LDS Database vs Faithful Answers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Faithful Answers
Access well-documented answers to questions about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This app provides supplementary content for personal and family study, aiding in learning and staying on the covenant path.
- Answers to Church questions
- Content from FAIR
- Supplementary study material
- Family learning tools
- Covenant path guidance
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Find answers to your questions about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) in this convenient app that provides access to content from FAIR (Faithful Answers, Informed Response). You will also find supplementary content for your Come, Follow Me study, as well as ways to help your family learn and stay on the covenant path. The Foundation for Apologetic Information and Research, Inc. (otherwise known as FAIR or FairMormon) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing well-documented answers to criticisms of the doctrine, practice, and history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: LDS Database at every 4 days against Faithful Answers's every 9 months. LDS Database also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 75%). Faithful Answers's advantage is ratings volume (112 vs 12). 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 — 4.8 for LDS Database against 4.9 for Faithful Answers. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Faithful Answers has 112 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of LDS Database's written reviews are positive against 75% of Faithful Answers's.
LDS Database ships an update every 4 days, Faithful Answers every 9 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | LDS Database | Faithful Answers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (12 ratings) | 4.9 (112 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 112 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 267 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Willard Barlow | Foundation For Apologetic Information and Research |
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LDS Database
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In-app purchases
LDS Database
No in-app purchases
Faithful Answers
No in-app purchases
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