Comparison

IMB Pray vs Borning

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

Borning

This app offers a daily scripture reading and reflection experience designed for quiet devotion. It focuses on a single verse each morning, providing context and a private journal for personal insights. The goal is to foster a deeper connection with scripture without distractions.

Highlights
  • Daily single verse readings
  • Reflections rooted in Reformed tradition
  • Cross-reference navigation
  • Private journaling
  • Home screen widget
  • Daily reminders
Features
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There is a hunger that other things don't satisfy. Man does not live by bread alone (Matt. 4:4), but most days we try. We pick up the phone. We refresh. We start working. The Word stays closed. Borning is small on purpose. One verse each morning. Five minutes. The Word, set before you, with nothing else competing for your attention. This isn't entertainment or a wellness ritual. It's the old shape of devotion in a quieter form: read slowly, sit with one verse, let it light the way through the day ahead. "Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path." (Psalm 119:105) What's inside: - Verses moving through the gospel, the person of Christ, the Word of God, sanctification, prayer, discipleship, and hope — and continuing on. The reading doesn't end. There's too much Scripture for that. - Reflections rooted in the historic Reformed tradition: Christ centered, faithful to the text, written from the conviction that Jesus is God in the flesh (John 1:14), that He died for sinners and was raised (1 Cor. 15:3-4), and that His Word is sufficient for everything He calls us to (2 Tim. 3:16-17). - Cross references in parentheses. Tap any of them to read the full passage without leaving the page. - A private journal for sitting with what God shows you. - A widget so today's verse is always one glance away. - Daily reminders, when you want them. What you won't find: We didn't add the things other apps lean on. No streaks designed to make you feel guilty when you miss a day. No gamified rewards. No ads, trackers, or data sold to anyone. No engagement metrics dressed up as spiritual progress. The Word doesn't need gimmicks. It is enough on its own. Privacy: your reflections are yours. We don't read them. We don't analyze them. We don't sell your data. Account deletion is one tap in Settings, and it means it. Borning is for the believer who knows the desire to be in the Word is itself from God (Phil. 2:13), and needs a quiet, faithful place to begin again — and again, and again, until the day we see Him face to face. Built on the English Standard Version (ESV), used by permission from Crossway. Made with love, J

Screenshots

IMB Pray3 screens
Borning4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: IMB Pray at 14 against Borning's 1. IMB Pray also leads on iOS requirement (13.4 vs 18.2). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for IMB Pray against 5.0 for Borning. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IMB Pray has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
IMB Pray versus Borning: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIMB PrayBorning
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (14 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.4 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIMBJacob Sola

Customer experience

IMB Pray

All ratings14 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

Borning

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

IMB Pray

No in-app purchases

None

Borning

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IMB Pray free?
IMB Pray is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Borning free?
Borning is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, IMB Pray or Borning?
Borning is rated higher. IMB Pray averages 4.9 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Borning averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do IMB Pray or Borning have ads?
Neither IMB Pray nor Borning shows ads.

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