A Simple Pause vs Grace Covenant Exton
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
A Simple Pause
Engage in short, guided spiritual practices for about five minutes to connect with God. Explore scripture, imagery, and silence to deepen your faith and relationship with the divine.
- Six guided spiritual practices
- Lectio Divina scripture study
- Imaginative prayer
- Visio Divina image reflection
- Audio Divina with sacred listening
- Simple silence meditation
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Enjoy one of 6 different practices as you pause to spend around 5 minutes with God in the midst of your day. Lectio Divina - Listen for God’s message as you hear a small portion of scripture with room to ponder. Imagine - Enter prayerfully into a scene from the scriptures to broaden your experience and relationship with God. Visio Divina - Enjoy your gift of sight as you invite God to speak to your heart as you gaze at an image. Simply Scripture - Restfully listen to the gentle reading of selections of scripture. Audio Divina - Sacred listening with God using your gift of hearing. Music and other beautiful sounds. Simple Silence - Ahhh…Close your eyes and rest in silence with God for 5 minutes and we’ll keep track of the time.
Grace Covenant Exton
Engage with a church community through this app. Access media content, join groups, submit prayer requests, make donations, and read the Bible.
- Connect with church community
- Discover media content
- Join groups
- Submit prayer requests
- Make donations
- Read the Bible
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Connect and engage with the Grace Covenant church app! You will be able to learn more about us, discover our media content, connect with groups, fill out prayer request cards, give a donation conveniently, read the Bible and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: A Simple Pause at monthly against Grace Covenant Exton's every 17 months. A Simple Pause also leads on ratings volume (20 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for A Simple Pause against 5.0 for Grace Covenant Exton. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: A Simple Pause has 20 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
A Simple Pause ships an update monthly, Grace Covenant Exton every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | A Simple Pause | Grace Covenant Exton |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (20 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 17 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Spiritual Formation Society of Arizona | Grace Covenant Evangelical Presbyterian Church |
Customer experience
A Simple Pause
Grace Covenant Exton
In-app purchases
A Simple Pause
No in-app purchases
Grace Covenant Exton
No in-app purchases
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