COGWA vs Qara Prayer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
COGWA
Access inspiring Bible verses, sermons, and church news on demand. Stay updated with the latest church activities and read member letters. Includes helpful tools like sundown times and a festival calendar.
- Daily Bible verses with explanations
- Watch or listen to sermons
- Latest church news and updates
- Sundown time calculator
- Festival calendar access
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Inspiration. On Demand. Get the COGWA Members app for quick and easy access to inspiring verses, sermons, church news and helpful tools. The Latest News Watch the weekly In Accord for updates on the latest church activities including important information for members, ministerial travel reports, media updates, and other timely COGWA news. Plus read the monthly Member Letter from Mr. Franks. Watch or Listen to Sermons Have a free moment? Looking for some inspiration during your day? Pick a sermon in the COGWA Members app. Updated regularly, you can learn from a sermon anywhere you go. Daily Bible Verse Sometimes you only have time for a moment of inspiration. Use the Daily Bible Verse to take a brief look at God’s Word and the meaning behind it. View up to nine previous days’ verses as well. Useful Tools Need to know when sundown is? Find out from your current location using the app. Plus, have a look at the festival calendar any time you need it.
Qara Prayer
This app helps cultivate a consistent prayer life with daily prompts, journaling, and organized prayer requests. Track your progress, join prayer circles, and receive reminders to stay focused on your spiritual growth.
- Daily prayer prompts
- Prayer journaling
- Organized prayer requests
- Prayer tracking & streaks
- Prayer circles & shared wall
- Daily reminders
- Dark mode support
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Qara: A Prayer & Journaling Companion Qara is a beautifully designed app that helps you cultivate a consistent, meaningful prayer life. Whether you're new to prayer or have prayed for decades, Qara gives you the tools to stay focused, track God's faithfulness, and grow spiritually—day by day. Key Features: Daily Prayer Prompts Receive scripture-based encouragement and guidance tailored to your chosen prayer topics. Prayer Journaling Reflect on your thoughts, answered prayers, and spiritual growth with our easy-to-use journal. Organized Prayer Requests Create, categorize, and schedule prayer requests by day of the week, topic, or urgency. Prayer Tracking & Streaks Stay encouraged with progress tracking and prayer streak insights. Prayer Circles & A Shared Prayer Wall Pray alongside others by joining prayer circles and sharing requests with your community. Daily Reminders Set custom reminders to pray and reflect throughout your day. Dark Mode Support Designed to honor your system theme and reduce screen fatigue. Qara is more than a productivity tool—it's a daily reminder that you’re not alone and that every prayer matters. Download today and make prayer a lifestyle, not a checkbox. Qara Pro Unlock the full experience with Qara Pro and take your prayer life even deeper. Enjoy: Unlimited daily prayer notifications Unlimited prayer circles An ad-free experience Early access to new features Qara Pro is available as an auto-renewing subscription: $6.99/month or $49.99/year (save over 40%) Terms of Use: https://qaraprayer.com/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://qaraprayer.com/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: COGWA at none against Qara Prayer's 2. COGWA also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (24 vs 6). Qara Prayer's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, update cadence, device support 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
Both are free to download. Qara Prayer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. COGWA asks for nothing beyond the download.
Qara Prayer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of COGWA's written reviews are positive against 100% of Qara Prayer's.
COGWA ships an update every 3 months, Qara Prayer every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | COGWA | Qara Prayer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (24 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Church of God, a Worldwide Association, Inc. | Five and Two |
Customer experience
COGWA
Qara Prayer
In-app purchases
COGWA
No in-app purchases
Qara Prayer
- Qara Pro Monthly$6.991 Month
- Qara Pro Annual Plan$49.991 Year









