Nephi's Gate vs Numbered
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nephi's Gate
This app helps you build a daily reading habit by locking distracting apps until your scripture study is complete. Set a goal, choose which apps to block, and unlock them once your reading session is finished. It features streak tracking and an integrated reader.
- Daily reading goal setting
- App blocking for distractions
- Streak tracking
- Integrated Book of Mormon reader
- Live Activities integration
- iCloud backup
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Nephi's Gate helps you build a daily Book of Mormon reading habit — by keeping your most distracting apps locked until you've finished. Set a daily reading goal, choose which apps to block, and open the gate each day by completing your scripture study. It's that simple. SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED Nephi's Gate is a subscription app. A subscription is required to use all features, including app locking, daily reading goals, streak tracking, Live Activities, and iCloud backup. Choose the plan that fits you: • Monthly — $2.99/month • Yearly — $19.99/year (best value) • Lifetime — $39.99 one-time purchase Start with a 7-day free trial on any subscription plan. Cancel anytime. HOW IT WORKS • Set a daily reading goal (as little as 5 minutes) • Select the apps you want to block — social media, games, streaming, or anything else • Each day, your chosen apps are locked until you finish reading • Once your goal is met, the gate opens and your apps are restored • Miss a day and the streak resets — stay consistent to keep it alive BUILT FOR CONSISTENCY Streaks are a powerful motivator. Nephi's Gate tracks your current streak and your all-time best so you always know how you're doing. A daily reminder keeps you on track, and a customizable reset time means the schedule works around your life — not the other way around. READ IN THE APP OR BRING YOUR OWN The built-in reader includes the full text of the Book of Mormon. Pick up right where you left off — your last position is always saved. Prefer to read in the Gospel Library or another app? That works too. Just open Nephi's Gate, start your session, and read wherever you like. ICLOUD BACKUP Turn on iCloud backup to save your settings and streak data. If you get a new device, everything is restored automatically. LIVE ACTIVITIES See your reading progress right on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island while you read. Nephi's Gate uses Apple's Screen Time framework to enforce app blocking, so it works at the system level — no VPN, no workarounds. For the family: Nephi's Gate is designed for personal use on your own device. Parental controls and family management are not currently supported. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS • Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. • Monthly and Yearly subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off 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 App Store account settings after purchase. • Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. • Lifetime is a one-time purchase and does not auto-renew. Privacy Policy: https://nephisgate.com/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://nephisgate.com/terms/
Numbered
Streamline ward administration and enhance member ministering with this app. It helps leaders plan meetings, track assignments, and coordinate ward council activities. Members receive timely updates on the Sunday program and ward calendar.
- Plan sacrament meetings
- Track to-dos and assignments
- Coordinate ward council
- Private leader notes
- Calling tracker
- Member contact list
- Ward calendar
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More ministering. Less administering. Numbered is the app for running a ward — built for bishoprics, used by the whole ward. If you serve in a bishopric, you know the load: the Sunday-morning scramble with last minute changes, the to-dos scattered across texts, trying to remember context from your last interview, etc. Numbered pulls everything into one place, so you spend less time on the administrative work and more on the people. LESS WORK, CALMER SUNDAYS • Plan sacrament meeting together — theme, speakers, prayers, hymns — and watch it come together before Sunday instead of during it • Find your next speaker in seconds, sorted by who spoke last with a custom list for those you're considering • Track the to-dos and assignments that come out of ward council, so nothing falls through BETTER COORDINATION ACROSS THE WARD COUNCIL The bishopric and ward council finally share one view — who's assigned to what, who's been asked, what's still open. When the administrative work takes less time, there's more room for the real work: ministering to the members you're called to serve. QUIET TOOLS FOR LEADERS Private notes that stay yours and don't pass to the next person called. A calling tracker for the messy middle before a name is sustained. Interview scheduling against the bishopric's open slots. A map of where members live for planning visits, ministering assignments, or carpooling. FOR THE WHOLE WARD Members get the useful half — no leader tools, no clutter: • This Sunday's program the moment it's published, with a gentle reminder ten minutes before • One ward calendar — activities, youth nights, service projects, schedule changes — that pushes to their phone • A little about everyone: friendly faces and a sentence or two, plus the ward basics a new move-in always has to ask around for WORKS WITH LCR — NEVER A COPY OF IT Numbered imports only contact information, the same way the Member Tools app already lets you share it. No callings, ordinance dates, temple-recommend status, or ministering data — ever. When a calling is sustained, Numbered nudges you to record it in LCR. The official record stays the official record. Numbered is your own contact list and your own notes — never a mirror of the membership record. No Church password, no connection to any Church system. It is an independent app, not affiliated with or endorsed by any church. Spend Sunday with your ward — not your spreadsheets.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Numbered at none against Nephi's Gate's 3. Numbered also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Nephi's Gate's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and device support 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. Nephi's Gate sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Numbered asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Nephi's Gate against 5.0 for Numbered. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
Nephi's Gate ships an update every 3 months, Numbered every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Nephi's Gate | Numbered |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Red Seam, Inc | Weekly, LLC |
Customer experience
Nephi's Gate
Numbered
In-app purchases
Nephi's Gate
- Nephi's Gate Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Nephi's Gate Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Lifetime$39.99
Numbered
No in-app purchases
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