IMB Pray vs Church Directory App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IMB Pray
This app provides daily prayer guidance for unreached people and places globally. It offers strategic prayer points, updated regularly, to help users engage in impactful intercession. Connect with the developer's website for more information.
- Prayer guidance for unreached peoples
- Strategic prayer points
- Daily content monitoring
- Timely information updates
- Connect with web resources
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With the IMB Pray app you will be just a tap away from knowing how best to pray for unreached peoples and places around the world. Download it today and know that your prayers are strategic in nature and considered high priority by field missionaries. Content will be monitored daily and updated to provide you with timely information. Connect with us on the web at imb.org/pray The IMB Pray app was developed with Subsplash App Platform.
Church Directory App
This app helps you pray for your church members by providing a daily selection. You can also search the directory by name, address, or interests and update your own prayer requests and contact information.
- Daily prayer selections
- Member prayer request updates
- Searchable membership directory
- Contact information management
- Personal prayer request updates
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Pray for your fellow church members! Each day, a selection of your church members is provided to assist you in praying through the membership directory. Each member can update their prayer requests as frequently as desired. Search quickly through the entire membership directory by name, address, or interests. Keep members updated with your prayer requests and also edit your contact information all inside the app. View the 'Learn' tab to help learn the names of your church members.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: IMB Pray at 4.9 against Church Directory App's 4.0. IMB Pray also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 50%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
IMB Pray holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of IMB Pray's written reviews are positive against 50% of Church Directory App's.
IMB Pray ships an update every 2 months, Church Directory App every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IMB Pray | Church Directory App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (14 ratings) — better | 4.0 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IMB | Timechain Strategy LLC |
Customer experience
IMB Pray
Church Directory App
In-app purchases
IMB Pray
No in-app purchases
Church Directory App
No in-app purchases
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