Comparison

SCSA vs Jesus Prayer

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

Head to head
About

SCSA

Features
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At Salvation Center San Antonio, our core mission is maximizing potentials and fulfilling destiny. Since we know we originated from somewhere our main goal, is to make it back to heaven and take as many people as possible with us. We intend to accomplish this by living a lifestyle of holiness and complete obedience to the word of God, by the grace of God; encouraging everyone to enjoy a life-long, exciting, and joyous relationship with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ all the way.

About

Jesus Prayer

This app helps you establish and maintain a daily practice of the Jesus Prayer. It offers a simple interface with a breathing animation and timer, and a daily rule that gradually increases with consistent use. Gentle reminders and an introduction to the prayer's tradition are also included.

Highlights
  • Distraction-free prayer screen
  • Breathing animation and timer
  • Growing daily prayer rule
  • Gentle prayer reminders
  • Introduction to prayer tradition
  • Word-by-word breakdown
Features
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The Jesus Prayer is one of the oldest and most profound forms of Christian prayer — Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner — prayed continuously, breath by breath, until it becomes as natural as breathing itself. This app exists for one purpose: to help you build a daily rule of the Jesus Prayer and keep it. You begin with thirty seconds. That's enough. Pray once, every day, and your rule grows — gently, naturally — as your capacity deepens. Miss a day, and the app responds with the same mercy the prayer itself asks for. This app is not your prayer life. It is its bedrock — the quiet discipline beneath your liturgy, your Psalter, your fasting, and all else. The ultimate aim is not to pray at a scheduled time, but to become a person who prays without ceasing. Features: A simple, distraction-free prayer screen with a breathing animation and optional timer A daily rule that grows after seven consecutive days of faithful prayer Gentle reminders at the canonical hours or any custom time you choose A brief introduction to the tradition and theology of the Jesus Prayer A word by word breakdown including Greek and Hebrew references The Jesus Prayer has been prayed for sixteen centuries. This app asks only that you pray it once today.

Screenshots

SCSA4 screens
Jesus Prayer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SCSA at monthly against Jesus Prayer's every 3 months. Jesus Prayer's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

SCSA ships an update monthly, Jesus Prayer every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SCSA versus Jesus Prayer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSCSAJesus Prayer
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size244 MB28 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperChurchPad, LLCCole Tashjian

In-app purchases

None

SCSA

No in-app purchases

None

Jesus Prayer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SCSA free?
SCSA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Jesus Prayer free?
Jesus Prayer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SCSA or Jesus Prayer have ads?
Neither SCSA nor Jesus Prayer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SCSA or Jesus Prayer?
SCSA ships an update monthly, and Jesus Prayer every 3 months. Most recently, SCSA was updated on October 19, 2026 and Jesus Prayer on October 12, 2026.

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