WHY WE NEED TO FUNDRAISE
We are a 501(c)3 non-profit, member-created community. We aren’t funded by the Church, but rely on our users’ generous support.
We are committed to keeping the app free for our users, as well as free of ads.
It’s also important to note that none of the creators of the app receive any compensation - all of them volunteer their time and donate their own money to support the app.
However, an app like this is very expensive to build, maintain, improve, and operate for years to come.
Why is that?
Development costs
We’re building a world-class app, and that requires a world-class development team. We’ve partnered with one of the best development firms in the business, which is why the app works so well and looks so good. These are true professionals, and we need to pay them as such.
To give you a sense of what this means in real life, the original app cost well over $100,000 to create.
Maintenance and upgrade costs
Did you know it pretty much always costs more to maintain a piece of software than it does to build it in the first place? Addressing bugs and keeping the app up-to-date with the latest iOS and Android software changes requires constant maintenance investments.
In addition, we continue to roll out new features! There is so much more we can do with the app to make it better for you and to bless the lives of members around the world. Click to learn more about the big investments we’re making!
Streaming and data costs
Just like Netflix - every time you open the app and view a video, read a devotional, record a journal entry, or really do anything, it costs us money to stream that data to you and to host and save all that information on our secure third-party servers.
Building a platform that will last
As mentioned above, none of the creators of the app receive any compensation. But as the app has grown, we have had to start hiring some employees because we want to create a platform and an organization that will be able to outlast us. We don’t want this to be something that works for a year or two and then suddenly stops getting updated because the founders didn’t have time anymore. We want this to be a tool that you and your families can use for decades to come, and we’re building the team and organization necessary for that to happen.
Donations are completely voluntary. There are many using the app who can’t afford to donate, and we never want a paywall to stand in the way of someone using a tool that can help them in their efforts to follow the Savior each day.
But if you can donate, we’d love your partnership to help us to bring this app to hundreds of thousands, and eventually millions, of members worldwide!
100% of your donation will go directly to improving the app and blessing the lives of members around the world!