MinHub Youth App Reviews

Other youth databases that I have used dont have native apps. This app solves that issue for me. This app allows all my information about the students to be there with me all the time in a very clean and portable way! The only reason for the 4 stars is for what it does not have, not what it does have. Everything about the app is great so far. I do wish there were a few other options. However, I know the app developers are hard at work on a lot of these updates.

This has been a big help, knowing who is and is not here. I love the fact that my leaders have a picture, so if they do not know all the students, they can still figure out who is there. I just hand them my iPhone and they can take attendance. Later I will check things on my iPad, that is sinked I would love to have a leaders section and would like to connect to facebook. But looks great for now.

Edit 7/19/2015 (v 1.4.1): When we upgraded to this new version, app crashed twice while upgrading the database (third try was successful), and once after it got through the welcome screens. It seems the developers still have not fixed the app crashing problem. This is a great app with a few issues. I am hoping they get resolved in future updates. We have a youth group of about 90 students, so it has been interesting seeing all the statistics from different schools, though right now I am not sure if any of the information is actionable. In other words, are we going to do ministry any differently armed with these attendance records? Or is this more just something cool to have? (And I’m perfectly fine with this just being cool to have) <br><br> Issues:<br><br> 1. Far too many required fields just to enter a student’s information. IMHO none of the information needs to be mandatory, except for perhaps a first name (yes then some of the stats are less accurate, but allow us users to make that decision, please don’t make it for us). New students were understandably uncomfortable with giving out their birthdates, let alone allow a picture to be taken of them. We’re a church, talk about creepy. We gamed the system by entering fake information for email, phone, and picture (we just take a picture of the ceiling). <br><br> 2. UI is inconsistent and cluttered in entering student information: Some background fields are blue, some are red, there is no visible cue for the user on which are required until they try to go to the next screen and it throws up a flag. And for that matter, why not have all fields on the same page? Why make us click “Next” needlessly a few times to get all the screens? We can scroll! (and if you’re going to keep the “Next” paradigm, please make it larger for those of us on iPads?<br><br> 3. Here’s a curious UI choice: When you get to the final screen for student entry, you are required to take a picture, you can’t choose a picture from the camera roll. BUT, when you go to edit a student’s information, you NOW have a choice of either taking another picture OR using a picture from the cameral roll. Why not allow us that option on the final page of the data entry for a new student to begin with?<br><br> 4. App crashes randomly, usually when loading up student pictures.<br><br> 5. App does not cache images (student pictures) consistently. During attendance taking with students in either grid or list view, if you scroll down, and THEN back up, the pictures that were INITIALLY loaded need to load AGAIN. It’s very slow and laggy (we are using an iPad Mini 3). I’ve tested this a few times, and to be fair sometimes the images DO stay in place while scrolling.<br><br> 6. Price is probably on the high side for what it does and the amount of bugs it has.<br><br> 7. Parent/Guardian phone number does not automatically format into the (xxx) xxx-xxxx format like the Student info does.<br><br> <br><br> Future:<br><br> 1. Allow users to import a CSV file with all the fields of student information. That could open this app up to larger churches.<br><br> 2. Allow the default state of which camera (front or rear) to be saved. We have a student that goes around to take attendance, so we usually use the rear-facing camera (better quality, more ergonomic for a third party to take a picture, etc.). It’s annoying to always have to switch the camera each time we get to that screen. <br><br> 3. Would be nice when you select a particular student you could see all the events they have attended, with filters, etc.<br><br> Even with these concerns, I see great potential for this app, and we will continue to use this app. Kudos to the developers for a great first try. My understanding is that they are continually looking to improve, and it can only get better from here. Thank you for helping us in ministry for us youth leaders!

A great app for any youth ministry. If you are trying to see growth in your ministry this app is a must. The new Dropbox feature makes this app so useful. You can now sync accounts on multiple devices without all the struggle of iCloud. With the other apps coming on board soon I know this will just get better. I know $15 seems like a lot but it has saved me so much time, I wouldnt know what to do with out it!

Not quite there. Great idea great improvements. Needs optimization for iPhone 6 Plus. Keep going!

$15 well spent. This app is changing how we contact our youth. Its effluence, streamlined, and always developing better features. Get it now before its too late. It needs better stats, iPhone 6+ optimization, and a different color scheme (personal preference). This app works!

Love this app! It has transformed how we do attendance and has moved us to modern times. I love the new Dropbox sync feature. However, in a future update I would like to have the ability to export Mailing addresses. With one tap, all students addresses could be exported into a file used for printing address labels. Looking forward to whats to come! Thanks for such a great app.

This is almost exactly what I have been looking for! The only things I would like to see added is the option to change what info is added for the student and parent. For instance, it would be great for the student to have option of entering various social media handles and the parent section should include an email option as well.

This needs to include parent emails, and be able to create groups based on that criteria. Also, it would be great to have social media handles/accounts for students and parents.

The app is simply and great to use. Everythings need to know about a student is just a few taps of the finger away. How ever it would be nice to see both options to have leaders be entered into the system with out having to enter them as a student. Also it would be great to be able to get a hold of the student through social media like Facebook or Twitter.

Minhub is an excellent app for tracking attendance, being reminded of birthdays, group messaging and much more! Worth the investment.

I am part on a smaller church. We do not have lots of resources for a church database software... All I was looking for was something I could add image and names and then keep attendance with. I love this app because I can keep up to date on my stats of whos coming and whos not. The ability to create groups and smart groups is a must. Adding checklist items for certain groups like those going to camp this is great. I do wish they would add the ability to add custom fields so I can keep things like T-Shirt size and allergies in information. But all in all its not a deal breaker. The Filtering is a much needed addition to searching and knowing your group better. The biggest downfall to this app right now is that it’s got a lackluster stat section to me.

Great app! As a youth pastor I feel this is perfect for me. Very intuitive and well thought out. I wish there was a place to enter money received for different events, because that would take the app to the next level. All in all great app! Love the syncing between iPad and my iPhone! Thank you for all your hard work. It has been a great addition to my ministry! God bless, Chris

This is a very well put together app. Really good user interface! Needs more people to get into it to fund updates Im sure. Git it!

This app is exactly what we were looking for as a database solution. Super helpful to track students, get to know them (pictures especially helpful for new kids), and have their info on hand! I believe there is an update in the works that will eventually allow this to be shared among multiple leaders, witching will be super awesome too! Love the app and totally recommend it to every ministry I see.

So far this app is amazing! The only issue I have is that syncing between 2 or more devices lags just a bit. But so far I am loving everything about it! Easy to setup and easy to work with. From one youth pastor to another, GET THIS APP.

This app offers a great way to track students and follow up with those that miss. I love the built in texting feature. The graph breakdowns are useful to understand your group better. I agree with another review, there needs to be a way to track event payments and shirt sizes. Something that needs editing is when you add parent info, there is only room for one parent. Please add an update for both parents. Great work on this app.

I use it for attendance and it has great uses I just feel it is lacking in many areas. The app sync with Dropbox is unreliable. It does and then doesnt work. The app is great for one device but when you have a couple people working to minister to kids and could help with attendance it fails to help. Text portion works partially. Sometimes get errors. Overall I like it. I believe it has a great future.... I just dont know how close that future is. Seems like the app developers are trying but I would like more for my money.

Best tracker Ive seen in 20 years of full time student ministry.

This is a great app and is well worth the money. Checking in now takes seconds and my youth cant mess it up. Our church loves this app. The only reason we didnt give five stars is because we want to use it for our childrens program, but we cant add elementary grades. Change that and its a five star app.