Comparison

Prayer Notes vs Praily

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

Praily

Organize and enhance your daily prayer life with this app. Schedule individual prayers, groups, or topics, and track your progress. Features include a 'Today View,' 'Pray Mode,' and reminders to keep you on track.

Highlights
  • Track and archive prayers
  • Organize prayers by people and groups
  • Schedule prayers by day, topic, or group
  • Today View for daily prayer focus
  • Pray Mode for focused prayer sessions
  • Time-based prayer reminders
  • In-app messaging to prayer recipients
Features
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Praily helps you make prayer a daily habit, not a forgotten intention. Ever tell someone, “I’ll pray for you,” and then completely forget? Want to pray more consistently but struggle to keep the habit? Sit down to pray and suddenly can’t remember what you wanted to pray for? Praily helps you stay organized so prayer becomes part of your daily rhythm. Keep track of the people and topics on your heart, schedule them throughout the week, and get gentle reminders so you never have to wonder what to pray for next. KEY FEATURES Stay Organized Keep your prayer life simple without overthinking it. Organize prayers by people, groups, or topics like Family, Friends, Missions, Church, or Scripture. Build a Lasting Habit Prayer becomes easier when you have a plan. Schedule people and topics for specific days of the week, then let Praily prepare your daily prayer list automatically. Remember What Matters Capture prayer requests as they come, revisit them later, and archive them when they’re answered. No more forgotten sticky notes or scattered reminders. Today’s Prayer List Open Praily and immediately see exactly who and what you’ve planned to pray for today. Pray Without Distractions Pray Mode keeps each prayer front and center so you can stay focused instead of scrolling through lists. Helpful Reminders Receive gentle daily reminders to help make prayer part of your routine. Private & Secure Your prayer lists belong to you. Everything is stored securely and designed with your privacy in mind. MORE TO LOVE • Text someone you’re praying for without leaving the app. • Archive answered prayers while keeping a record of God’s faithfulness. Whether you’re just beginning to build a habit of prayer or you’ve prayed faithfully for years, Praily gives you a simple way to stay organized, remember what matters, and pray more consistently. Make prayer a daily habit, not a forgotten intention. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Prayer Notes4 screens
Praily4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Praily at none against Prayer Notes's shown. Praily also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 76%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Prayer Notes's advantage is ratings volume (3.8K vs 8) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and iOS requirement 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 and Praily sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Praily holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Prayer Notes has 3.8K ratings behind it against 8, 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 100% of Praily's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Prayer Notes ships an update every 6 days, Praily every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Prayer Notes versus Praily: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrayer NotesPraily
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.8K ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.8K — better8
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChuChu Train ProductionsTentmaking, LLC

Customer experience

Prayer Notes

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

Praily

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Praily

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
Show 3 more
  • Unlimited Journal Entries$4.99
  • Remove Ads$7.99
  • Unlock All Features$79.99
2 purchases

Praily

Subscriptions2
  • Standard (Monthly)3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Standard (Annual)3 Days trial$34.991 Year

Questions

Is Prayer Notes free?
Prayer Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Praily free?
Praily is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Prayer Notes or Praily?
Praily is rated higher. Prayer Notes averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.8K ratings, while Praily averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do Prayer Notes or Praily have ads?
Prayer Notes shows ads; Praily does not.
Which is updated more often, Prayer Notes or Praily?
Prayer Notes ships an update every 6 days, and Praily every 3 weeks. Most recently, Prayer Notes was updated on November 6, 2026 and Praily on November 3, 2026.

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