Comparison

Pday vs MissionaryVault

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

Head to head
About

Pday

This app transforms weekly missionary emails into a visually rich, organized timeline. It automatically extracts highlights, photos, and milestones, creating a shareable record of a mission for family and friends to follow.

Highlights
  • Visual highlights from emails
  • Automatic milestone detection
  • Interactive mission maps
  • Complete mission timeline
  • Organized photo browsing
  • Smart notifications
  • Family sharing
Features
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All your missionaries in one place Pday turns weekly missionary emails into rich, visual updates the whole family can enjoy together. Forward an email and Pday automatically pulls out the highlights, photos, locations, and milestones — then builds a living timeline of the entire mission. WHAT YOU GET • Visual highlights from every email — the moments that matter, pulled out automatically • Milestones detected for you — transfers, companions, baptisms, and more • Beautiful maps showing where your missionary has served • A timeline of the whole mission, from call to homecoming • Photos organized and easy to browse • One place for every missionary you follow — children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, friends • Smart notifications when something new arrives BUILT FOR FAMILIES Invite grandparents, siblings, and friends so everyone can follow along. No one has to dig through long emails or forward attachments — Pday does the work, and everyone sees the same beautiful view. BETTER EMAILS, BETTER CONNECTION When something's missing from an email, Pday can gently reply to your missionary so they can fill in details or add photos — right from their inbox. A LIFELONG KEEPSAKE Every email, photo, and milestone is saved in one place. When the mission is over, you'll have a complete, shareable record of an unforgettable two years. Pday is made with love for Latter-day Saint families following full-time missionaries around the world. SUBSCRIPTION Pday Pro is an auto-renewing subscription that unlocks premium features. • Pday Pro Monthly — $6.99 / month Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscription by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase. Terms of Use: https://pday.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://pday.app/privacy

About

MissionaryVault

Preserve your missionary's emails and photos automatically, ensuring these precious memories are never lost. Organize communications by transfer and add your own family's thoughts to create a complete mission story. Easily export everything or create a printed keepsake book.

Highlights
  • Automatic email and photo saving
  • Organizes by transfer
  • Family thoughts journal
  • Printable keepsake book
  • Permanent memory storage
  • Export anytime
Features
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Every week your missionary emails home — the funny weeks, the hard ones, the small miracles in between. Those letters and photos live in a borrowed account that doesn't stay open forever: about 90 days after they come home, it's deleted, and the letters go with it. Most families find out too late. MissionaryVault keeps every letter and photo safe, automatically, for the whole mission and long after. HOW IT WORKS • Your missionary gets a private capture address. Forward their emails to it — or have them send there directly — and every letter and photo is saved to your family's vault, exactly as written. • Everything organizes itself by transfer, so the mission reads like a story. • Write your family's side, too. The Thoughts journal is where you keep the prayer that was answered, the thing they said on the call, the moment you teared up off-camera. • When they come home, turn it all into a printed keepsake book — the whole mission, in your hands. WHY FAMILIES TRUST IT • Letters are kept word for word. We never edit them. • Your memories are never deleted. After your term, your vault becomes read-only — still there, still yours, forever. • Export everything anytime. No lock-in. • One simple purchase. No subscription, ever. 14-day money-back guarantee. MissionaryVault is made by a small family team that answers every message. MissionaryVault is an independent app made by and for missionary families. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Screenshots

Pday4 screens
MissionaryVault4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pday at every 3 days against MissionaryVault's every 3 weeks. Pday also leads on ratings volume (19 vs 3) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Pday sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $6.99 per month and MissionaryVault sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Pday against 5.0 for MissionaryVault. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pday has 19 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pday ships an update every 3 days, MissionaryVault every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pday versus MissionaryVault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPdayMissionaryVault
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (19 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings19 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size98 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWeekly, LLCMissionaryVault

Customer experience

Pday

All ratings16 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

MissionaryVault

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pday

Subscriptions1
  • Pday Pro$6.991 Month
1 purchases

MissionaryVault

One-time1
  • Family Vault — 3 Years$29.99

Questions

Is Pday free?
Pday is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MissionaryVault free?
MissionaryVault is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pday or MissionaryVault?
Pday and MissionaryVault are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 19 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Pday or MissionaryVault have ads?
Neither Pday nor MissionaryVault shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pday or MissionaryVault?
Pday ships an update every 3 days, and MissionaryVault every 3 weeks. Most recently, Pday was updated on October 24, 2026 and MissionaryVault on October 25, 2026.

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