Comparison

LWML vs Modern Prairie

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

LWML

Access daily devotions, mission grant updates, and news from the Lutheran Women in Mission. Stay connected with the League Pledge, songs, and national mite goal progress.

Highlights
  • Daily devotions
  • Mission grant updates
  • League pledge and songs
  • National mite goal progress
  • Mission service activities
  • LWML news
Features
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With the Lutheran Women in Mission App you’ll always be only a tap away from Mustard Seed devotions, LWML Mission Grant updates, and more! - Daily Mustard Seed Devotions - The League Pledge and Songs - National Mite Goal Progress - Mission Grant Updates and Thank You’s - Mission Service Activities - LWML News

About

Modern Prairie

This app provides a supportive community and inspiration for women aged 50 and over. It's a place to connect with others, share experiences, and discover new possibilities. Engage with brands and fellow users in a space designed for empowerment and celebration.

Highlights
  • Community building
  • Inspiration for women 50+
  • Direct brand interaction
  • User-to-user connection
  • Sharing experiences
  • Support and encouragement
Features
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Modern Prairie centers our attention on women aged 50 and beyond (women of a "greater" age), offering them a source of inspiration, engagement, and validation. Our app is about fostering connections and creating a community where women not only shop, but also directly interact with the brand, and more importantly, each other. We've cultivated a space where women can share their experiences, ask questions, have fun, and learn from one other. It's a wonderful community, filled with support and encouragement. Our goal is to facilitate a journey of (re)discovering what’s possible, which starts with you! Join us and others so we can amplify, champion, celebrate, and connect with one another. We are more powerful together - Welcome to our "app-venture" friends!

Screenshots

LWML3 screens
Modern Prairie4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Modern Prairie at 4.9 against LWML's 4.4. Modern Prairie also leads on ratings volume (1.4K vs 8) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months). LWML's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Modern Prairie holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Modern Prairie has 1.4K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of LWML's written reviews are positive against 94% of Modern Prairie's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LWML ships an update every 8 months, Modern Prairie every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
LWML versus Modern Prairie: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLWMLModern Prairie
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (8 ratings)4.9 (1.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better94.1% of reviews
Number of ratings81.4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLutheran Womens Missionary LeagueModern Prairie LLC

Customer experience

LWML

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Modern Prairie

All ratings1,343 ratings
Positive99.0%
Neutral0.6%
Negative0.4%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive94.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.9%

Bugs and requests

LWML

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Modern Prairie

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Marked as disabled, can't even open the app
  • Support doesn't exist

Requested features

1 request
  • Expand to include more diverse members

In-app purchases

None

LWML

No in-app purchases

None

Modern Prairie

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LWML free?
LWML is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Modern Prairie free?
Modern Prairie is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LWML or Modern Prairie?
Modern Prairie is rated higher. LWML averages 4.4 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Modern Prairie averages 4.9 from 1.4K ratings.
Do LWML or Modern Prairie have ads?
Neither LWML nor Modern Prairie shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LWML or Modern Prairie?
LWML ships an update every 8 months, and Modern Prairie every 2 months. Most recently, LWML was updated on November 2, 2026 and Modern Prairie on November 7, 2026.

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