Comparison

Prayer Notes vs Praythru

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

Praythru

Connect with a Christian community for collective prayer and spiritual support. Share prayer requests, join or create groups, and show solidarity with others' spiritual journeys. Experience the power of communal prayer and foster spiritual growth together.

Highlights
  • Create and join prayer groups
  • Share prayer requests
  • Public and private group options
  • Interactive prayer solidarity feature
  • Community support and spiritual growth
Features
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Praythru brings believers together for collective prayer and real spiritual support. Connect with fellow Christians, join or start prayer groups, and share what's on your heart—so you never have to pray alone. PRAYER GROUPS THAT BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER Join an existing group or create your own. Share prayer requests, encourage one another, and feel the strength of a community praying together. PRAY WITH A TAP Tap the prayer emoji to let someone know you're lifting them up. Every request shows how many prayers have been offered—a simple reminder that no one prays alone. PRIVATE & PUBLIC GROUPS Keep it intimate with a private circle of close friends and family, or open the doors to a wider community. Invite others, grow together, and strengthen your faith through shared prayer. MORE ON THE WAY We're just getting started. Look forward to daily prayer scriptures, comments on prayer requests, and more features designed to deepen your walk with God. UNITED IN FAITH Praythru exists to unite believers and create space to uplift one another. Wherever you are on your journey, a community is ready to pray with you. Download Praythru today and discover the power of praying together.

Screenshots

Prayer Notes4 screens
Praythru4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Praythru at none against Prayer Notes's shown. Praythru also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 74%). Prayer Notes's advantage is ratings volume (3.8K vs 8) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). On price, in-app purchases 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 Praythru sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. 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 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Prayer Notes has 3.8K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 74% of Prayer Notes's written reviews are positive against 100% of Praythru's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Prayer Notes ships an update every 2 months, Praythru every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Prayer Notes versus Praythru: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrayer NotesPraythru
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.8K ratings) — better4.4 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews74.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.8K — better8
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChuChu Train ProductionsMEXAMIE HOMES, LLC

Customer experience

Prayer Notes

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

Praythru

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews1 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

Praythru

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
Show 3 more
  • Unlimited Journal Entries$4.99
  • Remove Ads$7.99
  • Unlock All Features$19.99
3 purchases

Praythru

One-time3
  • Small Gift$1.99
  • Medium Gift$4.99
  • Large Gift$14.99

Questions

Is Prayer Notes free?
Prayer Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Praythru free?
Praythru is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Prayer Notes or Praythru?
Prayer Notes is rated higher. Prayer Notes averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.8K ratings, while Praythru averages 4.4 from 8 ratings.
Do Prayer Notes or Praythru have ads?
Prayer Notes shows ads; Praythru does not.
Which is updated more often, Prayer Notes or Praythru?
Prayer Notes ships an update every 2 months, and Praythru every 9 days. Most recently, Prayer Notes was updated on October 17, 2026 and Praythru on September 30, 2026.

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