Comparison

Prayer Notes vs Freedom in Christ Course

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

Head to head
About

Prayer Notes

This app helps you remember and track prayer requests, organize your quiet time, and pray with others. It allows you to categorize, schedule, and mark prayers as answered, with features for scripture study and prayer building.

Highlights
  • Record prayer requests instantly
  • Schedule prayers by day of the week
  • Categorize requests (Family, Work, etc.)
  • Track answered prayers with details
  • Journal scripture readings and reflections
  • Build prayers from Bible verses
  • Collaborate with groups on shared requests
Features
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"I'll pray for you." Then the day gets away from you, and by evening you can't remember who asked. Prayer Notes is where that promise goes the moment you make it. Write it down in ten seconds, put it on a day of the week, and it comes back round when you sit down to pray. Fifteen years and thousands of people later, that is still the whole idea. TEN SECONDS, BEFORE YOU FORGET Someone asks on a Sunday morning. Type a title, type what they need, done. Add the verse you want to pray over it, a photo, the days you want it to come up. File it under Family, Church, Work — or whatever categories fit your life. A LIST FOR EVERY DAY Seven days, seven lists. Sunday's requests on Sunday, Thursday's on Thursday — the method people have kept in paper notebooks for generations, with today's list on your Home Screen, your Lock Screen and your Apple Watch. PRAY TOGETHER Start a group for your small group, your family or your church, and invite the people you choose. Everyone sees the same requests, posts their own, adds an update when something changes, and taps to say they prayed. Your personal prayers stay personal — only what you post is shared. THE ANSWERS STAY Mark a prayer answered and it moves to its own list with the date and what happened. Months later it is still there. People tell us this is the part they reread — the record of what God actually did, in their own words. A JOURNAL FOR QUIET TIME Write what you read and what it stirred, with the passage attached. Browse it by date or by book of the Bible, so you can see everywhere Psalms has met you this year. WHEN THE WORDS DON'T COME Some mornings you have nothing. Prayer Builder takes today's list and writes an outline with matching scripture, right on your iPhone — nothing is sent anywhere. Edit it, pray it, or just use it to start. PRAYERS IN SCRIPTURE Hannah's prayer. David's. The one Jesus taught. Read them, pray them as they stand, or build your own from any verse — six translations included. FOCUS WHILE YOU PRAY Set a timer and let Prayer Focus quiet the apps that would have interrupted you. YOURS, EVERYWHERE iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac, in sync through iCloud. Face ID lock. Widgets. Nightly backups you can restore, and an export you can keep. YOUR PRAYERS COME WITH YOU If you have been using Prayer Notes for years, everything you have written is already here — every request, every answer, every journal entry, in the same categories. Nothing is deleted and the old database is kept untouched in case you ever want it back. Previous in-app purchases are still honored. Write it down. Pray it. Watch God answer. Auto Renewable Subscriptions: Subscriptions will automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime in your Apple ID subscription settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms and Conditions (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.chuchutrain.com/privacy-policy.html

About

Freedom in Christ Course

This app serves as a companion for the Freedom In Christ Course, offering daily insights, access to key biblical truths, and supplementary teaching films. It provides daily devotionals to enhance your learning journey through the course.

Highlights
  • Daily tailored nuggets of truth
  • Access to three key lists of biblical truths
  • Extra teaching films on key topics
  • Daily devotionals from Neil Anderson
  • Companion for FIC Course progression
Features
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This specially-written app will become your indispensable companion as you progress through the Freedom In Christ Course: • Get a daily nugget of truth tailored to where you are on the course • Access the three key lists of Biblical truths • Extra teaching films on key topics • Each day a devotional from Neil Anderson. The app is free to download and use.

Screenshots

Prayer Notes4 screens
Freedom in Christ Course4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Freedom in Christ Course at none against Prayer Notes's 8. Freedom in Christ Course also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Prayer Notes's advantage is review sentiment (76% vs 42%) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 4 months). 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. Prayer Notes sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Freedom in Christ Course asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Prayer Notes holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Prayer Notes has 3.8K ratings behind it against 50, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Prayer Notes's written reviews are positive against 42% of Freedom in Christ Course's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Prayer Notes ships an update every 6 days, Freedom in Christ Course every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Prayer Notes versus Freedom in Christ Course: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrayer NotesFreedom in Christ Course
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.8K ratings) — better4.3 (50 ratings)
Positive reviews75.6% of reviews — better41.9% of reviews
Number of ratings3.8K — better50
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChuChu Train ProductionsFreedom In Christ Ministries

Customer experience

Prayer Notes

All ratings3,840 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral4.2%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews201 reviews
Positive75.6%
Neutral9.0%
Negative15.4%

Freedom in Christ Course

All ratings50 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative12.0%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive41.9%
Neutral12.9%
Negative45.2%

Bugs and requests

Prayer Notes

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Prayers disappearing or being deleted after updates
  • Syncing issues between devices
  • App freezing or becoming unresponsive

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow users to mark prayers as completed without removing them
  • Add ability to sort and reorder prayers
  • Improve date/time formatting options for international users
  • Add support for Apple Pencil

Freedom in Christ Course

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Prayer Notes

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Features$4.991 Month
  • Premium Features7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time6
  • Calendar View$2.99
  • Database Transfer$3.99
  • Unlimited Requests & Answers$4.99
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  • Unlimited Journal Entries$4.99
  • Remove Ads$7.99
  • Unlock All Features$79.99
None

Freedom in Christ Course

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Prayer Notes free?
Prayer Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Freedom in Christ Course free?
Freedom in Christ Course is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Prayer Notes or Freedom in Christ Course?
Prayer Notes is rated higher. Prayer Notes averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.8K ratings, while Freedom in Christ Course averages 4.3 from 50 ratings.
Do Prayer Notes or Freedom in Christ Course have ads?
Prayer Notes shows ads; Freedom in Christ Course does not.
Which is updated more often, Prayer Notes or Freedom in Christ Course?
Prayer Notes ships an update every 6 days, and Freedom in Christ Course every 4 months. Most recently, Prayer Notes was updated on November 6, 2026 and Freedom in Christ Course on November 6, 2026.

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