Comparison

Prayer Notes vs Daily Prayer PC(USA)

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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Prayer Notes is an application to help you keep track of your prayers requests and answers. It is designed with simplicity in mind, to allow you to quickly write, review, and share your requests with others. God listens and moves in your life each and everyday. Start journaling your prayer journey today! Prayer notes now includes a daily journal for thoughts and scripture references. Now this is your one stop app for devotional and quiet times. Prayer Notes is now available for the Mac desktop computers! Highlights • Simple and intuitive user interface. • Category groupings for prayers. • Organize prayers into days of the week. • Devotional journal and scripture references. • Today widget. • Password privacy protection (now with touch ID). • Share requests via AirDrop, E-mail and SMS*. • Archive prayers in the answers section. • Horizontal and vertical rotation supported. • Daily prayer time reminder. • Weekly prayer calendar. • Available for both iPhone and iPad. • Apple Watch support • Compatible with the Desktop version of Prayer Notes.

About

Daily Prayer PC(USA)

This app offers structured daily prayer services based on the Presbyterian Book of Common Worship. It includes psalms, readings, and prayers, with options for different prayer times and lectionary cycles. A calendar tool and advanced features allow for customization and exploration of prayer content.

Highlights
  • Daily prayer services
  • Psalms for the day
  • Daily lectionary readings
  • Prayers of thanksgiving and intercession
  • Sunday and festival lectionary readings
  • Book of Confessions selections
  • Psalm praying schedule
Features
Currently charting
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Daily Prayer PC(USA) provides brief services for Daily Prayer based on the Presbyterian Book of Common Worship (WJKP, 2018), including: psalms for the day, readings from the daily lectionary, and prayers of thanksgiving and intercession. Also included are the Revised Common Lectionary readings for Sundays and festivals, a two-year cycle of selections from the PC(USA) Book of Confessions, and an eight-week schedule for praying all 150 psalms. The app provides liturgies for Morning, Midday, Evening, and Night Prayer, selecting the appropriate service and lectionary readings based on the time and date settings of your iPhone or iPad. The calendar tool allows users to find psalms, readings, and prayers for other dates. Use the clock icon to select Morning, Midday, Evening, or Night Prayer, overriding current time of day. The “advanced features” menu allows users to toggle on/off various options in the liturgy for Daily Prayer and select between two versions of the Lord’s Prayer. A brief tutorial provides information about the practice of Daily Prayer and instruction on using the app.

Screenshots

Prayer Notes4 screens
Daily Prayer PC(USA)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Prayer Notes at Free against Daily Prayer PC(USA)'s $2.99. Prayer Notes also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.1) and ratings volume (3.8K vs 17). Daily Prayer PC(USA)'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#86 vs unranked). On update cadence, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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

Prayer Notes is free to download; Daily Prayer PC(USA) costs $2.99 up front. Prayer Notes sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Daily Prayer PC(USA) sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Prayer Notes has 3.8K ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Prayer Notes's written reviews are positive against 54% of Daily Prayer PC(USA)'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Prayer Notes ships an update every 2 months, Daily Prayer PC(USA) every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Prayer Notes versus Daily Prayer PC(USA): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrayer NotesDaily Prayer PC(USA)
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.7 (3.8K ratings) — better4.1 (17 ratings)
Positive reviews73.7% of reviews — better53.7% of reviews
Number of ratings3.8K — better17
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#86 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChuChu Train ProductionsPresbyterian Church (U.S.A), A Corporation

Customer experience

Prayer Notes

All ratings3,830 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral4.2%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews171 reviews
Positive73.7%
Neutral9.4%
Negative17.0%

Daily Prayer PC(USA)

All ratings17 ratings
Positive70.6%
Neutral17.6%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews67 reviews
Positive53.7%
Neutral13.4%
Negative32.8%

User reviews

Prayer Notes

From 3.8K App Store ratings

What we love

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

Room to improve

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

Daily Prayer PC(USA)

From 17 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Usable and clean interface
  • 📖 Good scripture readings
  • 🙏 Helpful for daily prayer
  • ✨ High contrast display option
  • 💯 Great content for devotion

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔄 Outdated interface and features
  • 💸 Not worth the price (for some)
  • 🔠 Typos and grammatical errors
  • 📱 Incompatible with newer devices

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

Daily Prayer PC(USA)

Reported bugs

20 issues
  • App crashes on opening
  • Crashes constantly
  • Opens and immediately closes
  • 8 week psalter is off by days
  • Date picker invisible in night mode
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  • Purchasing feature crashes app
  • Readings not accessible (all deselected)
  • Readings disappear while reading
  • Returns to opening scripture or shuts down
  • Gospel not showing up
  • App won't open after update
  • In-app purchases not working
  • Readings from paid content do not show
  • Install hangs on iPhone
  • Blank screen after iOS update
  • Prayers and scripture don't show up
  • Same scripture repeated daily
  • Time and day settings don't work
  • Defaults to last used time setting
  • Text too small on iPad

Requested features

15 requests
  • Update RCL coding for movable feast days
  • Bring back black background option
  • Update to new Book of Common Worship
  • Include commentary on scripture readings
  • Ability to highlight and save passages
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  • Area to take notes
  • More Bible translation choices (e.g., ESV)
  • Ability to highlight, copy, share to social apps
  • Integrate Mission Yearbook of Prayer readings
  • Add Sunday/Festival readings
  • Add Night Prayer
  • Include Sunday lections for worship planning
  • Add confessional reading
  • Add music for psalms
  • Support for multiple languages

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Prayer Notes

One-time6
  • 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$19.99
1 purchases

Daily Prayer PC(USA)

One-time1
  • Company of Pastors$1.99

Questions

Is Prayer Notes free?
Prayer Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Daily Prayer PC(USA) free?
Daily Prayer PC(USA) costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Prayer Notes or Daily Prayer PC(USA)?
Prayer Notes is rated higher. Prayer Notes averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.8K ratings, while Daily Prayer PC(USA) averages 4.1 from 17 ratings.
Do Prayer Notes or Daily Prayer PC(USA) have ads?
Prayer Notes shows ads; Daily Prayer PC(USA) does not.
Which is updated more often, Prayer Notes or Daily Prayer PC(USA)?
Prayer Notes ships an update every 2 months, and Daily Prayer PC(USA) every 3 months. Most recently, Prayer Notes was updated on September 19, 2026 and Daily Prayer PC(USA) on September 20, 2026.

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