Comparison

Refining Fire vs Praying Warriors

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

Head to head
About

Refining Fire

This app delivers encouraging Bible verses to your device, with options to refresh for a new passage, save favorites, and set daily reminders. Explore the full chapter for deeper study on iPhone and enjoy on-the-go access with its Apple Watch companion.

Highlights
  • Encouraging Bible verses
  • Daily reminder notifications
  • Save favorite verses
  • Read full chapters (iPhone only)
  • Apple Watch app
  • Verse sharing
Features
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Refining Fire provides encouraging Bible verses when and where you need them. Hit "refresh" to display a new verse, add the current verse to your Favorites, or set up a daily reading reminder. Additionally, you may deepen your study by reading the full chapter for any scripture excerpt (iPhone only). Refining Fire for Apple Watch allows you to read, favorite, and refresh verses on the go without needing your phone. Features: - Apple Watch app - Daily reminder notifications - Favorites - Sharing - Hundreds of verses Refining Fire allows you to choose between the King James Version (KJV) and the English Standard Version (ESV).

About

Praying Warriors

Connect with a global community of faith through shared prayer. Request prayers for various needs and see real-time updates as others pray for you. Experience the strength and support of a worldwide prayer network.

Highlights
  • Live prayer tracking
  • Instant prayer notifications
  • Categorized prayer requests
  • Global faith community
  • Simple, focused design
Features
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Praying Warrior connects people of faith from around the world through the power of prayer. Whether you’re asking for prayer or praying for others, Praying Warrior lets you experience the strength of a global prayer community — together, in real time. Request Prayer. Receive Support. Pray Together. Choose from a list of prayer types — Healing, Work, Family, Finances, and more — and submit your prayer request. Other users are instantly notified and can begin praying for you. When someone prays, they press and hold the prayer button — and you’ll see the number of people currently praying for you live. It’s a moving reminder that you’re never alone. Features: -Live Prayer Tracking – See how many people are praying for you in real time. -Instant Notifications – Get alerts for new prayer requests and when prayers begin for you. -Prayer Categories – Choose from multiple types of prayer requests. -Faith Community – Join a global network of believers who care and pray together -Simple Design – A clean interface to help you focus on what truly matters: prayer. Why Praying Warrior? Praying Warrior isn’t just an app — it’s a community built on faith, compassion, and connection. Feel the comfort of knowing others are praying with you, wherever you are. Download Praying Warrior today and join a global movement of prayer and faith. Together, we are stronger.

Screenshots

Refining Fire4 screens
Praying Warriors3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Refining Fire at none against Praying Warriors's 1. Refining Fire also leads on ratings volume (26 vs 5) and device support (4 vs 2). Praying Warriors's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 15 months). On price, rating, ads and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. Praying Warriors sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Refining Fire asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Refining Fire against 5.0 for Praying Warriors. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Refining Fire has 26 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Refining Fire ships an update every 15 months, Praying Warriors every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Refining Fire versus Praying Warriors: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRefining FirePraying Warriors
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (26 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings26 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRebecca HansmeyerCoirle LLC

Customer experience

Refining Fire

All ratings26 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Praying Warriors

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Refining Fire

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Praying Warriors

One-time1
  • Remove Ads Forever$2.99

Questions

Is Refining Fire free?
Refining Fire is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Praying Warriors free?
Praying Warriors is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Refining Fire or Praying Warriors?
Refining Fire and Praying Warriors are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 26 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do Refining Fire or Praying Warriors have ads?
Neither Refining Fire nor Praying Warriors shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Refining Fire or Praying Warriors?
Refining Fire ships an update every 15 months, and Praying Warriors every 5 days. Most recently, Refining Fire was updated on October 8, 2026 and Praying Warriors on October 2, 2026.

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