Doctrinal Mastery vs Gospel Learning
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Doctrinal Mastery
This app aids members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in memorizing and learning key scripture passages and articles of faith. It offers interactive learning activities like flashcards and quizzes to deepen understanding and recall.
- Study doctrinal mastery passages
- Learn Articles of Faith
- Memorization activities
- Flashcard review
- Quiz feature
- Import content from Gospel Library
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The Doctrinal Mastery app helps members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints study and learn the 100 seminary doctrinal mastery passages, the Articles of Faith, and other content imported using the sharing feature within the Gospel Library app. The learning activities include memorizing, reviewing flashcards, and taking a quiz. Memorizing scriptures can provide a powerful source of inspiration in times of need.
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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Gospel Learning at fortnightly against Doctrinal Mastery's every 8 months. Gospel Learning also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.6). Doctrinal Mastery's advantage is review sentiment (77% vs 50%) and ratings volume (234 vs 62). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Doctrinal Mastery against 4.4 for Gospel Learning. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 234 and 62 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of Doctrinal Mastery's written reviews are positive against 50% of Gospel Learning's.
Doctrinal Mastery ships an update every 8 months, Gospel Learning fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and June 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Doctrinal Mastery | Gospel Learning |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (234 ratings) | 4.4 (62 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.1% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 234 — better | 62 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Gospel Learning Org, Inc. |
Customer experience
Doctrinal Mastery
Gospel Learning
Bugs and requests
Doctrinal Mastery
Reported bugs
4 issues- Blank Articles of Faith questions
- Score always shows as '0' in quizzes
- Formatting issues with scripture display
- Incompatibility with newer iOS versions
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to delete/edit added scriptures
- Implement random order for quizzes and flashcards
- Include audio for scripture verses
- Add support for syncing across devices
- Provide option to select specific scripture sets to study
Gospel Learning
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Doctrinal Mastery
No in-app purchases
Gospel Learning
No in-app purchases





