EasyWorship Reviews

Pros

It really is easy. It's very nicely laid out and simple to learn, which makes it very easy and user friendly. The developer's have done a fantastic job in many respects and if you're looking for a presentation software for church I would highly recommend trying this one. It allows you to easily change backgrounds or to have a solid color as the background. Changing song lyrics is simple and straightforward and you have the ability to change how the lyrics look as far as font and how many words are on the screen. It's easy to re-order songs if you need to, or add and delete songs on the fly. The search feature helps find a song easily if your teams adds a song on the fly. It also has the ability to put scripture on the screen, with many different versions available.

Cons

Sometimes video with sound doesn't work well or at all and the program seems finicky about the type of video file. I've found displaying webpages hit or miss as well, but I'm not sure if that's the control or the program as I haven't done it often.

There isn't much that I don't like about it.

Alternatives Considered

Microsoft PowerPoint and ProPresenter

Reasons for Switching to EasyWorship

Price and easy of use as well as compatibility with Windows based system.

Pros

I love Easy worship and its extremely easy interface. It is very easy to use during the service and helps things flow right along.

Cons

I am not understanding the livestreaming feature yet but am going to look at it in the near future.

Pros

It has a lot of different features.
For instance, you can set up a link to Song Select (if you have the appropriate subscription to Song Select), which makes downloading your song lyrics straight into your Easy Worship schedule really quick and simple.
You can do the same with youtube videos - which is again super efficient and helpful.
There is also a whole array of other functions (video or image backgrounds to slides) which I have not begun to use.

Cons

I have encountered a number of unresolved problems with this software.
1. I have not been able to import Powerpoint presentations into an EasyWorship Schedule. There is a simple way to do this in the program - but it will not work when (and yes we are running latest versions of Easy Worship and Powerpoint). As a result we have to save Powerpoint presentations as jpeg files and then import them into Easy Worship schedules - which is a pain.
2. When the Easy Worship software updated it disconnected itself from our Easy Worship Library we had created on our laptop. This can be easily fixed, but it caused a major problem/panic at the beginning of one of our services, and it was not clear to a lay person like myself what on earth was wrong. It was embarrassing to start church 30 mins late because of this.
3. We have found the software is a bit unstable if you have Powerpoint open and running at the same time as Easy Worship. For some reason they don't seem to get along.
4. We have EasyWorship installed on two different laptops in our church (one used by the Pastor at home, one used at church for presentations). We tried to set up a shared, synced Easy Worship library on Google Drive that both laptops could share. Easy Worship did not like us doing this. After repeated attempts and problems we realised that Easy Worship and the syncing process on Google Drive were not getting on with each other. It is annoying that we are unable to have one synced Easy Worship library!

Pros

The love the number of new graphics along with the small video graphics. Has a lot of different media styles to choose from.

Cons

Some of the graphics are repeated more than once.

Pros

The options. From the number of resources available within, the ease of adding additional resources, the encouragement to learn more about the software

Cons

Some of the UI in comparison to other simlar presentation softwares I've used, but this is an entirly subjective complaint

Alternatives Considered

ProPresenter

Reasons for Switching to EasyWorship

People already new it and it was easy to impement with volunteers who understaood the UI, etc already

Pros

Ease of use and implementation across the range of PC's

Cons

Nothing that I can recall at this time .

Pros

Easy for non-technical people to pick up

Cons

Displaying Bible verses is poor as they split verses onto two slides, rather than keeping whole verses on each slide.

Alternatives Considered

MediaShout

Reasons for Switching to EasyWorship

We already were using EasyWorship, so no learning a new system.

Pros

It is so simple to use and has all the tools we need right at hand in one place. The new remote app was a clincher.

Cons

Could use a little more features for creativity in making slides. But being able to run PowerPoint through it helps.

Alternatives Considered

MediaShout

Reasons for Switching to EasyWorship

I used it at the previous church I served at. We though about switching but then a new update came out that solved our needs and so we stayed with EasyWorship.

Pros

The fact that it actually is Easy! Presenting in a live environment to a congregation needs to be fast, slick and seamless otherwise it's distracting. EasyWorship allows this to happen with minimal training/experience.

Cons

I signed up to the Premium package but find that there is limited suitable stills and videos - we don't need anything complicated just seas, sunsets, mountain scenes etc.

Pros

How easy it is to get started and setup.

Cons

There is a learning curve, but they offer tutorials.

Alternatives Considered

ProPresenter

Reasons for Choosing EasyWorship

Cost and tools available are greater/more streamlined with easyworship.

Reasons for Switching to EasyWorship

The cost and reviews that I read when comparing.

Pros

Multiscreen support
Quick Search and Compose.
Integration with our live streaming software
A wide array of library content!
Stable with good performance.

Cons

A little expensive
User Interface is a little archaic

Pros

Easy to use, great support, low computer-resources requirements.

Cons

It would be great to have more Bibles in Spanish.

Pros

A very professional, comprehensive thought-through application.
Well laid out for compilation editing and presentation.
Created, designed and managed by personnel who are regular users and worshippers - so they are 'tuned-in' to a church's needs.
Excellent help support. Comprehensive suite of training videos.

Cons

The organisation, layout and selection of the five theme types for text editing is not intuitive. The training videos do not cover this topic adequately.

Pros

EasyWorship helps busy pastors and volunteers use their time where it can best be spent. Our youth groups and Bible Studies have been much more streamlined and simple to plan and organize, and more time is spent discussing The Lord's word than fingering through our Bibles to find the pertinent verses, due to the simple Text Search feature.

Cons

It would be nice if future versions of the program didn't make the prior programs as obsolete, though I do understand that the changes they have made in the fundamental nuts and bolts of the program make it very difficult for it to be backwards compatible. All the same, it would be nice if the prior versions worked as well as their newer counterparts.

Pros

I like Easy Worship because it lets us build a play list each week for our Sunday Service and we can add Scriptures, etc. to our Sermons. We also use images for the screen to make our Worship Experience and Presentations better.

Cons

Actually, Easy Worship meets all of our needs. We have not experienced a down side in all the years we have used it.

Pros

Bible database is rich although it is costly to add one more.

Cons

The cost (monthly cost is high, given we use it on sundays only).
The Bible also has no Polish language, which we also need.
Dual screen should be introduced as well

Pros

Easy to use and creates a professional presentation for use every week during worship.

Cons

Just learning Easy Worship 7 - pulling videos into Easy Worship 6 and previous versions was not always easy. Can't wait to try this version.

Pros

Ease of editing content, ease of use for every Sunday morning

Cons

I think Easy Worship is expensive for what you get. There are better products out there that cost about the same.

Pros

Technical support is excellent. [sensitive content hidden] had me up and running in less than 30 minutes using the online feature.

Cons

I cannot think of anything that I do not like about EasyWorship. Very easy to edit and to import powerpoint presentations as well as importing music and videos.

Pros

Help you can received on line if there is a problem

Cons

Having fully utilize all the benefits of the program yet.

Pros

Ease... Creativity...Ability to add personal media songs etc... Ability to use PowerPoint...Import

Cons

Low free Bible translations with paid subscription ... Sometimes when uploading this won't upload properly...
Glitchy video output....

Pros

Great backgrounds . Scripture database and easy tutorials

Cons

The song database. A lot of the songs that already come with the software are truly outdated and not used in non-denominational contemporary worship places. It would have been nice to have a much more broader horizon with the songs

Pros

I love how intuitive the software is. Easy to set up and has tons of flexibility in how you can set up presentations.

Cons

Would like to see more options for backgounds.

Pros

Once you get used to it, it is super easy to use and has been our only presentation and worship software for many years. Also, I love the integration with Song Select.

Cons

I've had a few moments of frustration at times. Early on, setting up displays was confusing and cumbersome. Over time these things have improved dramatically.

Pros

Easy to add songs and multimedia, easy to create a service or an event song/multimedia list.

Cons

Can't create bible versions or scripture in other languages. Only what they sell.