Comparison

Executive Secretary vs Minster

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

Head to head
About

Executive Secretary

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Executive Secretary helps Latter-day Saint ward and stake leaders stay organized, connected, and inspired โ€” one place where the bishopric, presidencies, clerks, and youth plan together. Less Sunday scramble, more ministering. One place where every leader, bishopric, presidencies, and youth plan together. Thoughtful AI suggestions to track goals, plan meaningful activities, rotate assignments, and automate reminders. Built not just for the executive secretary, but for everyone serving in a calling. PLAN ACTIVITIES WITH PURPOSE Invite youth and parents to set their goals, then let thoughtful AI suggest Church-centered activity ideas tied to what they're working toward โ€” ideas to prayerfully consider, never a replacement for the Spirit. KEEP PARENTS IN THE LOOP Add a parent or guardian to any youth and they're included automatically โ€” a gentle heads-up when their son or daughter has a talk, an assignment, or an activity coming up. Invite parents to help set goals, too, so the whole family is working toward the same thing. SMART REMINDERS, THEIR WAY Email, text, push, or WhatsApp โ€” the app learns how each member, youth, and parent prefers to hear from you and sends every reminder automatically before each assignment. Texting is opt-in; reply STOP to opt out anytime. SCHEDULING WITHOUT AWKWARD HALLWAY CONVERSATIONS Members see real availability and book a time, and the app routes each request to the right member of the bishopric โ€” no phone tag, no back-and-forth. Manage bishopric interviews, temple recommend interviews, and meetings with ease. AGENDAS THAT BUILD THEMSELVES Ward council, youth council, and presidency meetings โ€” everyone adds items through the week as they come up. Track action items to done, and let the app rotate who has the opening prayer, spiritual thought, and closing prayer. A DIRECTORY WITH THE CONTEXT THAT MATTERS Keep names, callings, and contact details organized by organization, with optional parent or guardian contacts for youth. WHO IT'S FOR Built for leaders across every organization โ€” executive secretaries, ward and stake clerks, bishoprics, elders quorum and Relief Society presidencies, and Young Men, Young Women, and Primary leaders. It serves every quorum and class they care for (i.e. Deacons, Teachers, and Priests; Builders of Faith, Messengers of Hope, and Gatherers of Light). YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS We use your information only to run the service and deliver the reminders you've asked for. We never sell your data or share it for advertising, and you can request deletion of your account and data at any time. ABOUT Executive Secretary is an independent tool built by members, for members. It is not an official app of, and is not affiliated with or endorsed by, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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Minster

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Minster is interview scheduling built for ward and stake leaders. Members book with their bishopric, Elders Quorum or Relief Society presidency, or stake presidency from a link you text or share โ€” no app to install, no account to create, no phone tag. You set your availability once, and Minster generates only the slots that are genuinely open, holds the ones already taken, and sends the confirmations and reminders for you. This app is the leader companion to the Minster dashboard: โ€ข Today โ€” every interview you are conducting, at a glance. โ€ข Schedule โ€” the full upcoming list for your unit, with reschedules and cancellations handled in a tap. โ€ข Availability โ€” set recurring windows, block a week, or open an extra evening. โ€ข Share links โ€” copy or text a booking link for a specific interview type. โ€ข Interview types โ€” durations, buffers, lead times, and who conducts what. โ€ข Calendar sync โ€” connect Google, Microsoft, or Apple Calendar so busy time on your own calendar never becomes a bookable slot. โ€ข Follow-up โ€” see who you have not met with this year. Built for how a presidency actually works: multiple leaders, a secretary who schedules on their behalf, counselors who conduct their own interviews, and stake leaders who oversee several wards at once. Privacy is the design constraint, not a footnote. Notifications never name the interview type. Members give one contact detail and nothing more. Guardian consent is recorded for youth interviews. Every data path is enforced at the database level, so a leader sees their own unit and nothing else. A Minster subscription is required. Accounts and subscriptions are managed on the web at minster.church. Minster Scheduling LLC is independent and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Screenshots

Executive Secretary4 screens
Minster4 screens

Verdict

The call

Executive Secretary and Minster are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Executive Secretary versus Minster: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExecutive SecretaryMinster
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size10 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid QuigleyMinster Scheduling LLC

In-app purchases

None

Executive Secretary

No in-app purchases

None

Minster

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Executive Secretary free?
Executive Secretary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Minster free?
Minster is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Executive Secretary or Minster have ads?
Neither Executive Secretary nor Minster shows ads.

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