# Prayer Notes vs Billy Crone

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Billy Crone at none against Prayer Notes's 8. Billy Crone also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Prayer Notes's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 16 months) and ratings volume (3.8K vs 156). On price, rating, review sentiment and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Prayer Notes sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Billy Crone 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 Billy Crone. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Prayer Notes has 3.8K ratings behind it against 156, 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 79% of Billy Crone's.

Prayer Notes ships an update every 9 days, Billy Crone every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Prayer Notes | Billy Crone |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.7 (3.8K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/prayer-notes-journal-tracker/id450991308/reviews) | **[4.8 (156 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/billy-crone/id1450187609/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **3.8K** | 156 |
| Positive reviews | 74.1% of reviews | **79.3% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | **Every 9 days** | Every 16 months |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Free** |
| Size | 43 MB | 20 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | **15.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [ChuChu Train Productions](https://appshunter.io/developer/415772087) | [Billy Crone](https://appshunter.io/developer/1143973405) |

## What reviewers say

### Prayer Notes

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/prayer-notes-journal-tracker/id450991308)

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.

**Highlights:** 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

**Features:** Apple Watch app, Vision Pro support, iPhone Duo support

**In-app purchases (8)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium Features | $4.99 | per month |
| Premium Features | $29.99 | per year |
| Calendar View | $2.99 | one-time |
| Database Transfer | $3.99 | one-time |
| Unlimited Requests & Answers | $4.99 | one-time |
| Unlimited Journal Entries | $4.99 | one-time |
| Remove Ads | $7.99 | one-time |
| Unlock All Features | $79.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 💡 Helps keep prayer life organized
- 👍 Ability to categorize and schedule prayers
- 🚀 Syncs across devices
- 👍 Useful for tracking answered prayers

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🔒 Limited free version, need to pay for full features
- 🐛 Crashes and bugs reported
- 🔒 Ads in free version
- 👎 Confusing or unintuitive UI for some users

**Reported bugs**

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

**Requested features**

- 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


### Billy Crone

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/billy-crone/id1450187609)

This app shares the gospel and encourages believers to live holy lives in anticipation of Jesus Christ's return. It offers online videos and DVD studies to reach the lost and strengthen the church.

**Highlights:** Gospel sharing, Online video studies, DVD studies, Encourages holy living, Anticipation of Christ's return

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Great teaching content
- 👍 Valuable Bible lessons
- 👍 Relevant topics for today
- 👍 Thoroughly researched content
- 👍 Great sense of humor

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 App not working
- 🐛 Videos not playing
- 🐛 Buffering issues
- 🐛 Downloaded episodes not appearing
- 🐛 Trouble accessing downloaded sermons

**Reported bugs**

- 🐛 Videos not playing
- 🐛 App starting to not play videos
- 🐛 Downloaded episodes don't come up
- 🐛 Trouble accessing downloaded sermons
- 🐛 Problems after updating app

**Requested features**

- 💡 Feature to pick up where left off
- 💡 Speed control for videos
- 💡 Ability to slow down videos
- 💡 'Watched' or progress bar on videos
- 💡 Identification of viewed videos


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Prayer Notes free?

Prayer Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Billy Crone free?

Billy Crone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Prayer Notes or Billy Crone?

Billy Crone is rated higher. Prayer Notes averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.8K ratings, while Billy Crone averages 4.8 from 156 ratings.

### Do Prayer Notes or Billy Crone have ads?

Prayer Notes shows ads; Billy Crone does not.

### Which is updated more often, Prayer Notes or Billy Crone?

Prayer Notes ships an update every 9 days, and Billy Crone every 16 months. Most recently, Prayer Notes was updated on October 29, 2026 and Billy Crone on October 25, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*