Comparison

Countdown Maps vs Latter Study

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

Head to head
About

Countdown Maps

Easily track missionaries, including family and friends, with detailed information like photos, service dates, and contact addresses. Visualize their progress on a map and share updates effortlessly. Sync your data across devices for safekeeping.

Highlights
  • Track multiple missionaries
  • View missionary photos and details
  • Visualize service progress on a map
  • Manage transfer information
  • Share missionary contact details
  • Sync data across devices
Features
Currently charting
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The Countdown Maps Mobile App is a fun and convenient way to keep track of your missionaries. Whether they are your children, parents, family, or friends, you can track as many Elders, Sisters, or Couples as you wish and incorporate as many details as you like. This is perfect for parents, families, bishops, and anyone who has friends or family serving missions. Here are some of the features: Missionaries Page – Shows all of the missionaries you are tracking and where they are serving. Photos can be inserted as a visual reminder. This list can be sorted alphabetically or by the date that they return home. Missionary Stats – If you tap on a missionary from the list, you can see all of the information about that missionary including their picture, the flag of the state or country where they are serving, days served, days remaining, percent complete, email address, mailing address, current companion(s), and a favorite scripture or quote. The email address is also a direct link to your email, so that you can start an email to them from this view. You can also put in a future departure date and it will countdown the days until they leave. Missionary Edit Page – Edit the missionary’s information to make updates to picture, area, departure and return dates, email address, and quotes. Transfers – If you click on the View Transfers button, you see a list of all the transfers that have been entered. From here you can add new transfers or companions or edit existing ones. On the Edit Transfer page, you can enter their current area, companion, date of the transfer, choose a color for the map, enter their mailing address, and add notes about that things that are going on in that area. Information from the most recent transfer is moved onto the Stats page. View Map – If you click on the View Map button, you will see an outline map of the country or state where that missionary is serving. This map is automatically filled in as the days go by to show their progress in the map. Colors coordinate with the Transfers list – you can changes colors based on areas, companion, by transfer, or whatever you would like. Have fun, be creative. Share – This button allows you to send the missionary’s email address, mailing address, and other information in a variety of formats (text, PDF, Link) using several sharing methods (message, email, Facebook, etc.). User can choose which information to send and in what format. This is a quick and easy way to send contact information to family or friends who want to write to them and keeps people updated in social media. Copy & Paste functionality is also enabled through the Share button. The PDF format also serves as a permanent record of the missionaries activities when their mission is completed. Sync – The sync feature provides the ability to save a copy of your data to a secure cloud account. From here, you can sync your data across multiple devices and protect against data loss when upgrading devices or in the event of a device failure. To use this feature, just create a Sync Account. This is the perfect app for keeping up on your missionaries on a daily basis and it brings all of the relevant information together in a fun and creative way.

About

Latter Study

Engage in daily gospel learning with interactive scripture lessons and an AI-powered lesson builder. Track your study progress with a visual faith tree and share your journey with family. Designed for consistent spiritual growth and structured learning.

Highlights
  • Interactive daily scripture lessons
  • AI-powered lesson plan generator
  • Study streak tracking with visual growth
  • Family sharing for up to 5 people
  • Offline lesson access
  • Distraction-free design
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Transform your Come Follow Me study with Latter Study, the interactive LDS scripture app that makes daily gospel learning engaging, rewarding, and habit-forming for the whole family. DAILY STUDY LESSONS Complete 5-10 minute interactive lessons following the Come Follow Me curriculum. Read scriptures, answer questions, reflect on personal applications, and build a study streak that grows your faith tree from seed to full growth. INVITE YOUR FAMILY Invite up to 5 people to join your family completely for free. Encourage each other to study and compare streaks and lessons completed. LESSON ASSISTANT Create professional Come Follow Me lesson plans in seconds. Perfect for teachers, youth leaders, and families. Choose your audience, add optional focus areas, and generate complete lessons with scriptures, discussion questions, and teaching points. BUILD LASTING HABITS Track your daily study streak and watch your progress visualize as a growing tree. Miss a day? Use your streak freeze to keep your momentum going. FEATURES: • Interactive daily Come Follow Me lessons • AI-powered lesson plan generator • Study streak tracking with visual growth • Beautiful, distraction-free design • Share progress with family (up to 5 people free) • Works offline once lessons are loaded PERFECT FOR: • Members seeking consistent scripture study • Sunday School and youth teachers • Families wanting structured gospel learning • Anyone following Come Follow Me Subscription required for all features. Terms: https://latterstudy.com/terms.html Privacy: https://latterstudy.com/privacy.html Contact: https://latterstudy.com/contact.html

Screenshots

Countdown Maps4 screens
Latter Study4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Latter Study at Free against Countdown Maps's $2.99. Latter Study also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). Countdown Maps's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and chart position (#46 vs unranked). On review sentiment, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Latter Study is free to download; Countdown Maps costs $2.99 up front. Latter Study sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Countdown Maps asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Latter Study holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 59 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 69% of Countdown Maps's written reviews are positive against 64% of Latter Study's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown Maps ships an update every 4 months, Latter Study every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Countdown Maps versus Latter Study: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown MapsLatter Study
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (22 ratings)4.6 (59 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.2% of reviews — better63.6% of reviews
Number of ratings2259 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#46 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB98 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid AllenCrescent Developments LLC

Customer experience

Countdown Maps

All ratings22 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.6%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral15.4%
Negative15.4%

Latter Study

All ratings58 ratings
Positive89.7%
Neutral1.7%
Negative8.6%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive63.6%
Neutral9.1%
Negative27.3%

In-app purchases

None

Countdown Maps

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Latter Study

Subscriptions6
  • Latter Study Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
  • Monthly Plan$4.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription$6.991 Month
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  • Latter Study Yearly Subscription$39.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Countdown Maps free?
Countdown Maps costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Latter Study free?
Latter Study is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Countdown Maps or Latter Study?
Latter Study is rated higher. Countdown Maps averages 4.3 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Latter Study averages 4.6 from 59 ratings.
Do Countdown Maps or Latter Study have ads?
Neither Countdown Maps nor Latter Study shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown Maps or Latter Study?
Countdown Maps ships an update every 4 months, and Latter Study every 3 weeks. Most recently, Countdown Maps was updated on October 8, 2026 and Latter Study on October 20, 2026.

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