Daily Devotion vs Pray the Word
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Daily Devotion
This app provides daily, short, and practical spiritual devotions for Christians worldwide. It includes features like bookmarks, podcasts, and the ability to share devotions via social media, email, or SMS. Access the full ministry website and a library of devotions sorted by date and category.
- Daily spiritual devotions
- Bookmarks
- Podcast access
- Share devotions
- Devotionals by date/category
- Ministry website access
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"Five stars -- Spectacular" — CNET Review “Make this app a part of your routine. You won’t regret it.” — AppAdvice.com Now with over half a million downloads, our popular app has a new look! (Formerly "BBH" app) And it offers new features including fresh devotionals, bookmarks, and access to our full ministry website. Join hundreds of thousands of Christians from around the globe who are daily being grounded in the grace of God by means of short, practical, spiritual devotions each morning! In addition to the devotion for each day (easy to read in a couple of minutes or less), you will also be able to watch podcasts, and access devotionals sorted by date and category. You can share the devotionals with others through social media, email or SMS.
Pray the Word
Access daily prayers based on scripture, available in thirteen languages. This app offers prayers for specific situations and seasons, with the ability to share them via email. It is sponsored by the Evangelical Church of Bangkok.
- Daily prayers
- Scripture-based content
- Thirteen language options
- Prayers for specific situations
- Seasonal prayers (Advent, Lent)
- Email sharing functionality
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• PRAY THE WORD APP is sponsored by the Evangelical Church of Bangkok (Thailand). It provides the user with daily prayers based on the Word of God and is available in thirteen languages (English, Spanish, Chinese, Thai, Indonesian, Japanese, French, Portuguese, Macedonian, Swahili, Bengali, Vietnamese and Urdu). • The setting button (The 3 Line Menu Icon) allows the user to choose preferred language. • Daily prayers, prayers for specific situations and seasons of the year (Advent and Lent) are accessed through the Main Screen. • All prayers can be shared via email. • For more information, please contact us at prayer@ecb.asia.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Daily Devotion at 959 against Pray the Word's 52. Daily Devotion also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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 — 4.9 for Daily Devotion against 4.8 for Pray the Word. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Daily Devotion has 959 ratings behind it against 52, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of Daily Devotion's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pray the Word's.
Daily Devotion ships an update every 2 months, Pray the Word every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and August 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Daily Devotion | Pray the Word |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (959 ratings) — better | 4.8 (52 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 93.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 959 — better | 52 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Woodfield Labs, LLC | Creative Me Company Limited |
Customer experience
Daily Devotion
Pray the Word
Bugs and requests
Daily Devotion
Reported bugs
1 issue- Occasional display issues with devotions overlapping
Requested features
3 requests- Add audio option for devotions
- Provide more Bible translation options
- Allow sharing and copying of content
Pray the Word
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Daily Devotion
No in-app purchases
Pray the Word
No in-app purchases
Questions
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