Gospel Learning vs TALL Embark
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gospel Learning
Access a vast library of trusted Latter-Day Saint gospel learning resources, including videos and lessons on thousands of topics. This tool helps users deepen their understanding, answer difficult questions, and prepare classroom materials. It offers personalized learning tracks and interactive features for both individuals and educators.
- Extensive topical index
- Thousands of videos on various topics
- Personalized learning tracks
- Classroom lesson sharing via code
- Lesson templates for Come Follow Me
- Social sharing and learning progress tracking
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Gospel Learning is a tool for Latter-Day Saints to find trusted resources to learn the gospel from the best teachers in the church. With an index many times larger than the Bible's Topical Guide, Gospel Learning matches the best content to the learning needs of the user. Thousands of videos are available on thousands of topics including many sensitive topics many LDS don't understand or have difficulty explaining to others. Parent now have a trusted application where they can direct their children, friends and other families to go to get answers to difficult gospel questions or to deepen their understanding of the gospel. Learning Tracks have also been developed to take the user through a series of videos based on interesting topics. The app will suggest videos and topics that the user will want to explore to enhance their understanding of the gospel. The classroom feature allows teachers in the gospel to load their lesson which can include text, video, pictures, scriptures, and quotes and then share that lesson via a 6 digit code where the classroom students can enter the code into the app and see the lesson. Lesson templates for Come Follow Me are also available to help teachers prepare their classroom materials. The Gospel Learning app also allows for social sharing, following others gospel learning, earning levels, achievements and badges for participating in the system.
TALL Embark
This app helps users learn over 70 languages with over 2,500 words and 500 phrases. It focuses on listening, reading, speaking, and writing practice, with an emphasis on mastering useful phrases for immediate conversation and understanding language structure.
- Over 70 languages
- 2,500+ words and 500+ phrases
- Listening, reading, speaking, writing practice
- Native speaker audio comparison
- Spaced review system
- Gospel and missionary language focus
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Embark is a language learning app for missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, open to all users with a church account. Over 70 Languages, 2,500+ words, 500+ phrases and more • Tune your ear to native speakers • Learn new sounds and symbols • In the app, practice listening, reading, speaking, and writing to fulfill your language study plan • Master useful phrases to begin conversing right away • Learn the structure of the language Missionaries are encouraged to use TALL Embark once they receive their call, during the MTC, and throughout their mission to learn gospel and daily missionary language. To maximize your learning • Use daily for 15-60 minutes • Complete spaced review each day • Record and compare your voice to native speaker to get used to speaking • Use what you learn right away in real conversation • Make it your own by creating from what you are learning
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TALL Embark at 82% against Gospel Learning's 50%. TALL Embark also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.4). Gospel Learning's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.4). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TALL Embark holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 62 and 88 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Gospel Learning's written reviews are positive against 82% of TALL Embark's.
Gospel Learning ships an update fortnightly, TALL Embark every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on June 9, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gospel Learning | TALL Embark |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (62 ratings) | 4.8 (88 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 81.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 62 | 88 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 116 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gospel Learning Org, Inc. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
Customer experience
Gospel Learning
TALL Embark
In-app purchases
Gospel Learning
No in-app purchases
TALL Embark
No in-app purchases






