Gospel Living is a non-profit lifestyle utility designed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to support its 'Children and Youth' program. It integrates spiritual content, personal goal tracking across four domains, and private group communication (Circles) into a single hub. While it benefits from official church data integration, it faces significant technical challenges that drive users toward third-party alternatives.
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
For Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, specifically youth (ages 8-18) and their families.
What does it look like?
Key features
Private social groups for families and church quorums to communicate and coordinate.
Tools to set and track progress in social, intellectual, spiritual, and physical domains.
Curated inspirational articles, videos, and audio linked to religious curriculum.
How much does it cost?
The app is a non-profit utility provided by the Church; there is no monetization or subscription model, focusing entirely on member engagement.
Velocity
Who built it?
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
13+ apps tracked · Lifestyle
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The Book of Mormon
Member Tools
Doctrinal Mastery
JustServe
Gospel for Kids
Gospel Stream
Facility Issue Reporting
Church Pamphlets
TALL Embark
Preach My Gospel
Temple SquareUser Sentiment
What do users think recently?
Review voice lately leans mixed. Users appreciate content quality, but report circles functionality & bugs.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- Content Quality
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Competitive landscape for Gospel Living
How's the Lifestyle market?
The rivals identified
By Glorify Ltd
A high-production lifestyle app that competes for the 'Discover' feed engagement with daily religious content and meditation.
- Superior production value in audio and visual content
- Includes guided meditations and sleep stories which are missing from Gospel Living
- Stronger focus on personal wellness and mental health within a faith context
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Key takeaways for Gospel Living
Where is it heading?
- v2.8.1 released Feb 2026 focused on bug fixes — indicates active maintenance but no major feature expansion.
- Persistent 'Mixed' mood regarding Circles stability — suggests technical debt is outpacing current fix rates.
The SWOT
- Official integration with Church membership data
- High-quality proprietary spiritual content
- Completely free with no monetization friction
- Gamification of goal tracking (Habitica model)
- Guided meditations and wellness content (Glorify model)
- Rich media support for journaling (Day One model)
Next best moves
Prioritize a complete overhaul of the 'Circles' syncing logic.
+ 2 more prioritized movesFeature gaps
Guided meditations and sleep stories (available in Glorify) +3
Bottom line
Gospel Living is a high-value utility for its niche, but it is currently a 'leaky bucket' due to technical instability in its core communication feature. To remain the primary hub for LDS youth, the PM must prioritize fixing the 'Circles' syncing and localization bugs over adding new content, as users are actively migrating to more reliable third-party alternatives like GroupMe and Strive.
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