, and back office — that opens in any browser, in every language, with nothing to download.
myParish App. A downloadable Catholic parish app (by Diocesan Publications, part of the ParishSoft family — not Pushpay) — Mass times, readings, prayers, reminders, and a giving link that parishioners install from the app store. A companion app, not a parishioner website or a parish back office; its reach depends on people actually downloading it.
| Capability | Nave | myParish App |
|---|---|---|
| No app-store download (just a link) | ✓ opens in any browser | ✗ must install the app |
| Co-equal multilingual content | ✓ EN/ES/TL + more | ~ limited |
| Full parishioner website | ✓ | ✗ app only |
| Mass times, readings & prayers | ✓ | ✓ core |
| Sacraments + records of record | ✓ | ✗ |
| Online giving | ~ offertory live | ~ links to a provider |
| Always-accurate, computed liturgy | ✓ | ~ |
| Staff back office (roles + audit) | ✓ | ✗ |
✓ ships · ~ partial / gated / rolling out · ✗ not offered. Verified against vendor materials and third-party reviews.
Why parishes choose Nave over myParish App.
A link, not an app store
The myParish App only reaches parishioners who install it — and most never do. Nave opens in any phone browser from a link or QR code, so the whole parish is one tap away.
Multilingual, co-equal
Every page and notification co-equal in English, Spanish, and Tagalog — and more. A companion app's language options are fixed and partial.
The whole parish, not a companion
myParish is an app that points at your Mass times and a giving link. Nave is the website, giving, sacraments, records, and staff back office themselves.
A real back office
Role-gated administration, sacramental registers, safe-environment tracking, and an audit trail — the things a companion app was never built to run.
Switching is easy
Keep the myParish App if your parishioners love it — Nave becomes the web home it points to, and adds the giving, records, and back office it was never meant to hold.
Questions, answered.
Is Nave a myParish App alternative?
Yes — and broader. The myParish App is a downloadable companion for Mass times, prayers, and reminders. Nave is the whole parish — website, giving, sacraments, records, and staff back office — that opens in any browser, with no app-store download.
Do parishioners have to download Nave like the myParish App?
No. Nave opens in any phone browser from a link or QR code; parishioners can optionally 'add to home screen', but there's no app-store install to skip — which is where most parish apps lose their audience.
Who makes the myParish App?
Diocesan Publications, part of the ParishSoft family — not Pushpay (whose parishioner app is 'My Church'). myParish is a companion app, distinct from a full parish website or church-management system.
Is the myParish App multilingual like Nave?
Only partially. Nave renders the whole site, bulletin, and every notification co-equally in English, Spanish, and Tagalog — and adds more — where a companion app offers a fixed, limited set.
See the full field in our parish software comparison.
Sources
eCatholic, Pushpay, ParishStaq, ParishSOFT, Flocknote, LPi (4LPi), and myParish are trademarks of their respective owners, used here for identification and comparison only. Nave is independent and not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any of them. Capabilities and pricing are drawn from public vendor materials and third-party reviews as of the dates cited and can change; verify current details with each vendor.
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