Comparison

Prayer Request Notes vs Get Prayer Chain

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

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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

Get Prayer Chain

Organize all your prayer requests in one place. Add names, track updates, and receive gentle reminders. Your prayer list is private and accessible on your device.

Highlights
  • Organize prayer requests
  • Track prayer updates
  • Set custom reminders
  • Add photos to requests
  • Private and secure
  • Works on phone and tablet
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Everyone you're praying for, in one place. The scrap of paper in the back of the missal, the note in your phone, the name you were sure you'd remember — Prayer Chain gathers all of it into one list that doesn't lose things. Add the people on your heart, write down how they're doing as things change, and get a quiet nudge at a time you choose. Nothing you add is seen by anyone else. It is simply your list. THREE THINGS, AND THAT'S THE WHOLE APP Add who you're praying for A name and a few words is enough. Type who is on your heart and what they're facing, and save it. It is on your list from that second. Pray through your list Open the app and there they all are, grouped by what they're going through — illness, surgery, a loss, a thanksgiving — so you are not trying to hold the whole list in your head. Keep track of how it went Surgery went well. The results came back. Write it down, and the note stays with that person, so you can look back at what you prayed for and what happened. WHAT'S INSIDE • A prayer history for everyone on your list, so nobody quietly falls off • Add a photo if it helps you picture the person you're praying for • A link to a family's own care page, sitting right beside their request • Reminders at times you choose — or none at all, and the app will never once interrupt you • Large text and dark mode, built in • Works on phone and tablet, with the same list wherever you pick it up YOU DO NOT NEED AN ACCOUNT Choose "Use privately on this device" the first time you open Prayer Chain, and everything you write stays in your own device's storage. It is never transmitted to us or to anyone else. We cannot read it, and we do not know it exists. That is the whole app, working, with nothing to sign up for. IF YOUR PARISH OR GROUP USES PRAYER CHAIN Some parishes and prayer groups run a shared chain, so when one member offers a request, the whole group is praying for that person. If yours does, they'll give you a code to join, and an administrator approves you. In a shared chain, what you post is visible to the other approved members of that group and to nobody else. Groups are kept separate on the server, not merely hidden in the app. A request you mark personal is visible only to you. You can report anything that doesn't belong, and block a member whose posts you would rather not see. PRIVACY Prayer requests are personal, and often they are about somebody else — an illness, a surgery, a bereavement. We treat them that way. • No advertising, and there never will be any • No analytics, no third-party tracking, no advertising identifier • Nothing you write is ever sold or rented • Delete your account at any time — immediately in the app, or by asking us Prayer Chain is not a medical service and is not a health record. Full terms and privacy policy: https://getprayerchain.com/privacy.html Made by KVC, Inc. in Chanhassen, Minnesota.

Screenshots

Prayer Request Notes4 screens
Get Prayer Chain3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Get Prayer Chain at every 2 days against Prayer Request Notes's every 5 months. Get Prayer Chain also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.2). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Prayer Request Notes against 5.0 for Get Prayer Chain. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Prayer Request Notes ships an update every 5 months, Get Prayer Chain every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Prayer Request Notes versus Get Prayer Chain: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrayer Request NotesGet Prayer Chain
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.215.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB8 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJonathan GillmanKVC, Inc.

Customer experience

Prayer Request Notes

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Get Prayer Chain

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Prayer Request Notes

No in-app purchases

None

Get Prayer Chain

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Prayer Request Notes free?
Prayer Request Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Get Prayer Chain free?
Get Prayer Chain is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Prayer Request Notes or Get Prayer Chain?
Prayer Request Notes and Get Prayer Chain are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Prayer Request Notes or Get Prayer Chain have ads?
Neither Prayer Request Notes nor Get Prayer Chain shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Prayer Request Notes or Get Prayer Chain?
Prayer Request Notes ships an update every 5 months, and Get Prayer Chain every 2 days. Most recently, Prayer Request Notes was updated on November 3, 2026 and Get Prayer Chain on October 31, 2026.

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