Comparison

Prayminder vs The LCMS

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

Head to head
About

Prayminder

This app helps users integrate prayer into their daily lives with gentle reminders and a personal prayer list. It fosters a consistent connection with God throughout the day, allowing users to track answered prayers and maintain a record of gratitude.

Highlights
  • Personal prayer list
  • Daily randomized prayer reminders
  • Scheduled reminders
  • Add notes to prayers
  • Mark prayers as answered
  • Track prayer frequency
Features
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Prayminder helps you pray through your whole day, bringing the people and concerns on your heart back to mind at moments you might otherwise pass by. You begin by writing down what weighs on your heart: the people you love, the burdens you're holding, the things you long to thank God for. You decide when and how often you'd like to be reminded, and then you go about your life as you normally would. Day after day, Prayminder surfaces your prayers gently, one at a time, turning short pauses into real conversation with God. More than 30 million prayers have been lifted through Prayminder by believers across the world, from parents praying for their children on the way to work, to students pausing for their classmates between lessons, to prayer groups carrying one another through difficult seasons. With Prayminder you can: • Keep all your prayers in one place, organized the way you actually think about them • Receive reminders throughout the day, as often or as rarely as suits you • Schedule specific prayers for specific times, whether daily, weekly, or on a date that matters • Add notes to any prayer and follow how things unfold as God answers • Mark prayers as answered and keep a living record of gratitude and praise • Read the Bible in your own language, powered by YouVersion • Attach Scripture to any prayer so that God's Word shapes the way you pray • Track how often you've prayed for each request, with weekly, monthly, and lifetime totals for those who find keeping count useful Prayminder is completely free and always will be. It was built over many years by a husband and wife who wanted a better way to pray, and it has stayed true to that purpose ever since. "Pray without ceasing." 1 Thessalonians 5:17 Begin where you are today, and let prayer find its place in the ordinary hours of your life.

About

The LCMS

Access global Lutheran news, resources, and media. Daily devotions are available, along with a directory to find churches and schools. Listen to various radio stations.

Highlights
  • Worldwide Lutheran news
  • Daily devotions
  • Church and school finder
  • Radio station streaming
  • Resource access
Features
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The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod app connects you with worldwide Lutheran news, resources, and media. View God’s Word in a daily devotion! Find Churches and Schools in your area or take it along as you travel. Listen to KFUO, Classic 99 and more.

Screenshots

Prayminder4 screens
The LCMS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Prayminder at 4.9 against The LCMS's 4.5. Prayminder also leads on ratings volume (4.8K vs 15). The LCMS's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (10.3 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Prayminder holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Prayminder has 4.8K ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 97% of Prayminder's written reviews are positive against 100% of The LCMS's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Prayminder ships an update every 3 weeks, The LCMS every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and August 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Prayminder versus The LCMS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrayminderThe LCMS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (4.8K ratings) — better4.5 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews96.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.8K — better15
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.010.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPrayminder ABThe Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod

Customer experience

Prayminder

All ratings4,848 ratings
Positive98.0%
Neutral1.2%
Negative0.8%
Written reviews425 reviews
Positive96.9%
Neutral2.4%
Negative0.7%

The LCMS

All ratings15 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Prayminder

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Keyboard blocks editing prayers
  • Notifications not always working

Requested features

6 requests
  • Categorize prayers (people, topics, etc.)
  • Customize notification frequency per prayer
  • Track answered prayers separately
  • Search/sort prayers
  • Share prayers with others
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  • Bible verse integration

The LCMS

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Prayminder

No in-app purchases

None

The LCMS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Prayminder free?
Prayminder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The LCMS free?
The LCMS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Prayminder or The LCMS?
Prayminder is rated higher. Prayminder averages 4.9 out of 5 from 4.8K ratings, while The LCMS averages 4.5 from 15 ratings.
Do Prayminder or The LCMS have ads?
Neither Prayminder nor The LCMS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Prayminder or The LCMS?
Prayminder ships an update every 3 weeks, and The LCMS every 8 days. Most recently, Prayminder was updated on September 22, 2026 and The LCMS on August 29, 2026.

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