LDS Conferences vs Hymn Dictionary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LDS Conferences
Access live broadcasts and a vast archive of General Conference talks and music. Explore session summaries, stay updated on temple announcements, and prepare for future conferences with countdowns. This app offers an inspirational experience for users seeking spiritual content.
- Watch live General Conference talks
- Explore session summaries
- Temple announcements and updates
- Uplifting conference music
- Archive of past talks
- Countdown to next conference
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Study every word of General Conference — beautifully. LDS Conferences brings more than five decades of talks, music, and devotionals into one calm, focused app you'll want to open every day. Read and revisit addresses from every session since 1971, tune in to live broadcasts, and count down to the next conference — all in a reverent, distraction-light experience made for study. Whether you're preparing for the next session or returning to a talk that changed you, everything is a tap away — beautifully typeset, easy to search, and yours to keep. A READER MADE FOR STUDY • Read every talk in a clean, respectful layout with the talk's original video • Choose your typeface, text size, line spacing, and a Light, Sepia, or Dark theme • Highlight passages and write personal notes as you study • Pick up right where you left off with your reading history FIND ANYTHING, FAST • Search the full archive by talk title or speaker in an instant • Browse by conference, session, or speaker • Explore concise session summaries when you're short on time GROW A DAILY HABIT • Follow guided reading Challenges — from Preparing for a Mission to Building Faith in Jesus Christ • Build streaks and earn milestone Achievements as you read • See community ratings and reviews on each challenge MORE THAN TALKS • Watch worldwide Devotionals and youth broadcasts • Listen to uplifting conference music and hymns • Explore temples, speakers, quotes, and Christmas messages • Stay informed with announcements and new temple updates NEVER MISS A MOMENT • Tune in to live sessions as they happen • Count down the days to the next General Conference • Get gentle reminders so conference — and your reading goals — never slip by • Save your favorites and share the talks that inspire you LDS Conferences is the perfect companion for anyone wanting to: • Deepen their connection to the gospel • Prepare for conference with confidence • Enjoy inspirational messages anytime, anywhere — online or off
Hymn Dictionary
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What is a bulwark? Why do we sing "here I raise my Ebenezer"? Hymn Dictionary explains every difficult word in the hymns of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, built from the LDS Hymn Dictionary by David D. Byrd and M. Ryan Byrd (2007). BUILT FOR SUNDAY Open any hymn before you sing it and see its difficult words up front. Public-domain hymn texts appear verse by verse with tappable definitions right inside the lines. THE COMPLETE DICTIONARY All 251 entries from the published book: plain definitions, real pronunciations (BUL-wark), grammar notes, and every hymn each word appears in. Tap the speaker to hear any word said aloud. WORKS OFFLINE The entire dictionary and hymnbook index are on your phone. No account, no ads, nothing to set up. In a chapel with no signal, everything still works. STUDY TOOLS A daily flashcard deck, curated collections (Sacrament, Christmas, rarest words), and saved words help you actually learn the language of the hymnal. AI FALLBACK Type a word the book does not cover and the app writes a definition for you. Hymn text and music © Intellectual Reserve, Inc. Copyrighted hymn texts are not reproduced in the app; they link to the official site.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hymn Dictionary at none against LDS Conferences's 1. Hymn Dictionary also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price 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. LDS Conferences sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hymn Dictionary asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | LDS Conferences | Hymn Dictionary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (345 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 94.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 345 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Zhi Yao Tan | Michael Byrd |
Bugs and requests
LDS Conferences
Reported bugs
2 issues- Ads at the bottom of the page block the audio button
- Audio option has issues and is not selectable most of the time
Hymn Dictionary
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
LDS Conferences
- Remove Advertisements$4.99
Hymn Dictionary
No in-app purchases
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