Comparison

Pause vs Apprentices

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

Apprentices

Features
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Apprentices is for the small group that wants more than a weekly meeting. It gives your group a way to walk one person at a time down past the behavior they keep confessing, to the lie underneath it, and to stay with them while it heals. At each gathering the app runs a guided workshop, and your group handles follow-up and prayer in whatever order suits it. The workshop walks five layers together: Behavior, Emotion, Idol, Gospel Truth, and Commitment. Discernment cards help the group decide when to move deeper, when to stay, and when to step back.

Screenshots

Pause4 screens
Apprentices4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Apprentices at none against Pause's shown. Apprentices also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). Pause's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pause ships an update every 2 months, Apprentices every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pause versus Apprentices: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPauseApprentices
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (5.9K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews98.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings5.9K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRansomed Heart MinistriesPeter James

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

Apprentices

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Pause

No in-app purchases

None

Apprentices

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pause free?
Pause is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Apprentices free?
Apprentices is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pause or Apprentices have ads?
Pause shows ads; Apprentices does not.
Which is updated more often, Pause or Apprentices?
Pause ships an update every 2 months, and Apprentices every 4 days. Most recently, Pause was updated on November 8, 2026 and Apprentices on November 5, 2026.

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