Comparison

Prayer Request Notes vs Allways Pray

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

Head to head
About

Prayer Request Notes

This app helps users organize and share prayer requests individually or in groups. It allows for the creation and management of prayer lists, with options to export them and access scriptures on prayer. The service is free and does not require an internet connection.

Highlights
  • Create and manage individual prayers
  • Create and manage group prayers
  • Export prayers to .txt and .csv
  • Share or save prayer lists
  • Free prayer request service
  • Prayer Timer
  • Scriptures on prayer
Features
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Prayer Request Notes is the best app available to help promote praying. This is not just a tool to individually pray and keep track of what you pray for but also to help share and inspire others to pray as well. The perfect solution for churches, group leaders, families, friends, and anyone else organizing and wanting to manage and share prayer lists. TOP FEATURES: * Create and manage individual prayers. * Create and manage group prayers. * Create individual and list of group prayers in .txt and .csv files. * Share a list of prayers or save on your device. * Request Prayers a 100% free service inside the app. No limits. * Prayer Timer. * Scriptures on prayer. * No internet required. * No advertisements. * No app analytics.

About

Allways Pray

Features
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Allways Pray is designed to help you build a consistent, meaningful prayer life—on your own and with others. Whether you're praying through gratitude, anxiety, grief, or growth, this app helps you stay present, stay connected, and stay faithful in every season. Create private prayer circles and invite friends, family, or your small group to join you. Share prayer requests, walk through life together, and support one another with intention. Each prayer can reflect the state of your heart—whether you're carrying gratitude, anxiety, grief, or seeking growth—allowing you to look back and see how your journey unfolds over time. We’ve all experienced it—someone shares a prayer request, a few messages come in, and then it slowly disappears in the noise. Allways Pray changes that. Every prayer request has its own dedicated space for conversation, keeping updates, encouragement, and support centered around that one need. Nothing gets lost. You can return to each prayer, see the journey, and stay connected every step of the way, with simple notifications that keep you engaged without overwhelming you. You can organize your prayers by areas of life like health, family, work, others, the world, or your own personal walk. Schedule prayer times and receive reminders so prayer becomes a rhythm, not just something you mean to do but forget. When prayers are answered, you can create praise reports and reflect on what God has done, building a record of faithfulness you can return to again and again. Allways Pray also gives you a simple view of your overall prayer life, showing how many prayers have been answered and how your heart is shifting across different seasons. It’s a quiet way to see growth, even when it’s happening slowly. There are no social feeds, no distractions, and no pressure—just a focused, private space for prayer, reflection, and connection with the people who matter most. Allways Pray helps you move from “I’ll pray for you” to actually praying—and following through.

Screenshots

Prayer Request Notes4 screens
Allways Pray4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Prayer Request Notes at none against Allways Pray's 2. Allways Pray's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.2). On price, ads 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. Allways Pray sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Prayer Request Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Prayer Request Notes ships an update every 5 months, Allways Pray weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Prayer Request Notes versus Allways Pray: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrayer Request NotesAllways Pray
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.215.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJonathan GillmanScott Cook

In-app purchases

None

Prayer Request Notes

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Allways Pray

Subscriptions2
  • Prayer App Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Prayer App Premium Yearly$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Prayer Request Notes free?
Prayer Request Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Allways Pray free?
Allways Pray is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Prayer Request Notes or Allways Pray have ads?
Neither Prayer Request Notes nor Allways Pray shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Prayer Request Notes or Allways Pray?
Prayer Request Notes ships an update every 5 months, and Allways Pray weekly. Most recently, Prayer Request Notes was updated on October 16, 2026 and Allways Pray on October 25, 2026.

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