Comparison

Prayer Notes vs Jentezen Franklin

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

Head to head
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

Jentezen Franklin

Stream full-length messages and exclusive specials from Jentezen Franklin Media Ministries. Enjoy weekly premiers and 24/7 inspiration to strengthen your faith through this dedicated streaming service.

Highlights
  • Full-length messages
  • Exclusive specials
  • Weekly new premiers
  • 24/7 inspiration
  • Faith building content
Features
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Grow in your faith every day with the official app of Jentezen Franklin Media Ministries. Start each morning in the Word, catch every message, listen on the go, and never miss a live service. It is all in one place. DAILY DEVOTIONALS Read today's devotional and build a reading streak that keeps you consistent day after day. Browse the full devotional archive anytime. MESSAGES AND SERMONS Watch the latest messages from Pastor Jentezen Franklin. Full video sermons, ready whenever you are. PODCASTS Listen to the Jentezen Franklin at Free Chapel and Mentoring Moments podcasts with background playback, so the teaching keeps going wherever you go. LIVE Join services live with one tap. GIVING Securely support the ministry and give toward what God is doing. REMINDERS, YOUR WAY Turn on a daily devotional reminder and choose exactly what you want to be notified about. Sign in with your jentezenfranklin.org account to sync your devotional reading and streaks across devices. Jentezen Franklin Media Ministries exists to reach people everywhere with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Download the app and take the ministry with you.

Screenshots

Prayer Notes4 screens
Jentezen Franklin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Jentezen Franklin at none against Prayer Notes's 8. Jentezen Franklin also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Prayer Notes's advantage is ratings volume (3.8K vs 9) and update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). On price, rating, ads 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 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Jentezen Franklin asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Prayer Notes against 4.6 for Jentezen Franklin. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Prayer Notes has 3.8K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Prayer Notes ships an update every 9 days, Jentezen Franklin monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Prayer Notes versus Jentezen Franklin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrayer NotesJentezen Franklin
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.8K ratings) — better4.6 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews75.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.8K — better9
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChuChu Train ProductionsFree Chapel

Customer experience

Prayer Notes

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

Jentezen Franklin

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%

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

Jentezen Franklin

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
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  • Unlimited Journal Entries$4.99
  • Remove Ads$7.99
  • Unlock All Features$79.99
None

Jentezen Franklin

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Prayer Notes free?
Prayer Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Jentezen Franklin free?
Jentezen Franklin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Prayer Notes or Jentezen Franklin?
Prayer Notes is rated higher. Prayer Notes averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.8K ratings, while Jentezen Franklin averages 4.6 from 9 ratings.
Do Prayer Notes or Jentezen Franklin have ads?
Both Prayer Notes and Jentezen Franklin show ads.
Which is updated more often, Prayer Notes or Jentezen Franklin?
Prayer Notes ships an update every 9 days, and Jentezen Franklin monthly. Most recently, Prayer Notes was updated on November 1, 2026 and Jentezen Franklin on October 24, 2026.

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