LDS Study Group vs LDS Database
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LDS Study Group
Collaborate with other members of the church to gain new insights and answers through scripture study. Ask questions, provide answers, and browse content. Earn achievements for posting valuable contributions.
- Post comments and questions on scripture verses
- Read scriptures alongside user comments
- Respond to existing questions and comments
- Rate responses to surface the best answers
- Earn achievements for content contributions
- Organize content with custom libraries (in-app purchase)
- Access quote and object lesson libraries (in-app purchase)
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LDS Study Group is a scripture study app which is designed to bring new insights and answers through collaboration with other members of the church. You can ask questions, provide answers, or just browse both. For the gospel scholars out there you can earn achievements for posting great content for the benefit of others. You earn achievements based on how much others like what you write - so lets see what you can do. Here are some possible uses: • Gain more insight during personal scripture study than you might have with just your own thoughts. • Find thought provoking questions and comments while preparing a lesson. • Look for answers to a question you have about a topic or scripture. • Share your gospel knowledge with others, so that we can all be edified together. Main Features: (available for free) • Post comments or questions visible by other users based on a verse or multiple verses. • Read the scriptures along side the questions and comments others have written. • Respond to questions and comments others have written. • Rate responses others have given so that the best response to a question shows up first on the list. • Share thought-provoking comments/questions and responses on Facebook or Twitter. • Flag users who are posting inappropriate content. • View the most popular or recent comments/questions across all the scriptures. • Follow users who you feel like post great content and you want easy access to what they write. • (optional) Submit your photo and social network links so that those who like what you write can get to know you. • Earn Achievements for content you post. There are different achievements for the amount of content you post and the quality. Additional Features: (available with in-app purchase) • Add content you like to a separate library where you choose the category it goes under. All the categories are created by you so you can organize it in your own way. This is the only content that will be available offline. • Gain access to the quote library. The quotes in this section are initially provided by the creators of the app, but users can also suggest quotes which can be approved and added. • Gain access to the object lesson library, with functions similar to the quote library. • These 3 features are available individually with in-app purchase but you can also get all 3 at a discount, 3 for the price of 2. Please keep in mind that the content for this app is user generated. It will take time to build up a good amount of content. You can assist with this by posting content of your own. Please help make LDS Study Group a great scripture study community. If you have any problems with this app please remember this is the first release. Send us an email with any problems you might have before posting a bad review. We have done the best we can to make this a great app and we are willing to do what we need to in order to fix problems and make improvements in the future.
LDS Database
Access a curated collection of public domain scriptural resources for the LDS faith. This reference tool provides easy access to important texts.
- LDS scriptural resources
- Public domain content
- Simple database interface
- Offline access (implied)
- Cross-device compatibility
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A simple database containing LDS scriptural resources in the public domain.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LDS Database at 4.8 against LDS Study Group's 4.3. LDS Database also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). LDS Study Group's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.1). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. LDS Study Group sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. LDS Database asks for nothing beyond the download.
LDS Database holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of LDS Study Group's written reviews are positive against 83% of LDS Database's.
LDS Study Group ships an update monthly, LDS Database every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LDS Study Group | LDS Database |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (22 ratings) | 4.8 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 267 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 36Pixels LLC | Willard Barlow |
Customer experience
LDS Study Group
LDS Database
In-app purchases
LDS Study Group
- Unlock quotes$0.99
- Unlock object lessons$0.99
- Unlock my library$0.99
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- Unlock quotes, object lessons, my library$1.99
LDS Database
No in-app purchases
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