Primary 2 vs Gospel ARtifacts
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Primary 2
This app provides resources for teaching from the LDS Primary 2 manual, offering offline access to pictures and lesson materials. It helps teachers easily access and display visual aids during church lessons without needing an internet connection.
- Offline access to lesson pictures
- Resources for Primary 2 manual
- External resource links
- Lesson-specific materials
- Full-screen resource viewing
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Resources for teaching from the LDS Primary 2 manual. As LDS primary teachers we have need for the pictures in our binders to be used at church during our lessons. I guess I am lazy and do not like to mess with the binder at all. It is put away just after it is given to me. Of course, we still want to use the resources in the classroom. So we made this app to help with that. I generally study the lesson and teach from my notes and highlights that I make in the Church's scriptures app on my phone or tablet. So we take our phones or tablets to church already for that purpose. We decided why not take the other resources with us that way as well. So we made this series of apps. Note: Internet is not required to display the pictures in the app. All the pictures are already in the app. This is neither an official app, nor are we representative of, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The materials can be used only for personal, church-related, noncommercial use unless otherwise indicated. Menu: The menu is available in the left sidebar. It has links to an All Resources list, an External Resources list, an About screen, a link to this Instructions screen, and then each Lesson in the Primary 2 manual. All Resources: The All Resources list is a numerical listing of all the resources in the app. It does not include any external resources. External Resources: The External Resources is a list of lesson help resources from various websites. Please email us any suggestions you have for this list. There is a link to email us on the External Resources screen. Lessons: The Lessons show a link to the lesson on LDS.org, all the resources available for the lesson including title and thumbnail, and the external resources for the lesson. To view a specific resource details just tap the item in the list. Details: The screen shows the individual resource. To show the resource full screen just double tap it. To return from full screen either double tap or swipe down. Tap the back button on the top left to return to the Lesson or Resource List.
Gospel ARtifacts
Explore scripture with augmented reality. Place 3D objects from religious texts onto real-world surfaces to enhance visual learning and deepen understanding. This app offers interactive AR experiences and free study materials for a more tangible connection to religious narratives.
- Augmented Reality (AR) object placement
- 3D scripture objects with realistic dimensions
- Interactive 3D object manipulation
- Free 3D objects like Golden Plates, Ark of the Covenant
- Embedded videos and linked articles
- Study resources for Old/New Testament, Book of Mormon
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Bring the scriptures to life in a whole new way. Gospel ARtifacts combines augmented reality, realistic 3D objects, and carefully selected study resources to create a more visual and tangible way to explore the scriptures and Church history. Place artifacts on real-world surfaces with augmented reality, walk around them, examine them up close, and explore details that are difficult to appreciate from an image alone. Many objects can be viewed at or near their real-world size. Explore artifacts and subjects connected with the Old Testament, New Testament, Book of Mormon, Restoration, and Church history—including the Golden Plates, Liahona, Sword of Laban, Ark of the Covenant, Crown of Thorns, 1830 Book of Mormon, Urim and Thummim with breastplate, Nebuchadnezzar’s dream, study maps, and more. AUGMENTED REALITY • Place realistic 3D objects in your own surroundings • Walk around and examine objects from different angles • Move, rotate, raise, lower, shrink, and enlarge objects • Experience additional interactions with select artifacts MORE THAN 3D OBJECTS Go deeper with study resources related to the artifacts you explore. Gospel ARtifacts brings together videos, articles, maps, historical information, and other resources to help connect visual learning with deeper gospel study. FREE TO EXPLORE Gospel ARtifacts and its AR experiences are free, making it easy to explore on your own or incorporate into personal and family scripture study. Gospel ARtifacts is independently created and is not affiliated with or endorsed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints or by the creators of third-party resources linked within the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Primary 2 at none against Gospel ARtifacts's 3. Primary 2 also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and device support (3 vs 1). Gospel ARtifacts's advantage is ratings volume (21 vs 2). On price, review sentiment, 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. Gospel ARtifacts sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Primary 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Primary 2 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gospel ARtifacts has 21 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Primary 2 ships an update every 8 days, Gospel ARtifacts weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Primary 2 | Gospel ARtifacts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.8 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 397 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christopher Hall | Buried Box Studio, LLC |
Customer experience
Primary 2
Gospel ARtifacts
In-app purchases
Primary 2
No in-app purchases
Gospel ARtifacts
- Sponsor$1.99
- Super Sponsor$4.99
- Ultimate Sponsor$9.99
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