Comparison

ScripturePlus vs PonderLock

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

PonderLock

This app helps you build a more intentional relationship with your phone by gently pausing you with a prayer or scripture prompt before you open distracting apps. It offers a grace-filled approach to reclaiming your attention for what matters most.

Highlights
  • App blocking with prayer prompts
  • Customizable app selection
  • Streak tracking for intentional pauses
  • Grace-filled emergency unlock
  • Scripture or prayer prompts
  • Uses Apple Screen Time for privacy
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Pray before you scroll. PonderLock is an app blocker made for Latter-day Saints. Choose the apps that distract you, then pause for prayer before using them. Turn an everyday phone habit into a reminder to spend time with God. Make room for scripture, family, and quiet moments with the Lord. HOW IT WORKS 1. Choose the apps you want to block. 2. When you open a blocked app, take a moment to pray in PonderLock. 3. Hold to pray, then unlock your apps — or put your phone down. MADE FOR LATTER-DAY SAINT LIFE • Bring scripture into your day with a daily verse and reflection. • See your prayer habit grow with streaks and sego lily milestones. • Keep Sundays restful: Sabbath rest means Sundays never break your streak. • Reflect on how you feel and your relationship with the Lord through spiritual check-ins. YOU STAY IN CONTROL You choose which apps to block. Emergency unblocks are available when you need urgent access. PonderLock uses Apple's Screen Time (Family Controls) to block the apps you choose. Your app list never leaves your device — Apple keeps it private, and so do we. Start with one distracting app. Make your next scroll a moment for prayer. SUBSCRIPTION PonderLock Plus is an auto-renewing subscription. • Annual — $39.99 per year (3-day free trial) • Weekly — $9.99 per week Payment is charged to your Apple ID at purchase confirmation. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.ponderlock.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.ponderlock.com/privacy

Screenshots

ScripturePlus4 screens
PonderLock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ScripturePlus at none against PonderLock's 3. ScripturePlus also leads on ratings volume (9.5K vs 16) and rating (4.9 vs 4.6). PonderLock's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks). On price, review sentiment, ads and iOS requirement 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. PonderLock sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. ScripturePlus asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ScripturePlus holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ScripturePlus has 9.5K ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 92% of ScripturePlus's written reviews are positive against 100% of PonderLock's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ScripturePlus ships an update every 4 weeks, PonderLock weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
ScripturePlus versus PonderLock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScripturePlusPonderLock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (9.5K ratings) — better4.6 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews92.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9.5K — better16
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperScripture CentralTURBULENCE LIMITED

Customer experience

ScripturePlus

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

PonderLock

All ratings16 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral6.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

PonderLock

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ScripturePlus

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

PonderLock

Subscriptions3
  • PonderLock Weekly$9.997 Days
  • PonderLock Annual (Special Offer)$24.991 Year
  • PonderLock Annual3 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is ScripturePlus free?
ScripturePlus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PonderLock free?
PonderLock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ScripturePlus or PonderLock?
ScripturePlus is rated higher. ScripturePlus averages 4.9 out of 5 from 9.5K ratings, while PonderLock averages 4.6 from 16 ratings.
Do ScripturePlus or PonderLock have ads?
Neither ScripturePlus nor PonderLock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ScripturePlus or PonderLock?
ScripturePlus ships an update every 4 weeks, and PonderLock weekly. Most recently, ScripturePlus was updated on October 14, 2026 and PonderLock on October 6, 2026.

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