Doctrine and Covenants Reader vs Isaiah Explained
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Doctrine and Covenants Reader
This app helps you achieve your scripture reading goals by creating a personalized reading calendar. Set a finish date, and receive daily notifications with specific reading amounts. The plan dynamically adjusts based on your progress, ensuring you stay on track.
- Personalized reading calendar
- Set custom finish dates
- Daily reading notifications
- Adaptive reading suggestions
- Simple, clutter-free interface
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Doctrine and Covenants Reader was made with one purpose: to make your scriptural reading goal easy. Start by picking a finish date, place your bookmark in the Doctrine and Covenants, and you're ready to start. Daily notifications let you know when it's time to read and how much you need to read to reach your goal. As you read your reading suggestions will update to match how much reading you do. If you read extra one day, your overall goal will update to match. If you miss a couple of days, your daily suggestions will add some verses to make sure that you still reach your goal. Simple, no clutter layouts make it easy to keep up with your goal. Whether you're trying to finish by the end of the year, or a baptism, or any other special occasion, there's nothing between you and your scriptures. Special thanks to Ben Crowder, BYU, and the Mormon Documentation Project. The scriptural text reflects the 2013 edition of the LDS scriptures. All text included is within the public domain. All additional headings and study guides are the property of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; and as such are not included. Please send any suggestions or bugs to passportlimitedapp@gmail.com
Isaiah Explained
This app provides tools to understand the prophecies of Isaiah, clarifying complex endtime scenarios by connecting them to historical world events. It simplifies literary analysis to demystify the prophetic text.
- Literary analysis tools
- Prophecy clarification
- Endtime scenario explanation
- Historical context integration
- Simplified text interpretation
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Simple tools of literary analysis clear up much of the mystery surrounding the prophecy of Isaiah—how Isaiah predicts an awe-inspiring endtime scenario under a cloak of world events of his day.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Doctrine and Covenants Reader at none against Isaiah Explained's 8. Doctrine and Covenants Reader also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (1.8K vs 39). On price, rating, ads and device support 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. Isaiah Explained sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Doctrine and Covenants Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Doctrine and Covenants Reader against 4.7 for Isaiah Explained. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Doctrine and Covenants Reader has 1.8K ratings behind it against 39, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Doctrine and Covenants Reader's written reviews are positive against 55% of Isaiah Explained's.
Doctrine and Covenants Reader ships an update weekly, Isaiah Explained every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Doctrine and Covenants Reader | Isaiah Explained |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.8K ratings) — better | 4.7 (39 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better | 54.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.8K — better | 39 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.4 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 237 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joseph Slinker | Hebraeus Foundation |
Customer experience
Doctrine and Covenants Reader
Isaiah Explained
Bugs and requests
Doctrine and Covenants Reader
Reported bugs
2 issues- Difficulty retrieving user records
- Unwanted notification issues
Requested features
3 requests- Add section headings and context
- Include audio version of the Doctrine and Covenants
- Integrate the Lectures on Faith
Isaiah Explained
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Doctrine and Covenants Reader
No in-app purchases
Isaiah Explained
- The End from the Beginning$7.99
- Isaiah Made Simple$8.99
- The Literary Message of Isaiah$9.99
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- Isaiah Made Simple Audio Book$9.99
- Isaiah Decoded$11.99
- The End from the Beginning Aud$11.99
- Apocalyptic Commentary$13.99
- Isaiah Decoded Audio$13.99
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