Comparison

Doctrinal Mastery vs PermitBook

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Study doctrinal mastery passages
  • Learn Articles of Faith
  • Memorization activities
  • Flashcard review
  • Quiz feature
  • Import content from Gospel Library
Features
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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.

About

PermitBook

Features
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PermitBook turns the messy stack of practice drive notes into one clear record that carries your teen from permit to license. Every graduated licensing program asks for a number of supervised hours, often with a separate night driving minimum, before the road test. PermitBook logs each drive against those exact targets and shows, at a glance, how close you are and what is still missing. LOG EACH DRIVE IN SECONDS Start a timer or enter minutes by hand. Mark day or night, the weather, and the road types practiced. Every session lands in a running record you can trust. SEE YOUR REAL PROGRESS Twin progress rings track total hours and night hours side by side, because it is almost always the night minimum that quietly holds a teen back. State presets cover every state plus DC and stay fully editable when your local rule differs. KNOW THE READY DATE Pace forecasting reads your recent logging rhythm, respects any permit holding period, and estimates when the requirement will be met. It calls out the single bottleneck to focus on next, usually those remaining night hours. BUILD REAL SKILL, NOT JUST HOURS Rate skills after each drive, from lane changes to highway merges to parking, and watch a mastery matrix fill in over time so weak areas get the practice they need. THE ARTIFACT THAT COUNTS Export a clean, signable practice log with subtotals and signature lines, ready for the examiner. A parent and teen driving agreement, signed right in the app, exports as its own document. BUILT FOR REAL FAMILIES Track more than one teen, each with independent targets. Your data lives on your device and in your personal iCloud, synced across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. No account, no analytics, no tracking. Log a drive from your wrist and glance at progress in a widget. FREE AND PRO Free covers one teen with unlimited drive logging, progress rings, and a watermarked log preview. The one time Lifetime unlock adds the clean signable PDF, the skills rubric, pace forecasting, the driving agreement, and multiple teen drivers. No subscription. PermitBook is an informational logging tool. Supervised hour and night driving requirements vary, so always verify the current rules with your state or provincial licensing authority. PermitBook is not affiliated with any DMV or licensing agency, and acceptance of any log is determined by that authority.

Screenshots

Doctrinal Mastery4 screens
PermitBook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Doctrinal Mastery at none against PermitBook's 1. PermitBook's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 8 months). On price, 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

Both are free to download. PermitBook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Doctrinal Mastery asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Doctrinal Mastery ships an update every 8 months, PermitBook every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Doctrinal Mastery versus PermitBook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDoctrinal MasteryPermitBook
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (234 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings234 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsInnovaLabWorks

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

PermitBook

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Doctrinal Mastery

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

PermitBook

One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$12.99

Questions

Is Doctrinal Mastery free?
Doctrinal Mastery is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PermitBook free?
PermitBook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Doctrinal Mastery or PermitBook have ads?
Neither Doctrinal Mastery nor PermitBook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Doctrinal Mastery or PermitBook?
Doctrinal Mastery ships an update every 8 months, and PermitBook every 11 days. Most recently, Doctrinal Mastery was updated on October 12, 2026 and PermitBook on September 29, 2026.

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