Comparison

Prayer Notes vs Text With Jesus

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

Text With Jesus

Engage with biblical figures through an AI-powered chatbot. Explore scripture, receive guidance, and deepen your faith with interactive conversations. Designed for Christians seeking a spiritual connection.

Highlights
  • Chat with Jesus and biblical figures
  • Explore Old Testament prophets
  • Receive tailored spiritual guidance
  • Worship and Bible study tools
  • Engage with spiritual advisors
  • Family-friendly faith growth
Features
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Text With Jesus is an AI Bible chat app for Christians who want prayer, guidance, and study support in one place. Chat with Jesus, the Holy Family, apostles, prophets, and other biblical figures in a simple conversational experience. Receive personalized voice messages through Voicemails, and over time the figures you chat with can learn facts about you to make each conversation more engaging and personal. Key Features: - Chat with Jesus, the Holy Family, apostles, and more using advanced AI technology * - Ask to receive personalized voice messages - Explore the wisdom of the Old Testament through conversations with its prophets and heroes - Engage in meaningful dialogue and receive guidance tailored to your spiritual needs - Use devotion tools designed to support daily prayer and Bible study - Talk with spiritual advisors tailored to your specific faith tradition - Tailored to your preferred faith tradition - Suitable for all ages - share and grow in faith as a family * A Premium subscription is required for unlimited messages and access to the full range of figures. ** A limited number of trial credits is available for free users. Subscribe or purchase credit packs for more. Whether you need encouragement in difficult moments or want to deepen your understanding of Scripture, Text With Jesus gives you a direct way to explore faith through conversation.

Screenshots

Prayer Notes4 screens
Text With Jesus4 screens

Verdict

The call

Prayer Notes and Text With Jesus both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 76% of Prayer Notes's written reviews are positive against 56% of Text With Jesus's. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 Text With Jesus sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Prayer Notes against 4.7 for Text With Jesus. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3.8K and 4K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of Prayer Notes's written reviews are positive against 56% of Text With Jesus's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Prayer Notes ships an update every 6 days, Text With Jesus weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Prayer Notes versus Text With Jesus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrayer NotesText With Jesus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.8K ratings)4.7 (4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.6% of reviews — better56.3% of reviews
Number of ratings3.8K4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterWeekly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB157 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperChuChu Train ProductionsCatloaf Software LLC

Customer experience

Prayer Notes

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

Text With Jesus

All ratings3,938 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral2.1%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews128 reviews
Positive56.3%
Neutral3.9%
Negative39.8%

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

Text With Jesus

From 4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🙌 Helpful biblical guidance
  • 🤗 Positive and supportive responses
  • 📚 Relevant Bible verse references
  • 🤖 Engaging AI-powered conversation

Room to improve

  • 🚫 Misleading claims of talking to Jesus
  • ⏱️ Limited daily message allowance
  • 🔇 Inability to discuss certain topics
  • 🤥 Inconsistent character portrayal

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

Text With Jesus

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Incorrect or irrelevant responses
  • Occasional app crashes or freezes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Increase daily message limit
  • Expand topic coverage
  • More transparent about AI nature
  • Improve character consistency

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
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  • Unlimited Journal Entries$4.99
  • Remove Ads$7.99
  • Unlock All Features$79.99
10 purchases

Text With Jesus

Subscriptions8
  • Premium$2.991 Month
  • Premium$4.991 Month
  • Premium (promo)1 Month trial$4.991 Month
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  • Premium (promo)1 Month trial$7.991 Month
  • Premium$7.991 Month
  • Premium$29.991 Year
  • Premium$49.991 Year
  • Premium7 Days trial$79.991 Year
One-time2
  • 10 Voicemail Credits$1.99
  • Forever Premium$199.99

Questions

Is Prayer Notes free?
Prayer Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Text With Jesus free?
Text With Jesus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Prayer Notes or Text With Jesus?
Text With Jesus is rated higher. Prayer Notes averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.8K ratings, while Text With Jesus averages 4.7 from 4K ratings.
Do Prayer Notes or Text With Jesus have ads?
Both Prayer Notes and Text With Jesus show ads.
Which is updated more often, Prayer Notes or Text With Jesus?
Prayer Notes ships an update every 6 days, and Text With Jesus weekly. Most recently, Prayer Notes was updated on November 10, 2026 and Text With Jesus on November 9, 2026.

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