The Masonic Diaries vs Forces Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Masonic Diaries
Easily find and add lodge meetings to your calendar. Save favorite lodges for quick access to upcoming events and discover exclusive local offers. All profits support Masonic charities.
- Lodge meeting lookup
- Add meetings to iPhone calendar
- Favorite lodges
- View upcoming events
- Local and regional offers
- Contact provincial officials
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The Masonic Diaries app will allow you to look up the lodge meetings in your province and add them straight to your iPhone calendar at the tap of the screen. Or you can select your most visited lodges as Favourites and view which of these has meetings that you might want to attend. There will also be a selection of local and regional offers that are available only to users of the app and contact information for the officials of the provinces. All profits made from the sale of the app are going to Masonic charities.
Forces Connect
This app provides a directory of contacts and information for the Armed Forces Community in the South East of England. It covers areas like Hampshire, Kent & Medway, Surrey, and Sussex, offering support for crisis, employment, family, health, and housing needs.
- Directory of valuable contacts
- Information for Armed Forces Community
- Crisis Support
- Employment, Education & Training resources
- Family Support, Care & Benefits
- Health & Wellbeing resources
- Housing & Homelessness assistance
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Forces Connect South East (FCSE) is a cross-border partnership created to support the aims of the Armed Forces Covenant and promote a greater understanding and awareness of the issues affecting the Armed Forces Community within public services across the South East. This app aims to produce an easy-to-use and comprehensive directory of valuable contacts and information, for those seeking help within the Armed Forces Community. Areas covered within the Forces Connect app include Hampshire, Kent & Medway, Surrey and Sussex providing support for: - Crisis Support - Employment, Education & Training - Family Support, Care & Benefits - Health & Wellbeing - Housing & Homelessness
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Forces Connect at 100% against The Masonic Diaries's 36%. Forces Connect also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 9 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | The Masonic Diaries | Forces Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 36.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Janric | Surrey County Council |
Customer experience
The Masonic Diaries
Forces Connect
In-app purchases
The Masonic Diaries
No in-app purchases
Forces Connect
No in-app purchases
Questions
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