Prayer Notes vs Ora Prayer Network
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Prayer Notes
This app helps you track prayer requests and answers, serving as a daily journal for thoughts and scripture. Organize your prayer journey with simple tools and share requests easily. It's designed for daily devotion and quiet times.
- Track prayer requests and answers
- Daily journal for thoughts and scripture
- Organize prayers by category and day
- Password privacy protection with Touch ID
- Share requests via AirDrop, Email, SMS
- Daily prayer time reminders
- Apple Watch and Desktop support
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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
Ora Prayer Network
Connect with Christians globally to share and pray for one another's intentions. Strengthen your faith through a dedicated prayer network, fostering empathy and a deeper relationship with God.
- Submit anonymous prayer requests
- Accept and follow prayer requests
- Receive prayer updates
- Set daily prayer reminders
- Connect with Christians worldwide
- Strengthen faith and devotional life
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Ora helps people cultivate a life of devotion. We connect Christians around the world through prayer. "This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us." - 1 John 5:14 STRENGTHEN YOUR FAITH AND DEVOTIONAL LIFE. At Ora, we want to help strengthen people's faith by reminding them of the beauty of the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church. Ora's mobile app allows you to accept and submit anonymous prayer requests, follow prayer requests, and set daily reminders to pray. Ora has two primary goals: to give support to people struggling with burdens, and to encourage people to actively participate in the Body of Christ by taking time out of their day to pray for their brothers and sisters in need. We hope that Ora will help people develop a deeper and more personal relationship with God. SUBMIT PRAYERS TO THE ORA PRAYER NETWORK We are called to lay our burdens down before God. When you submit an anonymous prayer, you are surrendering your intention to God and to the Church. You can find peace being reminded that you have the support of your brothers and sisters, and that God's love is always at work in your life. PRAY FOR THE INTENTIONS OF OTHERS We are brothers and sisters in Christ. Draw closer to your Lord through the intentions of others. Accepting the prayers of others is a selfless act that can help us deepen our relationship with God. Develop a habit of reflective prayer and a spirit of true empathy. FOLLOW PRAYERS TO CONTINUE PRAYING AND TO RECEIVE UPDATES We show our unity in prayer. After you accept a prayer, you'll have the option to follow it. Following a prayer allows you to revisit the intention and continue praying for it. It also allows you to receive updates about the prayer request, if the author chooses to share them. SET DAILY REMINDERS TO HELP YOU CULTIVATE A LIFE OF PRAYER We persevere in prayer. Set daily reminders to accept new prayers from the Ora Prayer Network, to pray for prayers you have followed, or to pray for your personal intentions. Only in God can we find true peace, and Ora wants to help you develop the habit of turning to Him every day.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ora Prayer Network at none against Prayer Notes's 8. Ora Prayer Network also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). Prayer Notes's advantage is ratings volume (3.8K vs 38). 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. Prayer Notes sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Ora Prayer Network asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Prayer Notes against 4.8 for Ora Prayer Network. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Prayer Notes has 3.8K ratings behind it against 38, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of Prayer Notes's written reviews are positive against 71% of Ora Prayer Network's.
Prayer Notes ships an update every 2 months, Ora Prayer Network every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Prayer Notes | Ora Prayer Network |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3.8K ratings) | 4.8 (38 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.1% of reviews — better | 71.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.8K — better | 38 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ChuChu Train Productions | Robert Lux |
Customer experience
Prayer Notes
Ora Prayer Network
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
Ora Prayer Network
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Prayer Notes
- Premium Features$4.991 Month
- Premium Features7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- 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
Ora Prayer Network
No in-app purchases
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