Comparison

ScripturePlus vs LDS Priesthood

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

Head to head
About

ScripturePlus

Enhance your scripture study with a comprehensive digital library. Access the Standard Works, commentaries, videos, historical context, and curated enrichment materials. Follow structured reading plans for focused study.

Highlights
  • Access to Standard Works scriptures
  • Linked commentaries and enrichment materials
  • Come, Follow Me reading plans
  • Historical settings and 360 tours
  • Videos and images
  • KnoWhy articles and quotes
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Scripture Plus is a Come Follow Me study app designed to help Latter-day Saints and others get more out of their scripture study. Users can read all the scriptures in the Standard Works, with commentaries, videos, historical settings, and more, linked directly into the text. Users can also study the Church's Come, Follow Me curriculum using convenient and simple Reading Plans to complete your Doctrine and Covenants goals. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has licensed Book of Mormon Central to use the 2013 edition of the Latter-day Saint scriptures in this mobile app. The ScripturePlus study panel includes commentaries, bios of main characters, 360 tours of Church History locations, videos, images, charts, KnoWhy articles, quotations from General Authorities and reliable scholars, multiple editions of the scriptures, and more. Many more technical features and content types are contemplated in future releases. We hope you find this app rewarding and spiritually invigorating. It facilitates pondering God’s word in a rich digital environment that builds enduring faith in Jesus Christ by making Latter-day Saint scriptures, particularly the Book of Mormon, accessible, comprehensible, and defensible to the entire world. The scriptures are peerless and eternal. The enrichment material is curated to help you seek learning out of the best books by study and by faith.

About

LDS Priesthood

This app provides a comprehensive understanding of priesthood history, purposes, and responsibilities. It offers quick access to ordinance wording and instructions, empowering holders to serve with confidence and faith. Supports multiple languages for global users.

Highlights
  • Priesthood history, roles, and responsibilities
  • Aaronic and Melchizedek Priesthood differences
  • Instant access to ordinance wording
  • Ordinance instructions
  • Share insights and knowledge
  • Multiple language support
Features
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Perform priesthood ordinances with clarity and confidence. LDS Priesthood: Ordinances puts the wording of every ordinance and blessing in your pocket — ready the moment you're asked to serve. Whether you're preparing for your first baptism or have served for decades, you'll have the exact words, in the right order, without having to memorize them. Every ordinance follows the instructions in the General Handbook, so what you read is what the Church actually asks — nothing added, nothing left out. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Read the sacrament prayers for the bread and water, word for word • Follow step-by-step guidance for baptism and confirmation • Administer to the sick — anointing with oil and sealing the anointing • Confer the priesthood and ordain to an office • Name and bless children, and give blessings of comfort and counsel • Dedicate graves and dedicate homes, and consecrate oil LEARN THE PRIESTHOOD • Understand the Aaronic and Melchizedek Priesthoods and the keys of each • Explore the offices and duties — deacon, teacher, priest, elder, and high priest • Review the purpose, restoration, and responsibilities of the priesthood BUILT FOR THE MOMENT YOU SERVE • Guided mode walks you through one step at a time and reads each step aloud • Focus mode shows large, distraction-free text and keeps the screen awake • Instant search across every ordinance, prayer, office, and topic • Save your most-used ordinances for one-tap access • Adjustable text size, themes, and app icons KEEP A RECORD OF WHAT YOU FELT • After you serve, write a private impression — what you felt, and for whom • Each entry is pre-filled with the ordinance and date, so it takes only seconds • Tag the feeling in a tap — peaceful, grateful, humbled, close to God • Your journal stays private to you, kept on your device and synced securely • Search and revisit past impressions any time FOR MEMBERS WORLDWIDE Read every ordinance in your own language. Available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai, Khmer, Indonesian, Malay, Tagalog, Cebuano, Samoan, Tongan, Igbo, and Yoruba — with more on the way. LDS Priesthood is designed to help priesthood holders serve with greater knowledge, confidence, and faith. Guided mode, focus mode, read-aloud, all languages, an unlimited journal, custom themes, and an ad-free experience are available with LDS Priesthood Pro. This app is an independent study and reference aid. It is not an official app of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Screenshots

ScripturePlus4 screens
LDS Priesthood4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ScripturePlus at none against LDS Priesthood's 1. ScripturePlus also leads on ratings volume (10K vs 452) and review sentiment (92% vs 81%). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. LDS Priesthood sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ScripturePlus asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for ScripturePlus against 4.8 for LDS Priesthood. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ScripturePlus has 10K ratings behind it against 452, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of ScripturePlus's written reviews are positive against 81% of LDS Priesthood's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ScripturePlus ships an update every 4 weeks, LDS Priesthood fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
ScripturePlus versus LDS Priesthood: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScripturePlusLDS Priesthood
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (10K ratings) — better4.8 (452 ratings)
Positive reviews92.1% of reviews — better80.9% of reviews
Number of ratings10K — better452
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperScripture CentralZhi Yao Tan

Customer experience

ScripturePlus

All ratings9,541 ratings
Positive98.4%
Neutral0.8%
Negative0.8%
Written reviews191 reviews
Positive92.1%
Neutral2.1%
Negative5.8%

LDS Priesthood

All ratings452 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral1.8%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews94 reviews
Positive80.9%
Neutral3.2%
Negative16.0%

User reviews

ScripturePlus

From 10K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Helpful study aid
  • 👍 Organized daily study plan
  • 🔍 Insightful commentary and resources
  • 📚 Enhances understanding of scriptures
  • 💡 Variety of learning materials (videos, images, etc.)

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes
  • 🔍 Navigation and UI could be improved
  • 🔊 Lack of audio/audio options
  • 🔍 Difficulty finding specific content

LDS Priesthood

From 452 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Straightforward
  • 👍 Handy
  • 👍 Very informative
  • 👍 Great resource
  • 👍 Very useful

Room to improve

  • 🚫 Inappropriate pictures!
  • 🚫 Very bad explicit ADS
  • 🚫 Temu advertising stinks
  • 🚫 Unwanted nor needed popup ads
  • 🚫 Click bait adds

Bugs and requests

ScripturePlus

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Scriptures not loading properly
  • Freezing/crashing on certain devices
  • Navigation issues when scrolling

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to highlight and take notes
  • Improved integration with Gospel Library app
  • Closed captioning/subtitles for videos
  • Print/export functionality

LDS Priesthood

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Bugs lately
  • Popup ads that move screen just before selection of ordinance info

Requested features

2 requests
  • Include links to gospel library to read the quoted material
  • Provide an opportunity to remove ads

In-app purchases

None

ScripturePlus

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

LDS Priesthood

One-time1
  • Purchase All-in-one Pack$4.99

Questions

Is ScripturePlus free?
ScripturePlus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LDS Priesthood free?
LDS Priesthood is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ScripturePlus or LDS Priesthood?
ScripturePlus is rated higher. ScripturePlus averages 4.9 out of 5 from 10K ratings, while LDS Priesthood averages 4.8 from 452 ratings.
Do ScripturePlus or LDS Priesthood have ads?
Neither ScripturePlus nor LDS Priesthood shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ScripturePlus or LDS Priesthood?
ScripturePlus ships an update every 4 weeks, and LDS Priesthood fortnightly. Most recently, ScripturePlus was updated on October 22, 2026 and LDS Priesthood on October 21, 2026.

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