Comparison

Pause vs PrayedUp

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

Head to head
About

Pause

This app provides short, guided sessions to help you slow down, breathe, and reconnect with your faith amidst a busy life. It offers various session lengths and guided programs to foster inner peace and spiritual connection.

Highlights
  • Short guided prayer sessions
  • Customizable session lengths (1-10 mins)
  • Daily rhythm reminders
  • Guided soul check-ins
  • Multi-day guided programs
  • Focus on spiritual connection
Features
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Life moves fast. Your soul doesn’t. The Pause App offers a simple way to step out of the noise, release what you’re carrying, and reconnect with God in the middle of your busy day. Built around short, guided pauses, the app helps you slow down, breathe, and return to a grounded place of peace and presence. Whether you have one minute or ten, these gentle moments create space for your soul to recover. Inspired by the practice shared in Get Your Life Back, Resilient, and Experience Jesus. Really., the Pause App began as a tool our team used every day—and has become a daily rhythm for people around the world. What you can do with the Pause App • Take short “Pauses” to reset your mind and heart - Choose from 1-, 3-, 5-, or 10-minute sessions designed to help you let go, recenter, and reconnect with God. • Build simple daily rhythms - Set reminders that fit your life—morning, evening, or anytime you need a breath. • Check in with your soul - A quick, guided way to name where you are and receive a gentle next step. • Go deeper with guided programs - Explore multi-day journeys like 30 Days to Resilient and Experience Jesus. Really.—designed to strengthen your inner life and help you walk with God in a grounded, honest way. Why people love the Pause The Pause App is simple on purpose. No pressure. No performance. Just small, honest moments to breathe again, reconnect with God, and recover the life of your soul. If you’re feeling tired, overwhelmed, distracted, or simply hungry for a deeper connection with God in the flow of real life, the Pause is a gentle place to begin.

About

PrayedUp

Share your unique prayer link with friends and family to receive their prayer requests. Send personalized audio prayers to offer support and encouragement. The app prioritizes user safety with automated content moderation.

Highlights
  • Shareable Prayer Link
  • Receive Prayer Requests
  • Send Audio Prayers
  • Community Prayer Sharing
  • Automated Content Moderation
Features
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How to use PrayedUp: 1. Share your Prayer Link 2. Friends and family send their prayer requests 3. Send personal Audio Prayers to lift them up To ensure the safety of our users, PrayedUp may use automated moderation and content review to protect against inappropriate or harmful content. Terms of Service: https://prayedup.link/terms Privacy Policy: https://prayedup.link/privacy

Screenshots

Pause4 screens
PrayedUp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: PrayedUp at none against Pause's shown. PrayedUp also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Pause's advantage is ratings volume (5.9K vs 24). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Pause against 4.9 for PrayedUp. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pause has 5.9K ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 98% of Pause's written reviews are positive against 100% of PrayedUp's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pause ships an update every 2 months, PrayedUp weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pause versus PrayedUp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPausePrayedUp
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (5.9K ratings) — better4.9 (24 ratings)
Positive reviews98.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5.9K — better24
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB94 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRansomed Heart MinistriesTYJ

Customer experience

Pause

All ratings5,347 ratings
Positive98.6%
Neutral0.8%
Negative0.6%
Written reviews799 reviews
Positive98.4%
Neutral0.5%
Negative1.1%

PrayedUp

All ratings24 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral4.2%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Pause

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App freezing or not opening on certain devices
  • Inability to progress through 30-day program when encountering technical issues

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to control volume of background music
  • Option to continue background music after meditation ends
  • Offline access to download individual pauses

PrayedUp

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Pause

No in-app purchases

None

PrayedUp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pause free?
Pause is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PrayedUp free?
PrayedUp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pause or PrayedUp?
Pause is rated higher. Pause averages 4.9 out of 5 from 5.9K ratings, while PrayedUp averages 4.9 from 24 ratings.
Do Pause or PrayedUp have ads?
Pause shows ads; PrayedUp does not.
Which is updated more often, Pause or PrayedUp?
Pause ships an update every 2 months, and PrayedUp weekly. Most recently, Pause was updated on October 25, 2026 and PrayedUp on October 24, 2026.

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