Comparison

Prayer Notes vs The PrayersApp

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

The PrayersApp

This app offers a personalized spiritual journey with customized prayers and devotionals. It provides a vast library of resources for guidance and inspiration, empowering users to connect with their faith and foster personal growth through an intuitive interface.

Highlights
  • Customizable prayer creation
  • Vast library of spiritual resources
  • Personalized devotionals
  • User-friendly interface
  • Spiritual guidance and inspiration
  • Curate unique spiritual journey
Features
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Introducing PrayersApp, the ultimate companion for your spiritual journey! Dive into a world of customized prayers and devotionals that will uplift your soul and ignite your faith. With PrayersApp, you have the power to craft deeply personal prayers tailored to your unique needs and beliefs. Immerse yourself in a vast library of spiritual resources, offering guidance, solace, and inspiration at your fingertips. Unleash the transformative potential of PrayersApp as it empowers you to connect with God and experience personal growth like never before. Whether you seek clarity in times of uncertainty or crave a deeper connection with your spirituality, PrayersApp is here to guide you on this extraordinary path. With its user-friendly interface and intuitive features, PrayersApp makes creating meaningful prayers a breeze. Immerse yourself in a sanctuary of spiritual enlightenment, where you can explore diverse prayer styles, access to personalized devotionals, and curate your own unique spiritual journey. Optimize your spiritual growth with PrayersApp and let it be your faithful companion in your daily devotionals and prayers. Elevate your faith, nurture your soul, and embark on a transformative journey with PrayersApp. Download now and embark on a divine adventure like no other! See our terms of use here: https://www.prayersapp.com/terms-of-service

Screenshots

Prayer Notes4 screens
The PrayersApp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: The PrayersApp at none against Prayer Notes's shown. The PrayersApp also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 74%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Prayer Notes's advantage is ratings volume (3.8K vs 20). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Prayer Notes sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and The PrayersApp sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The PrayersApp 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 20, 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 100% of The PrayersApp's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Prayer Notes ships an update every 2 months, The PrayersApp fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Prayer Notes versus The PrayersApp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrayer NotesThe PrayersApp
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.8K ratings)5.0 (20 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.8K — better20
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB49 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperChuChu Train ProductionsPrayersApp LLC

Customer experience

Prayer Notes

All ratings3,831 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral4.2%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews173 reviews
Positive74.0%
Neutral9.2%
Negative16.8%

The PrayersApp

All ratings20 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 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

The PrayersApp

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
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  • Unlimited Journal Entries$4.99
  • Remove Ads$7.99
  • Unlock All Features$19.99
5 purchases

The PrayersApp

Subscriptions5
  • Weekly Subscription$0.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
  • 3 Month Subscription$4.993 Months
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  • 6 Month Subscription$8.996 Months
  • Yearly Subscription$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Prayer Notes free?
Prayer Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The PrayersApp free?
The PrayersApp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Prayer Notes or The PrayersApp?
The PrayersApp is rated higher. Prayer Notes averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.8K ratings, while The PrayersApp averages 5.0 from 20 ratings.
Do Prayer Notes or The PrayersApp have ads?
Prayer Notes shows ads; The PrayersApp does not.
Which is updated more often, Prayer Notes or The PrayersApp?
Prayer Notes ships an update every 2 months, and The PrayersApp fortnightly. Most recently, Prayer Notes was updated on October 17, 2026 and The PrayersApp on October 7, 2026.

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