The Scriptures vs Doctrine and Covenants 365
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Scriptures
Access the complete standard works of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, including the Bible, Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and Pearl of Great Price. Quickly find and search for specific verses or phrases across all texts. Marking scriptures is available via an in-app purchase.
- Complete LDS standard works
- Fast scripture lookup
- Cross-scripture search
- Mark scriptures (in-app purchase)
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Contains the entire standard works of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints*. Includes: - The King James Version of the Bible - The Book of Mormon - The Doctrine and Covenants - The Pearl of Great Price Features: - Entire LDS standard works - Super-fast scripture lookup - Ability to search for a word or phrase across all scriptures - Ability to mark scriptures (Via In-App Purchase) * This application is neither provided nor endorsed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Doctrine and Covenants 365
This app helps you achieve your scripture reading goals by calculating daily verse assignments. Set a start verse and end date, and receive daily reminders to stay on track. A special mode allows you to read ahead and complete your reading early.
- Customizable reading goals
- Daily verse calculation
- Set start and end dates
- Daily reminders
- Keep Reading mode to get ahead
- Verse breakdown for even reading
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Achieve your scripture reading goals! Set a starting verse, end date, and daily reminders. Every day you will have a calculated set of verses to read, broken up evenly so you'll finish by your end date. Keep Reading mode allows you to get ahead of schedule.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Doctrine and Covenants 365 at 5.0 against The Scriptures's 3.5. Doctrine and Covenants 365 also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). The Scriptures's advantage is ratings volume (142 vs 1) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. The Scriptures sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Doctrine and Covenants 365 sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Doctrine and Covenants 365 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Scriptures has 142 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
The Scriptures ships an update every 5 weeks, Doctrine and Covenants 365 weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Scriptures | Doctrine and Covenants 365 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (142 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 142 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 125 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lee Falin | Scott Hardy |
Customer experience
The Scriptures
Doctrine and Covenants 365
Bugs and requests
The Scriptures
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes when opening certain books
- Highlighting and annotation tools not functioning
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
- Frequent need to delete and reinstall app
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to bookmark and save progress
- Option to change font size and style
- Inclusion of hymns and other church resources
- Cross-referencing and note-taking features
Doctrine and Covenants 365
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
The Scriptures
- Scripture Highlights$0.99
- Language Blend$0.99
Doctrine and Covenants 365
- Hammer and nails$0.99
- Black and White$4.99
- Biometric Security$9.99
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