# Gospel Library — Study the word of God

> Digital library for studying religious texts and resources. (iPhone/iPad app by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gospel-library/id598329798 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints](https://appshunter.io/developer/319828224)
- Category: Reference, Books
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.40/5 from 13,032 App Store ratings · 792 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 123 MB
- Languages: American English, Afrikaans, Akan, Albanian, Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Bislama, Bulgarian, Burmese and 81 more
- Released: 2013-06-18
- Data updated: 2026-08-28
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gospel-library/id598329798/reviews.md

## What is Gospel Library?

Gospel Library is the gospel study app of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The library includes the scriptures, general conference addresses, music, learning and teaching manuals, Church magazines, videos, audio recordings, gospel art, and more. Study, search, mark, and share this vast collection.

## Key features

- Scriptures and religious texts
- General conference addresses
- Music and audio recordings
- Learning and teaching manuals
- Church magazines and videos
- Gospel art
- Search, mark, and share content

## Chart rankings

- #107 in Top Free · Reference (US App Store)

## What do users think of Gospel Library?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🚀 Excellent resource with vast content
- 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface
- 💡 Helpful study tools and features
- 🙏 Grateful for this free app

**Cons**

- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🔍 Search function issues
- 🔌 Audio playback problems
- 📱 Compatibility issues with older devices

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes on launch
- Scriptures and content disappearing after updates
- Inability to log in or access account
- Scrolling issues and lost progress
- Unreliable audio and video playback

**Most requested features**

- Add PDF export option for articles
- Improve note-taking and highlighting capabilities
- Implement continuous audio playback
- Allow multiple language versions of scriptures
- Add sleep timer for audio playback

## Recent user reviews (10 of 792)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gospel-library/id598329798/reviews.md

### 1/5 — No login

*2026-08-23, version 7.7.3*

There is no log in

### 4/5 — Love it

*2026-08-23, version 7.7.3*

I love it I used to check it every Sunday but then it stopped working it won't let me in any more I've tried everything so.

### 5/5 — Quote

*2026-08-23, version 7.7.3*

The app is completely perfect but what I do would want is that there would be an option for like the quote of the day to have an option to be displayed like in your wallpaper so lest say you start your phone then you see quote of the day right there to let you start holy.

### 1/5 — I can't stand this app.

*2026-08-22, version 7.7.3*

It's functional insanity not focused on media access and progress history...

Youve turned a reading and study app into a collection of isolated file cabinets instead of treating your actual workflow and journey as the primary interface.

By forcing everything into strict structural silos (Scriptures here, General Conference there, Manuals in another drawer), the app completely breaks the natural flow of study. When you are jumping between a verse in Alma, a footnote link, a handbook, and a 1980 conference talk, your study history is your context. Burying that trail behind multi-tap menus or treating history as an afterthought (or a basic text log) completely misses how people actually engage with complex text libraries.

An interface built truly around history would make your timeline the canvas—a fluid, chronological stream where your path of discovery is front and center, letting you swipe effortlessly back through your exact footprint instead of forcing you to re-navigate nested directory trees.

History is everything. Where we've been. The progress we've made. The last time we accessed. Timestamps, titles, progress, re-opening the app and history being the first screen. Continue where you left off? Here's where you were last ( last 5+ media). Tap> open in new screen? Go to existing screen.

Savvy?

### 5/5 — Update Suggestion

*2026-08-15, version 7.7.3*

Hey! I love this app and the streak tracking. I had an idea. It would be cool if there was an option to block social media and gaming apps on the phone until one completed a lesson or read a chapter or something. The Duolingo app recently added a feature for this, which gave me the idea. It think it would be a fun way to improve daily consistency for those who were interested!

### 5/5 — Amazing

*2026-08-13, version 7.7.3*

It is a good app

### 5/5 — I love this app

*2026-08-09, version 7.7.3*

So convenient.

### 5/5 — Love it!

*2026-08-04, version 7.7.2*

I love this app and the easiness of using it. 
Recently though it keep changing the order or my tabs that I have open or changing them completely. Which is very frustrating when I have to go back and find the content I was looking for. I thought maybe there was a needed update, but I didn’t see any. I guess I will keep trying.

### 4/5 — Inhalte fehlen

*2026-07-30*

Ich bin sehr froh, dass ich sonntags nicht mehr mit einem „Koffer“ in die Kirche muss. Man hat immer alles dabei. Das ist schon sehr praktisch, umso ärgerlicher, wenn es dann mal nicht funktioniert. Immer wieder ist das Material für die PV am Sonntag (noch)nicht vollständig. 
Wenn wir eine andere Gemeinde besuchen, können wir nicht herausfinden, welche Lektionen unterrichtet werden, um uns vorzubereiten. 
Dinge, die sehr leicht geändert werden könnten!

### 2/5 — Chapters

*2026-07-29, version 7.7.2*

Scriptures are read as a story not as verses. Please add the verses to the audio.

## Frequently asked questions about Gospel Library

### What is Gospel Library?

Gospel Library is a digital study application provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It offers a vast collection of religious materials, including scriptures, general conference addresses, music, learning manuals, magazines, videos, audio recordings, and gospel art.

### What are the key features of Gospel Library?

Key features include access to scriptures, general conference addresses, music, learning and teaching manuals, Church magazines, videos, audio recordings, and gospel art. Users can also study, search, mark, and share content within the app.

### Is Gospel Library free to use?

Yes, Gospel Library is a free application. It does not have any in-app purchases or advertisements, making all its resources accessible without cost.

### Who is the target audience for Gospel Library?

The app is designed for members and interested individuals of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who wish to study religious texts and resources. It's ideal for personal study, teaching, and learning about the gospel.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 7.7.3 — 2026-08-05

Fixed an issue that prevented navigating to some FSY Sunday Lessons content.

### 7.7.2 — 2026-07-21

• Fixed an issue where the Come, Follow Me card could be empty.
• Fixed an issue that could cause annotations to sync too frequently.
• Fixed an issue where live event notifications could show at the wrong time.
• Fixed an issue where fallback content could load without a confirmation message when switching languages.
• Fixed inconsistent accessibility labels when navigating the app.
• Fixed a few crashes.

### 7.7.1 — 2026-07-11

• Improved layout of Sunday lesson cards on Home when multiple talks are selected for a given week.
• Fixed an issue where the app could become unresponsive if a large number of screens were open.
• Fixed responsiveness when tapping footnote links or toolbar buttons.
• Fixed lag when navigating, scrolling sheet music, opening the sidebar, or switching screens.
• Fixed an issue where an error could appear when adding to a playlist or updating a bookmark.
• Fixed an issue where the iOS text selection menu could overlap the annotation menu.
• Fixed an issue where annotation margin indicators overlapped text in right-to-left languages.
• Fixed an issue that prevented highlighting text in certain General Handbook chapters.
• Fixed a crash when tapping a highlighted footnote on iOS 17, iOS 18, and macOS.
• Fixed a crash when creating an annotation link.
• Fixed an issue that prevented some general conference links from navigating.
• Fixed an issue where certain links unexpectedly opened to the Help section.

### 7.7.0 — 2026-06-25

Signing In
• Added Church Account profile image to the top right of Home.
• Added a Sign In option in the overflow menu, when not signed in.
• Improved visibility of the Patriarchal Blessings feature for users who aren’t signed in.
• Improved visibility of the General Handbook Search Assistant for users who aren’t signed in.
• Users are encouraged to sign in to to preserve their highlights, notes, study plans, and playlists, access calling-based content and tools, see local ward or branch information, and access personal features like patriarchal blessings.

FSY Sunday Lessons
• Added an FSY Sunday Lessons card on Home to support the new youth curriculum that starts in September.
• Added a summary page with links to the FSY guide chapter and supporting magazine articles for each month.
• Starting in July, the card is visible by default to signed-in youth, parents of youth, and youth leaders. It can also be enabled in Edit Home.

More Improvements
• Updated the Come, Follow Me and Sunday lesson cards on Home to show future weeks.
• Updated the Select Ward panel to keep track of up to 10 recently-visited wards.
• Improved support for Sunday lessons in wards with multiple elders quorums or Relief Societies.
• Updated the video player for general conference talks to automatically enter full screen.
• Added icons in the Choose Highlight panel (when tapping overlapped highlights) to distinguish between highlights with notes, tags, notebooks, or links.
• Added a “Hymns for Home and Church” filter in Search (after filtering to Music).
• Added the ability to share a link to featured study plans.
• Added the ability to edit or remove hyperlinks in a note.

Bug Fixes
• Fixed an issue where note titles didn’t wrap in the note editor.
• Fixed an issue where scrolling was jittery in PDF sheet music.
• Fixed an issue where Hymns for Home and Church song titles didn’t display correctly in Japanese.
• Fixed an issue where the audio speed setting didn’t work reliably for text-to-speech audio.
• Fixed an issue where general conference videos weren’t accessible with VoiceOver.
• Fixed an issue where Tip of the Week didn’t show consistently on Home.
• Fixed an issue where Download All in the library didn’t download everything.
• Fixed a few cases where highlight rectangles didn’t align correctly with underlying text.
• Fixed a few theming issues in dark mode with light display options.
• Fixed an issue that could cause toolbar buttons to get misaligned and unresponsive.

### 7.6.0 — 2026-04-08

Image of the Week
• Added an Image of the Week card on Home with artwork depicting the life and mission of Jesus Christ.
• Added an Image of the Week widget that can be added on your iOS home screen.
• Added a setting to receive notifications for Image of the Week.
 
Ward and Branch Features
• Added the ability to view sacrament meeting hymns when visiting other wards.
• Added the ability to view Relief Society and elders quorum lessons when visiting other wards.
• Added an option to choose which lessons you want to see (elders quorum or Relief Society).
• Added a Sunday Lessons card that shows when there are no classes selected.
• Updated the Callings card to show correctly for users with callings in multiple wards.
 
Other Improvements
• Restored previous full screen behavior (double-tap to enter and exit full screen).
• Added a scroll to full screen setting in Display Options.
• Updated app to automatically show the keyboard when starting a search.
• Added the ability to add a schedule to featured study plans.
• Added the ability to share a link to a featured study plan.
• Improved the flow for creating and editing study plans.
 
Bug fixes
• Fixed an issue where search results could reset unexpectedly.
• Fixed an issue where the Home button didn’t respond after opening a search result.
• Fixed an issue that could prevent highlights from showing on macOS.
• Fixed an issue where spaces were sometimes missing when copying and pasting.
• Fixed an issue where the supertitle for Chapter 3 was missing in Preach My Gospel.
• Fixed an issue where patriarchal blessing PDFs didn’t display correctly in dark mode.
• Fixed an issue where featured message notifications could send multiple times.
• Fixed an issue where daily study streaks could show incorrect data temporarily after switching time zones.
• Fixed an issue that prevented creating an annotation link to content that wasn’t previously installed.
• Fixed a couple of issues when editing a custom collection.
• Fixed an issue where Japanese ruby text didn’t appear correctly in the sidebar.
• Fixed a few issues in right-to-left languages.

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