Comparison

Compassion UK vs Prayer Storm

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

Head to head
About

Compassion UK

Stay connected with children in poverty through inspiring stories, films, and prayer requests. Easily communicate with your sponsored child by sending messages and gifts, and receive important reminders.

Highlights
  • Latest news and stories
  • Inspiring films
  • Prayer requests
  • Connect with sponsored child
  • Send messages and gifts
  • Birthday reminders
  • Letter notifications
Features
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The Compassion UK App keeps you up to date with the latest news, stories and prayers from Compassion’s work with children in poverty. What’s more, it’s a new, easy way to connect with your sponsored child whilst on the go. On the app you can read inspiring stories from children who are overcoming poverty, be moved by the latest Compassion films and discover prayer requests and news from our work around the world. From the ease of your phone, you can explore your relationship with your sponsored child. Write messages and send gifts when you’re out and about. Receive helpful birthday reminders and letter notifications straight to your phone. The Compassion UK App gives you the option to receive helpful reminders about your sponsored child (e.g. their upcoming birthday) and about Compassion’s work (e.g. prayer requests and local events). You have full choice and control of receiving notifications about your sponsored child and/or Compassion’s work and can update these at any time.

About

Prayer Storm

Access your account and stay updated with the latest audio and video content from the Prayer Storm team. This app helps build an online community focused on prayer.

Highlights
  • Account access
  • Latest audio content
  • Latest video content
  • Online community building
  • Stay updated
Features
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Access your Prayer Storm account on your iPhone. Keep up to date with all the latest audio and video from the Prayer Storm team as we begin to build an online community around prayer.

Screenshots

Compassion UK4 screens
Prayer Storm4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Compassion UK at none against Prayer Storm's shown. Compassion UK also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Prayer Storm's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 65%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Compassion UK ships an update every 2 months, Prayer Storm every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 3 level
Compassion UK versus Prayer Storm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCompassion UKPrayer Storm
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews65.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size148 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCOMPASSION UK CHRISTIAN CHILD DEVELOPMENTJames Aladiran

Customer experience

Compassion UK

Written reviews26 reviews
Positive65.4%
Neutral11.5%
Negative23.1%

Prayer Storm

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Compassion UK

No in-app purchases

None

Prayer Storm

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Compassion UK free?
Compassion UK is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Prayer Storm free?
Prayer Storm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Compassion UK or Prayer Storm have ads?
Prayer Storm shows ads; Compassion UK does not.
Which is updated more often, Compassion UK or Prayer Storm?
Compassion UK ships an update every 2 months, and Prayer Storm every 3 weeks. Most recently, Compassion UK was updated on November 2, 2026 and Prayer Storm on November 3, 2026.

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