Comparison

Hands at Work vs Prayer Shield

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

Head to head
About

Hands at Work

Receive regular prayer updates and engage with a global community focused on caring for vulnerable children and families in Africa. This app supports the mission of the local Church in Africa through prayer and community intervention.

Highlights
  • Receive prayer updates
  • Support vulnerable children
  • Engage with global community
  • Learn about ministry model
  • Connect with the Church in Africa
Features
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"Receive regular prayer updates from Hands at Work in Africa. Join us in praying for vulnerable children, their families, those who lovingly care for them as well as the Hands at Work community in Africa and around the world. ""Prayer is essential in this ongoing warfare. Pray hard and long. Pray for your brothers and sisters. Keep your eyes open. Keep each other’s spirits up so that no one falls behind or drops out."" — Ephesians 6:18 (The Message) Vision: We envision the local Church in Africa effectively caring for the orphaned, the widowed and the dying, and unified in this mission with the Church outside Africa. Mission: Our mission is to, through relationship with the local Church in Africa, challenge, encourage, develop and support the ministry of servanthood among those in need in their community through the replication of the Hands at Work community intervention model. We believe the biblical mandate to care for the orphaned, the widowed and the dying is not only for the Church in Africa, but also elsewhere, and Hands at Work will be a prophetic voice to the Churches outside Africa, challenging them to fulfill their mandate."

About

Prayer Shield

This prayer guide helps identify and counter spiritual schemes targeting loved ones. It offers a 40-day cycle of prayers that can be repeated or customized based on current needs, aiming to protect individuals for more effective ministry.

Highlights
  • Identify enemy schemes
  • 40-day prayer cycle
  • Repeatable prayer sessions
  • Customizable prayer topics
  • Focus on ministry advancement
Features
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The purpose of this prayer guide is to get to the core of what schemes the enemy often uses to try to “take out” our sent one. These may not be a constant threat, but they definitely are being used against our sent one at some point. If we as senders pray for our sent ones so that the enemy no longer uses these schemes against them; we believe that this would “free” them up for a more powerful ministry. It is hard to deflect the schemes of the enemy and advance (although by the grace of God- they are!). But how much easier the advance if there are not flaming arrows coming at you!?! Let us be the shields for our sent ones. This guide is meant to be used more than once. In the app, the 40 days automatically recycle so you can pray over them again. These are struggles that will continue to need to be fought against. The suggestion is to go through the guide once completely and then as you continue to pray for our sent one look at the table of contents below and ask the Lord which topic they really need prayer for right then. Or if you prefer, just keep going through it! Thank you for your partnership in the advancement of the gospel!

Screenshots

Hands at Work3 screens
Prayer Shield3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Prayer Shield at none against Hands at Work's shown. Prayer Shield also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Hands at Work's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and device support 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

Hands at Work holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hands at Work ships an update every 2 months, Prayer Shield every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on June 3, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Hands at Work versus Prayer Shield: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHands at WorkPrayer Shield
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.8 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings25 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB39 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperGrappetite LLCMatthew Draper

Customer experience

Hands at Work

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Prayer Shield

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Hands at Work

No in-app purchases

None

Prayer Shield

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hands at Work free?
Hands at Work is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Prayer Shield free?
Prayer Shield is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hands at Work or Prayer Shield?
Hands at Work is rated higher. Hands at Work averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Prayer Shield averages 4.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Hands at Work or Prayer Shield have ads?
Hands at Work shows ads; Prayer Shield does not.
Which is updated more often, Hands at Work or Prayer Shield?
Hands at Work ships an update every 2 months, and Prayer Shield every 5 months. Most recently, Hands at Work was updated on June 3, 2026 and Prayer Shield on September 29, 2026.

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