Comparison

Prayer Notes vs Prayer Alarms

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

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About

Prayer Notes

Capture prayer requests instantly and organize them by day for focused prayer. Share requests with groups, track answered prayers, and maintain a personal journal. Includes tools for scripture study and prayer focus.

Highlights
  • Instant prayer request capture
  • Daily prayer lists
  • Group prayer sharing
  • Track answered prayers
  • Scripture journal
  • Prayer builder and focus tools
  • Cross-device sync
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

Prayer Alarms

This app helps you keep track of daily prayer times with customizable alarms. It offers a quiet mode for uninterrupted prayer and provides precise timings for sunrise, sunset, and forbidden prayer times. You can also create schedules and reminder lists based on prayer times.

Highlights
  • Customized alarms for Salat
  • Schedule routines based on Salat times
  • Dynamic reminder lists
  • Quiet mode for uninterrupted prayer
  • Gregorian and Hijri date tracking
  • Sunrise, sunset, and forbidden times
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Introducing the Prayer Alarm app - your personal assistant for keeping track of daily Salat times. With our app, you can set customized alarms for each salat, ensuring you never miss a prayer again. The app lets you set custom alarms for any time, making it an everyday tool for life. With an effective ‘Quiet’ mode, you can specify times to keep your phone silent to perform prayers uninterrupted. Apart from that, get precise timings for sunrise, sunset, and learn about the forbidden times to offer Salat. Download the Prayer Alarm app now and stay on track with your daily prayers. App feature highlights: Customized alarm for Salat: Most apps are built-in with default Salat times and alarms, but our Prayer Alarm is customizable. You can set your preferred time for alarm based on Salat times accordingly. Moreover, you can use it as your default alarm app to wake you up in the morning and schedule routines based on Salat times. Create schedules based on Salat times: Our app lets you set your work schedule in a time that does not overlap with a Salat time. The scheduling process is made easy with intuitive setting options. Dynamic Reminder List: The app features a comprehensive Reminder functionality that allows you to create specific and detailed reminder lists to keep all your regular schedules in check. Quiet mode: The 'Quiet' mode lets you specify periods when your phone will remain silent, providing a peaceful environment for uninterrupted prayer. Gregorian and Hijri dates: Both gregorian and hijri dates are equally important in your daily lives. This app will help you keep track of both dates simultaneously. In addition, the app also features daytime, sunrise, sunset, zawal time, and forbidden times to offer Salat.

Screenshots

Prayer Notes4 screens
Prayer Alarms4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Prayer Notes at 76% against Prayer Alarms's 0%. Prayer Notes also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (3.8K vs 3). Prayer Alarms's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Prayer Alarms 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 3, 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 0% of Prayer Alarms's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Prayer Notes ships an update every 9 days, Prayer Alarms every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Prayer Notes versus Prayer Alarms: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrayer NotesPrayer Alarms
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.8K ratings) — better4.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews75.6% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3.8K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 6 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChuChu Train ProductionsBYSL Global Technologies Limited

Customer experience

Prayer Notes

All ratings3,834 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral4.2%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews201 reviews
Positive75.6%
Neutral9.0%
Negative15.4%

Prayer Alarms

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
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

Prayer Alarms

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
None

Prayer Alarms

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Prayer Notes free?
Prayer Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Prayer Alarms free?
Prayer Alarms is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Prayer Notes or Prayer Alarms?
Prayer Notes is rated higher. Prayer Notes averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.8K ratings, while Prayer Alarms averages 4.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Prayer Notes or Prayer Alarms have ads?
Prayer Notes shows ads; Prayer Alarms does not.
Which is updated more often, Prayer Notes or Prayer Alarms?
Prayer Notes ships an update every 9 days, and Prayer Alarms every 6 months. Most recently, Prayer Notes was updated on November 1, 2026 and Prayer Alarms on October 30, 2026.

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