Breeze is one of the simplest church management tools available — but simple comes with trade-offs. No native app, no chat, no streaming, no Gift Aid. Here's the full picture.
Breeze is a web-based church database. It's well-designed and genuinely simple to use — but it was built for administrators, not for congregations. Your members don't have an app. There's no way to send a push notification to a member's phone. There's no in-app chat, no sermon library they can access from their pocket.
Aurnet gives every member a full native app on iOS and Android. They can watch Sunday's sermon on Monday morning, check in for Wednesday's meeting, respond to a prayer request, or view the worship team rota — all without opening a browser.
| Feature | Aurnet | Breeze |
|---|---|---|
| Native iOS & Android app | ||
| Web admin dashboard | ||
| Built-in chat & messaging | ||
| Gift Aid (HMRC compliant) | ||
| UK GDPR compliance | Partial | |
| In-app giving (Stripe) | ||
| Event registration forms | ||
| Volunteer & rota management | Basic | |
| Live streaming (in-app) | ||
| Training & discipleship programs | ||
| Accountability partners | ||
| Pastoral care tracking | ||
| Push notifications | ||
| Bulk SMS | Add-on | |
| Sermon/media library | ||
| White-label branding | ||
| Free plan available |
Breeze is a good fit if you primarily need a contact database and basic check-in system, your congregation is comfortable using a web browser rather than an app, and you're a US-based church where Gift Aid isn't relevant.
For UK churches — or any church that wants its congregation to actually engage with the platform daily — Breeze's web-only approach is a real limitation. Members don't visit a website to check announcements. They open an app.
Free to start. Full native app on iOS and Android. No credit card required.