Ward Manager vs WardProgram
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ward Manager
This app helps Latter-day Saint ward communities stay connected and organized. It facilitates communication, event management, and community building through secure access and private registration.
- Secure ward access with codes
- Activity and event management
- Announcements and push notifications
- Leadership administrative tools
- Community building and spiritual sharing
- Encrypted data and privacy controls
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Ward Manager is the essential app for Latter-day Saint ward communities to stay connected, organized, and engaged. Designed specifically for YSA (Young Single Adult) and family wards, this app streamlines communication and strengthens fellowship within your congregation. Key Features: Secure Ward Access Private registration with bishop-provided ward codes Phone verification for enhanced security Member approval process ensures community safety Activity Management View upcoming ward activities and events RSVP and track attendance Get directions and event details Never miss important ward activities Announcements & Updates Receive important ward announcements Push notifications for urgent updates Stay informed about ward business Access sacrament meeting programs Leadership Tools Bishop and leadership administrative features Member approval and management Ward statistics and insights Secure document sharing Foster Community Share your testimony and spiritual experiences Connect with members who share similar interests Coordinate service opportunities Build lasting friendships Privacy & Security: Ward Manager takes your privacy seriously. All data is encrypted and only accessible to approved ward members. Your personal information is never shared outside your ward without your permission. Perfect For: YSA ward members looking to connect Family ward communities Ward leadership and administrators Anyone wanting to strengthen ward unity Join thousands of ward members already using Ward Manager to build stronger, more connected communities. Download today and experience the difference! Note: This app requires a ward registration code from your bishop or ward leadership to access.
WardProgram
This app provides sacrament meeting programs and ward announcements directly to your phone. Leaders can easily build programs and send targeted announcements, while members can access schedules and stay informed about ward activities.
- Digital sacrament meeting programs
- Ward announcements with push notifications
- Targeted announcements by group
- Missionary contact information
- Multi-ward support
- Program building tools for leaders
- Print-friendly view
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WardProgram puts your ward's sacrament meeting program on the phone in your pocket, and keeps it there after the meeting ends. Leaders build the program during the week — presiding and conducting, hymns with numbers, prayers, speakers, musical numbers, ward business. Members open the app on Sunday and it's there, whether or not anyone remembered to print. ANNOUNCEMENTS THAT REACH THE RIGHT PEOPLE Ward announcements sit alongside the program, with dates, times, locations, and phone numbers you can tap to call. Send one to the whole ward, or tag it for Relief Society, Elders Quorum, Young Men, or Young Women — and only those members get the notification. Everyone can still read every announcement in the app. The tag only decides whose phone buzzes. Each member controls this for themselves, group by group, on each device. Nobody has to silence the whole ward to stop hearing about an activity that isn't theirs. FOR MEMBERS - This week's program, and the weeks ahead - Announcements with dates - and optional push notifications! - Your ward's missionaries — where they're serving and how to write - Find your ward by scanning its QR code, entering its code, or searching nearby - Follow more than one ward and switch between them - Opens instantly to the last program you saw, which matters on chapel Wi-Fi FOR LEADERS - Build next week's program from a template, or copy last week's - Assign speakers and prayers from your ward list - Hymn numbers link to the music - Three roles: admins manage the ward and team, editors run programs and announcements, and auxiliary leaders submit announcements as drafts for an editor to publish - A print-friendly view for the members who still want paper PRIVACY A ward's program and announcements are visible to that ward. Nothing is sold, nothing is used to track you across other apps, and there are no ads. You can delete your account, and everything attached to it, from inside the app. WardProgram is an independent app. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: WardProgram at every 3 days against Ward Manager's fortnightly. Ward Manager's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1). 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 — 4.9 for Ward Manager against 5.0 for WardProgram. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ward Manager has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Ward Manager ships an update fortnightly, WardProgram every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ward Manager | WardProgram |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | James Berkabile | Alex Parker |
Customer experience
Ward Manager
WardProgram
In-app purchases
Ward Manager
No in-app purchases
WardProgram
No in-app purchases
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