Recommended Hardware
Recommended
Best experience
Guaranteed to run smoothly in 4K with all animated templates
4K Display/Projector with a free HDMI port
Google Chromecast 4 with Google TV dongle
Phone running Android 13 or later, with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage
ADVANCED
feature rich
For churches that stream and want an on-stage confidence monitor
Recommended configuration plus:
A Smart TV with a web browser to be used as an on-stage confidence monitor
OBS or vMix to embed lower-third subtitles into the stream
A Bluetooth keyboard with a stand for those longer announcement edits
Minimum
Utilize what you have
For traveling pastors, church plants, and youth or study groups at home
Any recent Android TV or a Smart TV with a built-in web browser
Or purchase a $50 Google Chromecast TV dongle if your TV/projector is not smart
Any older phone running at least Android 10 or an iPhone with a recent iOS version - even an iPhone 6s works just fine.
Recommended Google Cast Devices
For more permanent solutions we recommend to connect to a Google Cast capable display. This can be a TV that has Android TV built in or a standard TV/Projector with a Android TV HDMI dongle. Here is a list of HDMI media center devices that support Google Cast. Pick the one you like, each can run VerseCAST smoothly.
Google Chromecast with TV 4K
VerseCAST is developed on this hardware. All themes run smoothly.
Google TV Chromecast Streamer 4K
Successor to Google Chromecast with TV 4K - Faster CPU
Xiaomi TV Stick 4K (2nd Gen)
Faster CPU than Google Chromecast with TV 4K
Xiaomi TV Box S (3rd Gen)
Same performance, more storage as 2nd Gen
* The hardware listed is based on our testing and is provided for reference only. We do not guarantee compatibility or performance. Your experience may vary.