Facility Issue Reporting vs LDS Ponderize
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Facility Issue Reporting
This app allows local leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to electronically report and review facility issues. It streamlines the entire process of managing and resolving problems within church facilities.
- Report facility issues electronically
- Review facility issues
- Streamlined issue resolution
- Electronic tracking of issues
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The Facility Issue Reporting (FIR) app provides local leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with the ability to report and review facility issues electronically. This streamlines the reporting, viewing, and resolution of facility issues.
LDS Ponderize
This app helps users memorize and reflect on scripture verses by displaying them on their lock screen. It provides daily reminders to ponder the chosen verse and weekly prompts to select a new one.
- Weekly scripture selection
- Lock screen verse display
- Daily pondering reminders
- Weekly new verse prompt
- Extended pondering focus
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Ponderize = 80% extended pondering + 20% memorization Choose a verse of scripture each week and put it on your lock screen where you will see it several times a day. Get reminders throughout the day to ponderize, and a reminder each week to choose a new verse. LDS Ponderize is neither affiliated with nor endorsed by Devin Durrant or The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: LDS Ponderize at 65% against Facility Issue Reporting's 19%. LDS Ponderize also leads on rating (4.2 vs 2.8) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.6). Facility Issue Reporting's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. LDS Ponderize sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Facility Issue Reporting asks for nothing beyond the download.
LDS Ponderize holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 190 and 79 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of Facility Issue Reporting's written reviews are positive against 65% of LDS Ponderize's.
Facility Issue Reporting ships an update every 6 weeks, LDS Ponderize monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and August 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Facility Issue Reporting | LDS Ponderize |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (190 ratings) | 4.2 (79 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.6% of reviews | 64.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 190 — better | 79 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | LDS Mobile Apps LLC |
Customer experience
Facility Issue Reporting
LDS Ponderize
User reviews
Facility Issue Reporting
From 190 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast response times from facilities team when working
- 📱 Convenient mobile access to submit facility issues
- 📸 Ability to upload photos with issue reports
- 🗺️ Map view for facility location selection
- ✅ Streamlined issue tracking and submission process
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent 'Failed to Load Data' errors preventing submissions
- 🐛 App crashes and freezes regularly
- 🐛 Login loop - users stuck on login screen indefinitely
- 🐛 Text input fields randomly erase entered data
- 🐛 Cannot select required fields (issue type, name, location)
LDS Ponderize
From 79 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Beautiful backgrounds
- 💡 Great concept for pondering scriptures
- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- ❤️ Inspiring and spiritually uplifting
- 🔄 Allows custom scripture selection
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
- 📱 Screen size/shape issues
- 💸 Paid app for basic features
- ⏳ Not updated for newer phones
- 🚫 Font size adjustment issues
Bugs and requests
Facility Issue Reporting
Reported bugs
19 issues- Login authentication broken - infinite login loop
- Failed to Load Data error prevents issue submission
- Cannot select issue type from dropdown
- Cannot edit name field despite being required
- Text input randomly erases when typing descriptions
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- App resets all entered data when user switches to another app
- Server connection errors and timeouts
- App crashes when opening or selecting issue type
- Photo upload fails with 'Service Unavailable: Zero Size Object' error
- Landscape orientation displays large white area
- App freezes when navigating between pages
- Map view shows wrong/distant facilities instead of closest location
- Facility selection dropdown loads slowly or not at all
- Submitted issues show as 'Mine' but don't move to FM Group
- Contact Us feature non-functional
- Feedback submission fails with generic error
- App doesn't work on church WiFi network
- Missing plus (+) button to create new issue on some versions
- Inconsistent DONE button functionality across screens
Requested features
15 requests- Allow regular members to submit facility issues, not just leaders
- Add priority/urgency level field (emergency, important, low)
- Enable mechanics/FM staff to mark jobs complete within app
- Add direct communication channel between FM staff and reporters
- Implement photo upload progress bar
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- Add time frame/ETA for repairs
- Allow users to edit or cancel submitted reports
- Set default building to avoid repeated selection
- Add floor map with location marking capability
- Implement data persistence when switching apps
- Add search and filter functionality for closed issues
- Expand access to more callings (EQ/RS/YW/Primary presidents, etc.)
- Add landscape orientation support
- Allow trailing spaces in email fields without errors
- Provide better feedback/error messages instead of generic failures
LDS Ponderize
Reported bugs
22 issues- App crashes when picking new verse
- App closes when interacting with options
- App doesn't function on iPhone 12 Max Pro
- Crashes and freezes on opening
- Lost library after iPhone update
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- Kicked out of app in Exodus chapter 33
- Screen editing doesn't match finished product
- Verses won't fit on iOS iPhone 10
- Font size adjustment doesn't work
- Text not displayed properly in exported image
- Exported image too big for screen
- Cannot scale scripture for lock screen
- App freezes when saving scripture to photos
- Wallpapers are cropped into a square
- App frozen on installation
- Cannot fit pictures to iPhone screen after purchase
- Exported image is too huge
- In-app purchase not shareable by family
- Scripture selections lack rhyme or reason
- Cannot locate specific scriptures easily
- Font size cannot be changed
- App cuts off passages with parenthetical thoughts
Requested features
15 requests- Update for new phone screen shapes/sizes
- More scripture/quote options
- More background pictures
- More font options
- Ability to edit saved scriptures
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- Allow more than one scripture per save
- Random scripture notifications
- Widget support
- Sync across devices (iPad/iPhone)
- Ability to mark used verses
- Change font, color, and size
- Test app with own scriptures before purchase
- Add modern publications and quotes
- Allow user to place verse on screen as desired
- Add search by topic functionality
In-app purchases
Facility Issue Reporting
No in-app purchases
LDS Ponderize
- Upgrade$2.99
Questions
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