Comparison

KakaoTalk vs PrayForYou

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

Head to head
About

KakaoTalk

Connect instantly with friends, family, and colleagues through this feature-rich messenger. Organize conversations with folders and threads, enjoy group voice and video calls with screen sharing, and discover communities through Open Chat. Share photos, videos, and files effortlessly.

Highlights
  • Instant messaging and file sharing
  • Organized chats with folders and threads
  • Group Voice Talk and Face Talk
  • Screen sharing during calls
  • Open Chat communities for discovery
  • Customizable profiles
  • Message editing and deletion
Features
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■ KakaoTalk – Korea’s no. 1 messenger KakaoTalk is more than just a free messenger. It brings you instant connection, fun short-form content, and smart AI features—anytime, anywhere. Enjoy meaningful one-on-one and group conversations with friends, family, and colleagues, and discover new communities you're interested in via Open Chat. You can also share photos, videos, and files in just a tap! ■ Chat made easier, experience made better Keep your chats organized with folders, and easily edit or delete messages you’ve sent. Keep discussions on track with the new Threads feature, so every topic stays clear and easy to follow. ■ Voice Talk & Face Talk with screen sharing Hop on a group Voice Talk or Face Talk with up to 10 people. During a call, you can switch to Face Talk or share your screen. Make your Face Talk more fun with various screen effects. ■ See trends at a glance in Open Chat communities Discover real-time trends in Open Chat communities without entering a chat room. Choose a topic of interest and dive straight into the conversation. ■ Your profile with extra dimensionality Your profile is your own space to showcase your interests and tastes. Feel free to set your profile visibility by chat room. KakaoTalk may request access permissions to deliver its full range of features. You can still use the app without granting optional permissions, though some functions may be limited. [Optional permissions] - Location Services: For searching and sharing location information - Contacts: For adding friends, and sending contacts and profiles - Photos: For sending and saving photos, videos, and files - Bluetooth: For connecting to wireless audio devices - Microphone: For Voice Talk, Face Talk, voice messages, and recording - Speech Recognition: For speech-to-text transcriptions - Camera: For Face Talk, capturing photos/videos, and scanning QR codes and card numbers - Notifications: For receiving various alerts and message notifications - Face ID: Biometric authentication for in-app security verification - Siri: Access to read or write chat messages through Siri * “KakaoTalk,” “Info Talk,” “Open Chat,” “Face Talk,” etc., are registered trademarks (®) and trademarks (™) of Kakao Corp. ® and ™ symbols are omitted in the app. [KakaoTalk on social] - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kakao.today - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Kakaobrandmedia [Kakao Customer Service] https://cs.kakao.com/helps?service=8

About

PrayForYou

This social media app fosters connection within the Christian community by facilitating the sharing of prayer requests. Users must share their own request every 24 hours to view others' and remain connected.

Highlights
  • Share prayer requests
  • Daily prayer request reminders
  • Update requests every 24 hours
  • Add friends for prayer
  • Notifications for friend requests
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PrayForYou is a social media app aiming to bring the Christian community closer together through sharing prayer requests. In a world where every social media platform encourages us to post our pictures, videos, and opinions daily, why not also encourage our community to pray for each other? In order to view your friends’ prayer requests, you need to share yours first! Every 24 hours your prayer request will “expire” and you will need to share a new one in order to continue seeing your friends’ requests. PrayForYou is a simple app meant to be used within your church communities, campus ministries, or simply between your friends and family! KEY FEATURES: - Get daily reminders to share your prayer request! Adjust this time to match your routine. - Post whatever is on your heart! Remember to update your prayer request every 24 hours so others can pray for you AND you can pray for others! - Add your friends! Whether that’s people at home, church, school, or work, let’s pray for everyone around us. - Get notified when friends share their request! Stay up to date when the people in your circle update their prayers. We hope PrayForYou can be a powerful tool to both pray for others and experience the prayers of your community. Join us today and let others know how we can PrayForYou!

Screenshots

KakaoTalk4 screens
PrayForYou4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PrayForYou at none against KakaoTalk's 10. PrayForYou also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.8 vs 4.4). KakaoTalk's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (49K vs 8). On price 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. KakaoTalk sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. PrayForYou asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PrayForYou holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KakaoTalk has 49K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of KakaoTalk's written reviews are positive against 50% of PrayForYou's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

KakaoTalk ships an update weekly, PrayForYou every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
KakaoTalk versus PrayForYou: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKakaoTalkPrayForYou
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (49K ratings)4.8 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews30.6% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings49K — better8
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 8 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#114 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size560 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKakao Corp.Brandon Pacol

Customer experience

KakaoTalk

All ratings48,953 ratings
Positive85.2%
Neutral2.9%
Negative11.9%
Written reviews1,469 reviews
Positive30.6%
Neutral6.6%
Negative62.8%

PrayForYou

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

KakaoTalk

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Inability to delete account
  • Automatic account bans/restrictions
  • Inconsistent performance and stability issues
  • Verification code and login problems
  • Syncing and backup issues when changing devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add iPad support
  • Improve account recovery and login options
  • Add more language and region support
  • Improve organization and search for emoticons
  • Add 'typing' indicator and 'online' status

PrayForYou

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

KakaoTalk

Subscriptions5
  • (Discontinued)Talk Cloud 100GB$1.991 Month
  • Talk Cloud 30GB$1.991 Month
  • Talk Cloud 50GB$2.991 Month
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  • Talk Cloud 200GB$3.991 Month
  • Emoticon Plus$5.991 Month
One-time5
  • Item Ticket$2.19
  • 200 CHOCO$2.19
  • Item Ticket$3.29
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  • 300 CHOCO$3.29
  • Item Ticket$4.39
None

PrayForYou

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is KakaoTalk free?
KakaoTalk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PrayForYou free?
PrayForYou is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, KakaoTalk or PrayForYou?
PrayForYou is rated higher. KakaoTalk averages 4.4 out of 5 from 49K ratings, while PrayForYou averages 4.8 from 8 ratings.
Do KakaoTalk or PrayForYou have ads?
KakaoTalk shows ads; PrayForYou does not.
Which is updated more often, KakaoTalk or PrayForYou?
KakaoTalk ships an update weekly, and PrayForYou every 8 months. Most recently, KakaoTalk was updated on November 9, 2026 and PrayForYou on November 4, 2026.

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