A Simple Pause vs Every Day with Jesus
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.
Every Day with Jesus
Access a legacy of spiritual wisdom through daily devotionals. Read or listen to classic and contemporary insights, share inspiration with others, and join a global community focused on personal revival and spiritual growth.
- Listen on the go or read devotionals
- Select preferred contributor tracks
- Share inspiration with friends and family
- Join a global community
- Access curated inspirational messages
- Follow friends and share messages
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Tap in to a rich legacy of personal revival with - Every Day with Jesus - now updated for the digital age. Choose from Selwyn Hughes’ classic wisdom and insight or explore contemporary perspectives. HIGHLIGHTS * Listen on the go or read devotionals anywhere * Select your preferred contributor track * Share inspiration easily with friends and family * Join a passionate community spreading light globally INTERACTIVE WISDOM Dive into our best-of catalogue of inspirational messages curated by Selwyn Hughes and new generations of thought leaders. Find resonance, share insights, and help expand a community driving spiritual renewal. LEGACY OF TRANSFORMATION For over half a century, Every Day with Jesus has ignited personal revival through uplifting, spiritual content. With this app, tradition meets accessibility - wisdom you can carry and share everywhere. Join us and feed your soul daily. Discover favourite contributors. Follow friends and share meaningful messages. Help usher in the next chapter of personal revival. Download now and continue the journey.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: A Simple Pause at 100% against Every Day with Jesus's 79%. A Simple Pause also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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.
A Simple Pause holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 18 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of A Simple Pause's written reviews are positive against 79% of Every Day with Jesus's.
A Simple Pause ships an update monthly, Every Day with Jesus every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | A Simple Pause | Every Day with Jesus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (21 ratings) — better | 4.7 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 78.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Spiritual Formation Society of Arizona | Waverley Abbey Trust |
Customer experience
A Simple Pause
Every Day with Jesus
Bugs and requests
A Simple Pause
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Every Day with Jesus
Reported bugs
13 issues- Audio play button disappears
- Daily streak resets
- Daily streak not working reliably (time zones)
- App won't save password
- App won't allow closing
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- Can't change from Classic to Contemporary
- Login password issues after changes
- Annoying pop-up for contemporary devotions
- Functionality disabled for classic devotional
- Wrong date in devotional
- Repetitive ways to see key verse
- No option to play audio for some readings
- No option to move forward/backward at bottom of page
Requested features
16 requests- Option to play audio for readings
- Option to move forward/backward at bottom of page
- Enable copy from Selwyn’s notes into My Journal
- Reconsider daily streak calculation for weekends
- Mark favourite devotions
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- Highlight text
- Copy and paste salient parts of reading into journal
- Listen to verses, not just read them
- Ability to highlight text
- Ability to copy and paste salient parts of reading into journal
- Option to turn off streak feature
- Restore classic devotional feature
- Fix wrong date in devotional
- Allow reading verses in other translations
- Show surrounding verses/chapters
- Option to mark readings as complete without accessing contemporary devotions
In-app purchases
A Simple Pause
No in-app purchases
Every Day with Jesus
No in-app purchases
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