Comparison

Prayer Notes vs Mobile Knee

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 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
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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

Mobile Knee

This app serves as a customizable spiritual notebook for organizing prayers, journals, notes, tasks, and more. It offers features like reminders, passcode protection, and advanced sorting to enhance your spiritual practice. Syncing across devices is available via an optional subscription.

Highlights
  • Customizable spiritual notebook
  • Organize prayers, journals, notes, tasks
  • Reminders and passcode protection
  • Advanced sorting and archiving
  • Cross-platform syncing
  • Entry linking and search analytics
Features
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Mobile Knee is more than just a prayer list... more than just a journal app... it's a customizable spiritual notebook. Yes, at it's core, Mobile Knee is great place to store and remember your prayers. However, Mobile Knee allows you to do much more. You can create your own freeform lists, such as: - Journal (Spiritual, Prayer, Dream or General) - Notes (Sermon, Bible Study, Quiet Time or General) - Prayers (Prayer List or Prayer Journal) - Tasks (Spiritual To Dos, Tasks, Daily or Long Term) - Verses (Verses to remember, memorize or take note of) - Affirmations (Positive statements that affirm self and power of God) - Goals (Spiritual Goals, Faith Based Objectives or Bucket List) - Music (Keep track of your favorite inspirational songs... aka lyrics) - Praises (Gratitude, Celebrations or Praises) Mobile Knee is the grandfather to most prayer apps. It's been around since the 90s and on mobile devices since 2010. As a result, it is feature packed with options like: - Mark prayers as answered, praise, trust, confess, etc... - Set timer for prayer, verse memorization or affirmation reflection - Set reminders for prayers & other entry types - Keep entries private with a Passcode - Create journal entries & notes with font & formatting options - Provide entries updates via ongoing comments - Emphasize entries by stars & colors - Organize your entries using advanced sorting & archiving - Link related entries together (example: link prayer entry to a verse entry) - Reflect on the past entries using the robust search & analytics - Track consistency using streaks - Share your entry via email or printing - Optionally, sync your entries cross-platform to all your devices. Despite the numerous features, Mobile Knee remains flexible and easy to use. Getting started is easy and free. Explore the more advanced features at your own pace. Use the app in a way that works for you. Feedback & requests via email is more than welcome. Mobile Knee has been designed to maximize your privacy. By default, your entries are stored solely on your device; nowhere else. If you'd like to store your entries in the cloud, instead, that option is available via subscription but is 100% optional. Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Prayer Notes4 screens
Mobile Knee4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Mobile Knee at none against Prayer Notes's shown. Mobile Knee also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13.6 vs 17.0). Prayer Notes's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (3.8K vs 6). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 6 one-off in-app purchases and Mobile Knee sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

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 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 74% and 75% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Prayer Notes ships an update every 2 months, Mobile Knee every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Prayer Notes versus Mobile Knee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrayer NotesMobile Knee
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.8K ratings) — better4.3 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews74.1% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.8K — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.013.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChuChu Train ProductionsScott Conger Design

Customer experience

Prayer Notes

All ratings3,832 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral4.2%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews174 reviews
Positive74.1%
Neutral9.2%
Negative16.7%

Mobile Knee

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

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

Mobile Knee

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Prayer Notes

One-time6
  • Calendar View$2.99
  • Database Transfer$3.99
  • Unlimited Requests & Answers$4.99
Show 3 more
  • Unlimited Journal Entries$4.99
  • Remove Ads$7.99
  • Unlock All Features$19.99
9 purchases

Mobile Knee

Subscriptions1
  • Cloud Sync$0.991 Month
One-time8
  • Theme Yellow Black$0.99
  • Theme Blue Black$0.99
  • Theme Magenta Black$0.99
Show 5 more
  • Theme Emerald Black$0.99
  • Theme Lime Light$0.99
  • Theme Autumn$0.99
  • Sunset Theme$0.99
  • Four New List Types$2.99

Questions

Is Prayer Notes free?
Prayer Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mobile Knee free?
Mobile Knee is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Prayer Notes or Mobile Knee?
Prayer Notes is rated higher. Prayer Notes averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.8K ratings, while Mobile Knee averages 4.3 from 6 ratings.
Do Prayer Notes or Mobile Knee have ads?
Prayer Notes shows ads; Mobile Knee does not.
Which is updated more often, Prayer Notes or Mobile Knee?
Prayer Notes ships an update every 2 months, and Mobile Knee every 2 weeks. Most recently, Prayer Notes was updated on October 22, 2026 and Mobile Knee on October 20, 2026.

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