Comparison

Dot the Earth vs LDS Daily Scripture

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

Head to head
About

Dot the Earth

Explore and track your visits to sacred temples worldwide. This app offers an interactive map, a personal journal for temple experiences, and historical timelines. Visualize temple locations with AR and connect with your family history work.

Highlights
  • Interactive LDS temple map
  • Personal temple visit journal
  • Temple information and schedules
  • Augmented reality (AR) temple view
  • Dynamic temple growth timeline
  • Family history companion tool
Features
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"Dot the Earth" is the premier interactive LDS temple map, visit tracker, and companion app—designed specifically for members and friends of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to explore, plan trips, track ordinances, and stay connected to the House of the Lord worldwide. Deepen your connection to these sacred structures, track your personal journey along the covenant path, and keep a beautiful, private record of your temple worship. Whether you want to locate temples on our interactive 3D globe and map, record spiritual impressions in your journal, plan a multi-temple road trip, or play daily educational temple games with your family, Dot the Earth is your all-in-one companion. Why Latter-day Saints Love Dot the Earth: • Interactive LDS Temple Map & Global Directory: Easily explore every temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—dedicated, under construction, under renovation, or announced. Filter by status, country, or state, calculate exact driving and air distances from your location, and get one-tap directions. • Personal Temple Visit Journal & Ordinance Tracker: Keep a secure, private history of your temple service. Log your visit dates, attach personal photos or voice memos, record sacred spiritual impressions, and track ordinances performed (Baptisms, Initiatories, Endowments, and Sealings—including Family File vs. Temple File breakdowns). • Multi-Stop Temple Trip Planner: Planning a family vacation, youth conference trip, or temple tour? Build custom temple itineraries, organize stops chronologically, and track the temples along your route. • Personal Goals, Streaks & Interactive Analytics: Set annual and monthly temple attendance goals, visualize your worship history with interactive charts, see how many countries and states you have visited, and share milestone summary cards. • Educational Temple Games & Daily Challenge: Perfect for Family Home Evening (FHE), youth activities, and Primary children! Play the Daily Pin-the-Temple Map Challenge to build your global streak, test your knowledge with LDS Temple Trivia Quizzes, flip cards in Temple Picture Matching, and solve Temple Slide Puzzles. • Animated Historical Growth Timeline (1830 to Present): Play, pause, or scrub through history to watch how holy temples have come to "dot the earth" sequentially from Kirtland and Nauvoo to hundreds of temples across every continent today. • Immersive AR Camera Temple Locator: Point your phone toward the horizon in Augmented Reality (AR) to visualize the exact real-time direction, orientation, and distance of nearby temples relative to where you stand. • Essential Temple Information & Prayer Roll: Access addresses, phone numbers, milestone dates (announcement, groundbreaking, open house, dedication), architectural attributes, and direct links to official Church schedule and prayer roll resources. • Friends, Community Gallery & Temple News: Connect with friends and family, celebrate friend visit streaks, browse thousands of curated community temple photos, and stay informed with the latest temple news and gospel study articles. • Global Reach in 14 Languages: Fully localized in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Filipino/Tagalog, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Russian, Swedish, Polish, and Hungarian. Enhance your personal journey of temple worship, keep your covenants close to your heart, and download Dot the Earth today. "Families are to be sealed together for all eternity... For these sacred purposes, holy temples now dot the earth." — President Russell M. Nelson Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://dottheearth.com/privacy_policy.html

About

LDS Daily Scripture

Features
Currently charting
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Start each day with a powerful Book of Mormon scripture mastery verse, paired with a beautiful original painting inspired by the Latter-day Saint artistic tradition. A new verse every day, drawn from 32 carefully selected Book of Mormon scripture mastery passages. A new verse appears each day. Every verse is paired with a unique, original illustration inspired by the scenes and themes of the Book of Mormon. Hold anywhere on the card to reveal the full artwork behind each verse. Tap the heart to save verses that speak to you. Build your own personal collection of meaningful scriptures to revisit anytime. Share beautiful scripture images with family and friends via text, social media, or email. Each shared image includes the verse text layered over its artwork. Set a gentle daily notification to remind you to read your verse. Choose your preferred time — morning, midday, or evening. Features: - A new Book of Mormon verse every day - 32 scripture mastery verses with original artwork - Hold to reveal the full painting behind each verse - Save and collect your favorite verses - Share verses as beautiful images - Daily push notification reminders - Elegant dark theme designed for peaceful reflection - No ads, no subscriptions, one-time purchase Built with love for Latter-day Saints, missionaries, seminary students, and anyone seeking daily inspiration from the Book of Mormon. One time purchase covers future updates that will include new scriptures paired with new artwork.

Screenshots

Dot the Earth4 screens
LDS Daily Scripture4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Dot the Earth at Free against LDS Daily Scripture's $1.99. Dot the Earth also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months). LDS Daily Scripture's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and chart position (#196 vs unranked). On ads, device support 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

Dot the Earth is free to download; LDS Daily Scripture costs $1.99 up front. Dot the Earth sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. LDS Daily Scripture asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dot the Earth ships an update every 3 days, LDS Daily Scripture every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Dot the Earth versus LDS Daily Scripture: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDot the EarthLDS Daily Scripture
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.9 (53 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings53 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
Best chart rank—#196 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size147 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMike StancliffeBenjamin Saupan

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Dot the Earth

Subscriptions2
  • Plus Month$1.991 Month
  • Plus Year$14.991 Year
None

LDS Daily Scripture

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dot the Earth free?
Dot the Earth is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LDS Daily Scripture free?
LDS Daily Scripture costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dot the Earth or LDS Daily Scripture have ads?
Neither Dot the Earth nor LDS Daily Scripture shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dot the Earth or LDS Daily Scripture?
Dot the Earth ships an update every 3 days, and LDS Daily Scripture every 3 months. Most recently, Dot the Earth was updated on November 3, 2026 and LDS Daily Scripture on October 31, 2026.

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