WorshipDeck vs WorshipTools
Compare WorshipDeck with WorshipTools Presenter, the cloud-synced desktop church presentation app formerly called Worship Extreme.
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The short version
Neither product wins outright. Here is the honest split before you read any further.
Choose WorshipDeck if
- The editor itself should be the browser, Chromebooks included
- You do not want item or storage caps on a free presenter tier
- Sunday stays presentation-first, not a planning and people suite
- You want Ezra and a library that is not gated by local storage
Choose WorshipTools if
- A free or low-cost installed presenter is the priority
- SongSelect, Loop import, and CCLI auto-reporting matter
- You want their local-first Presenter and wider planning suite
- You want their planning, Charts, and people database too
WorshipDeck and WorshipTools, line by line
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| WorshipDeckThis is us | WorshipTools | |
|---|---|---|
| Getting set up | ||
| Install and devices | Any modern browser on any OS. Optional Android TV, Fire TV, and a Windows or Mac display host. | Mac or Windows install that syncs through their cloud. |
| Where the library lives | One church cloud workspace. Sign in anywhere and it is already there. | Cloud-synced into the installed Presenter. |
| Bringing existing decks in | Drop in PowerPoint .pptx or Keynote .key and keep editing. Lyrics and services are rebuilt natively. | SongSelect and Loop lyric import. |
| Prep during the week | ||
| Team prep during the week | Invite the team and everyone opens the same library in a browser. | Cloud sync, with user and item caps on the free tier. |
| Scripture and songs | Church-approved Bibles with dual-translation insert, a read-only global catalog, and church-owned ChordPro songs. No SongSelect. | 65+ Bibles, SongSelect and Loop import, CCLI auto-reporting. |
| AI and media tools | Ezra drafts slides, sermon notes, and lyric arrangements. You approve or skip every change. | Motion graphics on the higher plans. |
| Sunday morning | ||
| Live edit without stopping screens | Yes. Fix a slide or reorder the service from present mode without touching what people see. | The operator edits in the installed Presenter. |
| Outputs and multi-screen | Local browser windows, Android TV, Fire TV, and multi-monitor desktop hosts, each able to show its own variant. | Multi-output and stage display on paid plans. |
| If the booth computer fails | If the display hosts still work, sign in on another laptop, Chromebook, or tablet because the church library is not stored only on the failed operator. Monitors hosted by the failed computer need another host. | Install and re-sync on another Mac or Windows PC. |
| Cost and fit | ||
| Pricing model | Subscription. Starter and Church include the same features and differ only in capacity. | Free tier with limits, plus Pro and Pro Plus. |
| Best fit | Volunteer teams on mixed devices who want one shared library and no booth-PC dependency. | Cloud-synced desktop plus CCLI reporting. |
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WorshipTools Presenter — formerly Worship Extreme — is a Mac and Windows desktop app that syncs lyrics, media, and cue lists through their cloud, inside a broader suite that also handles planning and charts. WorshipDeck is a web-based alternative to WorshipTools for churches who want the editor itself in the browser and would rather have one focused presentation product than a suite.
Who WorshipTools is for
WorshipTools Presenter is a desktop presenter for macOS and Windows. Their official pages describe online and offline use, cloud sync of lyrics, media, and cue lists, 65+ Bible translations, SongSelect and Loop lyric import, and CCLI auto-reporting as part of the wider suite alongside planning, Charts, and a people database. A free lifetime tier limits storage, users, and items per service, and multi-output plus stage display sit on paid plans. Confirm current plan gates on their pricing page.
That is the right tool when you want a free or inexpensive installed presenter with cloud sync and CCLI reporting, and you would like the rest of the suite too.
What changes without an installed presenter
WorshipTools already solved file-sharing with cloud sync, so the interesting differences are elsewhere: what the free tier costs you in limits, and whether the app needs installing.
- No caps on the shape of a service. WorshipDeck's plans differ in overall capacity, not in how many items a single service may contain or which outputs you are allowed to use. Multi-screen output and stage views are not upsells. See pricing.
- The operator console is a browser tab. Chromebooks, Linux machines, tablets, and phones run the full editor and the live console. See web-based.
- Presentation-first, not a suite. If you want planning, charts, and a people database, WorshipTools has more. WorshipDeck concentrates on the deck, the service, and Sunday itself.
- Ezra as a working assistant. Sermon notes become a draft deck, lyrics get arranged, speaker notes get written, and everything arrives as a proposal you approve or skip. See Ezra AI and sermon notes.
- Screens that do different jobs. Content variants drive per-screen output, presenter views carry chords and notes to the platform, and paired Android TV or Fire TV sticks cover lobby displays.
Where WorshipTools still wins
Free is free. WorshipTools has a genuine no-cost tier that presents Sunday, and if that fits inside its storage and item limits, no argument here beats it.
CCLI is the second real gap. SongSelect import and auto-reporting are part of their suite and neither exists in WorshipDeck. A CCLI number on a credits slide is not the same thing, and churches who report every week will feel the difference.
Their local-first Presenter is the third distinction. WorshipDeck's desktop app also presents offline after an online sync: presentations and services marked Ready offline can start after a restart and run on the booth's paired monitors. WorshipTools is the cleaner fit when you want its installed presenter, cloud-sync model, and wider suite rather than a browser-first church workspace with a prepared offline booth.
And if you want planning, Charts, and a people database from one vendor, WorshipTools is a suite and WorshipDeck is not. Buying one thing that does four jobs is a legitimate preference.
Moving your Sunday over
Cue lists become services, and this is mostly a re-entry job rather than an import — there is no WorshipTools or Worship Extreme importer.
Take the file shortcut where it exists: decks already saved as PowerPoint or Keynote drop into the presentation library as .pptx or .key and stay editable. Give the fonts and any embedded video a look before that deck runs a service.
For songs, paste lyrics into songs as ChordPro. If you have been relying on SongSelect import, this is the change you will feel most, so decide up front whether the CCLI workflow is something you can move off before you commit to a switch.
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Songs that become stage-ready slides
Browse a global song catalog or keep your church's own ChordPro songs in WorshipDeck. Compose lyric slides with congregation, lower-third, and confidence-monitor outputs, including CCLI on credits slides.
Common questions
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See how it feels on your own Sunday
Bring in a PowerPoint or Keynote deck, build one service, and decide for yourself whether WorshipTools is still the right home for it.
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