Comparison

Gospel Library vs ScripturePlus

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

Head to head
About

Gospel Library

Access a comprehensive collection of religious texts and resources for in-depth study. Explore scriptures, conference addresses, music, manuals, and media. Organize your study with search, marking, and sharing tools.

Highlights
  • Scriptures and religious texts
  • General conference addresses
  • Music and audio recordings
  • Learning and teaching manuals
  • Church magazines and videos
  • Gospel art
  • Search, mark, and share content
Features
Currently charting
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Gospel Library is the gospel study app of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The library includes the scriptures, general conference addresses, music, learning and teaching manuals, Church magazines, videos, audio recordings, gospel art, and more. Study, search, mark, and share this vast collection.

About

ScripturePlus

Enhance your scripture study with a comprehensive digital library. Access the Standard Works, commentaries, videos, historical context, and curated enrichment materials. Follow structured reading plans for focused study.

Highlights
  • Access to Standard Works scriptures
  • Linked commentaries and enrichment materials
  • Come, Follow Me reading plans
  • Historical settings and 360 tours
  • Videos and images
  • KnoWhy articles and quotes
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Scripture Plus is a Come Follow Me study app designed to help Latter-day Saints and others get more out of their scripture study. Users can read all the scriptures in the Standard Works, with commentaries, videos, historical settings, and more, linked directly into the text. Users can also study the Church's Come, Follow Me curriculum using convenient and simple Reading Plans to complete your Doctrine and Covenants goals. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has licensed Book of Mormon Central to use the 2013 edition of the Latter-day Saint scriptures in this mobile app. The ScripturePlus study panel includes commentaries, bios of main characters, 360 tours of Church History locations, videos, images, charts, KnoWhy articles, quotations from General Authorities and reliable scholars, multiple editions of the scriptures, and more. Many more technical features and content types are contemplated in future releases. We hope you find this app rewarding and spiritually invigorating. It facilitates pondering God’s word in a rich digital environment that builds enduring faith in Jesus Christ by making Latter-day Saint scriptures, particularly the Book of Mormon, accessible, comprehensible, and defensible to the entire world. The scriptures are peerless and eternal. The enrichment material is curated to help you seek learning out of the best books by study and by faith.

Screenshots

Gospel Library4 screens
ScripturePlus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ScripturePlus at 4.9 against Gospel Library's 4.4. ScripturePlus also leads on review sentiment (92% vs 62%) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Gospel Library's advantage is chart position (#126 vs unranked). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ScripturePlus holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13K and 9.5K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Gospel Library's written reviews are positive against 92% of ScripturePlus's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gospel Library ships an update fortnightly, ScripturePlus every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Gospel Library versus ScripturePlus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGospel LibraryScripturePlus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (13K ratings)4.9 (9.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.9% of reviews92.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13K — better9.5K
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#126 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size125 MB53 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsScripture Central

Customer experience

Gospel Library

All ratings13,131 ratings
Positive84.7%
Neutral3.7%
Negative11.6%
Written reviews816 reviews
Positive61.9%
Neutral10.7%
Negative27.5%

ScripturePlus

All ratings9,541 ratings
Positive98.4%
Neutral0.8%
Negative0.8%
Written reviews191 reviews
Positive92.1%
Neutral2.1%
Negative5.8%

User reviews

Gospel Library

From 13K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent resource with vast content
  • 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface
  • 💡 Helpful study tools and features
  • 🙏 Grateful for this free app

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔍 Search function issues
  • 🔌 Audio playback problems
  • 📱 Compatibility issues with older devices

ScripturePlus

From 9.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Helpful study aid
  • 👍 Organized daily study plan
  • 🔍 Insightful commentary and resources
  • 📚 Enhances understanding of scriptures
  • 💡 Variety of learning materials (videos, images, etc.)

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes
  • 🔍 Navigation and UI could be improved
  • 🔊 Lack of audio/audio options
  • 🔍 Difficulty finding specific content

Bugs and requests

Gospel Library

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes on launch
  • Scriptures and content disappearing after updates
  • Inability to log in or access account
  • Scrolling issues and lost progress
  • Unreliable audio and video playback

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add PDF export option for articles
  • Improve note-taking and highlighting capabilities
  • Implement continuous audio playback
  • Allow multiple language versions of scriptures
  • Add sleep timer for audio playback

ScripturePlus

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Scriptures not loading properly
  • Freezing/crashing on certain devices
  • Navigation issues when scrolling

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to highlight and take notes
  • Improved integration with Gospel Library app
  • Closed captioning/subtitles for videos
  • Print/export functionality

In-app purchases

None

Gospel Library

No in-app purchases

None

ScripturePlus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gospel Library free?
Gospel Library is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ScripturePlus free?
ScripturePlus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Gospel Library or ScripturePlus?
ScripturePlus is rated higher. Gospel Library averages 4.4 out of 5 from 13K ratings, while ScripturePlus averages 4.9 from 9.5K ratings.
Do Gospel Library or ScripturePlus have ads?
Neither Gospel Library nor ScripturePlus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gospel Library or ScripturePlus?
Gospel Library ships an update fortnightly, and ScripturePlus every 4 weeks. Most recently, Gospel Library was updated on October 12, 2026 and ScripturePlus on October 13, 2026.

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