Comparison

Mindfulness Based Living vs Prayer Diary

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

Head to head
About

Mindfulness Based Living

Learn to manage your thoughts and respond to situations with intention. This app offers offline practices, daily inspiration, and resources to deepen your mindfulness journey. Access blogs, social media, and information on courses and training.

Highlights
  • Offline mindfulness practices
  • Daily inspirational quotes
  • Access to blogs and social media
  • Short practices for busy schedules
  • Information on courses and training
Features
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The Mindfulness Association is unique in the way that it approaches helping people to learn mindfulness, because we're big on bringing warmth to our inner experience. Mindfulness is about learning to allow our thoughts to come and go without getting so caught up in them, and doing that with a certain kind of an attitude. When we allow our thoughts to come and go, we then learn that the mind actually has a natural ability to settle and that we can have some choice over how to respond (rather than simply react) to any given situation. What the app includes - a selection of practices that you can use anywhere - no need to be online - a thought for the day (a mindfulness quote to inspire you) - access to the Mindfulness Association's blogs, social media sites and login page - access to short practices (handy if you don't have much time to practise) - links to information about Mindfulness Association courses, events and teacher training

About

Prayer Diary

Features
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Pray, Care, Share, CrossReach We believe every life can flourish with the right support at the right time. Our mission is to demonstrate Christian love in all we do: showing compassion and commitment to people from all communities and backgrounds needing someone to be with them in their corner. Our hope is this App will make CrossReach prayer requests more accessible to you. During your own times of devotion, we pray you will find it a helpful resource for reflecting on people who need additional support to face their daily lives, and for those who work in social care. We also hope you will learn about the difference experienced by individuals, families, volunteers and employees through service provided in Christ’s Name. “Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NIVUK) The app offers: — Daily Prayers — Helpful Devotional Thoughts — Personal stories

Screenshots

Mindfulness Based Living4 screens
Prayer Diary3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Mindfulness Based Living at monthly against Prayer Diary's every 9 months. Mindfulness Based Living also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.6). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mindfulness Based Living ships an update monthly, Prayer Diary every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Mindfulness Based Living versus Prayer Diary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMindfulness Based LivingPrayer Diary
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS9.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB15 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMindfulness Association LimitedSanctus Media Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Mindfulness Based Living

No in-app purchases

None

Prayer Diary

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mindfulness Based Living free?
Mindfulness Based Living is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Prayer Diary free?
Prayer Diary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mindfulness Based Living or Prayer Diary have ads?
Neither Mindfulness Based Living nor Prayer Diary shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mindfulness Based Living or Prayer Diary?
Mindfulness Based Living ships an update monthly, and Prayer Diary every 9 months. Most recently, Mindfulness Based Living was updated on October 9, 2026 and Prayer Diary on October 5, 2026.

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