Gospel ARtifacts vs LDS Database
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gospel ARtifacts
Explore scripture with augmented reality. Place 3D objects from religious texts onto real-world surfaces to enhance visual learning and deepen understanding. This app offers interactive AR experiences and free study materials for a more tangible connection to religious narratives.
- Augmented Reality (AR) object placement
- 3D scripture objects with realistic dimensions
- Interactive 3D object manipulation
- Free 3D objects like Golden Plates, Ark of the Covenant
- Embedded videos and linked articles
- Study resources for Old/New Testament, Book of Mormon
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Bring the scriptures to life in a whole new way. Gospel ARtifacts combines augmented reality, realistic 3D objects, and carefully selected study resources to create a more visual and tangible way to explore the scriptures and Church history. Place artifacts on real-world surfaces with augmented reality, walk around them, examine them up close, and explore details that are difficult to appreciate from an image alone. Many objects can be viewed at or near their real-world size. Explore artifacts and subjects connected with the Old Testament, New Testament, Book of Mormon, Restoration, and Church history—including the Golden Plates, Liahona, Sword of Laban, Ark of the Covenant, Crown of Thorns, 1830 Book of Mormon, Urim and Thummim with breastplate, Nebuchadnezzar’s dream, study maps, and more. AUGMENTED REALITY • Place realistic 3D objects in your own surroundings • Walk around and examine objects from different angles • Move, rotate, raise, lower, shrink, and enlarge objects • Experience additional interactions with select artifacts MORE THAN 3D OBJECTS Go deeper with study resources related to the artifacts you explore. Gospel ARtifacts brings together videos, articles, maps, historical information, and other resources to help connect visual learning with deeper gospel study. FREE TO EXPLORE Gospel ARtifacts and its AR experiences are free, making it easy to explore on your own or incorporate into personal and family scripture study. Gospel ARtifacts is independently created and is not affiliated with or endorsed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints or by the creators of third-party resources linked within the app.
LDS Database
Access a curated collection of public domain scriptural resources for the LDS faith. This reference tool provides easy access to important texts.
- LDS scriptural resources
- Public domain content
- Simple database interface
- Offline access (implied)
- Cross-device compatibility
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A simple database containing LDS scriptural resources in the public domain.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LDS Database at none against Gospel ARtifacts's 3. LDS Database also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). Gospel ARtifacts's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 83%). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Gospel ARtifacts sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. LDS Database asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Gospel ARtifacts against 4.8 for LDS Database. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 10 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Gospel ARtifacts's written reviews are positive against 83% of LDS Database's.
Gospel ARtifacts ships an update weekly, LDS Database every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and July 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gospel ARtifacts | LDS Database |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (20 ratings) | 4.8 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 83.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 393 MB | 267 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Buried Box Studio, LLC | Willard Barlow |
Customer experience
Gospel ARtifacts
LDS Database
In-app purchases
Gospel ARtifacts
- Sponsor$1.99
- Super Sponsor$4.99
- Ultimate Sponsor$9.99
LDS Database
No in-app purchases
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