Comparison

Quiet Time vs The Daily Devotional

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

Head to head
About

Quiet Time

Inspire and teach meaningful devotions through Bible reading and prayer. Learn time-tested methods to positively impact your life. Includes a powerful message from a renowned Christian leader.

Highlights
  • Inspires meaningful devotions
  • Teaches Bible reading methods
  • Guides prayer techniques
  • Includes powerful Christian messages
  • Time-tested devotion methods
Features
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This app is designed to inspire and teach you how to have meaningful devotions with God through reading the Bible & prayer in a way that will positively affect everything you do in life. The app will guide & teach you methods that have been time-tested over many generations. It will only take about one hour to follow the guidelines & listen to a powerful message by Dr Stephen Olford that was delivered to a group of Christian workers in the 1960’s. Stephen Olford was a 20th-century Christian leader. Dr. Billy Graham called him "the man who most influenced my ministry." This could be the most significant hour you spend this year!

About

The Daily Devotional

This app offers daily spiritual guidance with scripture, readings, spoken declarations, guided prayers, and actionable activations. It also provides reading plans, a prayer journal, and features to save and share content, with an optional premium subscription for expanded access.

Highlights
  • Daily scripture and readings
  • Spoken declarations
  • Guided prayer sessions
  • Actionable daily activations
  • Themed reading plans
  • Prayer journal with testimonies
  • Streak tracking and saved devotionals
Features
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Most devotional apps are built for everyone. The Daily was built for us. If you pray in the Spirit, believe the gifts are for today, and want more than a verse with a nice thought attached, this is your morning. Every day brings a fresh word in the language of our tradition: fire, the anointing, intercession, the prophetic, and the revivals that shaped us. Each devotional has five parts: - Scripture to stand on - A short reading that doesn't water anything down - A Declaration, written to be spoken out loud and not just read - A guided Prayer for you, your church, and the world - An Activation: one real thing to do today, not vague advice Today's devotional is always free. We don't put a paywall on your daily bread. GO DEEPER WITH READING PLANS When you're ready, walk through a plan: seven days in the fire of the Holy Spirit, a week learning to discern His voice, a journey through prayer and intercession. The app holds your place so you can keep going. DECLARATIONS MADE TO SHARE The declarations aren't meant to stay on your screen. Turn one into an image and send it to your group chat, your small group, or your story. That's how a word catches. A PRAYER JOURNAL THAT REMEMBERS Write down what you're believing God for. Pray over it every day. And when He answers — because He answers — mark it and keep the testimony. Faith grows when you can look back. KEEP THE FIRE BURNING Build a streak. Save the devotionals that mark you. Listen instead of read when your hands are full. Then show up again tomorrow. Available in English and Spanish. The Daily Premium opens the full archive, unlimited reading plans, audio for every devotional, your own notes and highlights, and a grace day so one missed morning doesn't undo your streak. Today's word stays free, always. Made by Ciel Studio, for the Church. ——— Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.thedailydevotional.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.thedailydevotional.app/privacy

Screenshots

Quiet Time4 screens
The Daily Devotional4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Quiet Time at none against The Daily Devotional's 2. Quiet Time also leads on iOS requirement (8.3 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. The Daily Devotional sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Quiet Time 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 Quiet Time against 5.0 for The Daily Devotional. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Quiet Time versus The Daily Devotional: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuiet TimeThe Daily Devotional
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.3 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlmega Brainware LLCEDWIN GADIEL ROMAN CRUZ

Customer experience

Quiet Time

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

The Daily Devotional

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Quiet Time

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

The Daily Devotional

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Premium Annual7 Days trial$34.991 Year

Questions

Is Quiet Time free?
Quiet Time is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Daily Devotional free?
The Daily Devotional is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Quiet Time or The Daily Devotional?
Quiet Time and The Daily Devotional are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Quiet Time or The Daily Devotional have ads?
Neither Quiet Time nor The Daily Devotional shows ads.

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