Comparison

Prayer Notes vs Orthodoxy

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

Orthodoxy

This app supports your spiritual journey with a comprehensive collection of Orthodox Christian prayers, daily readings, and Bible study tools. It features a unique online prayer room to connect with others and provides guidance for deepening your faith and spiritual growth.

Highlights
  • Orthodox Bible and Daily Gospel readings
  • Liturgical calendar with fasting rules
  • Online prayer room for communal prayer
  • Daily quotes, parables, and icons
  • Lives of the Saints and Church teachings
  • Ability to light candles online
Features
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WHAT IS ORTHODOXY Orthodoxy is a beautifully designed Orthodox Christian app to support your spiritual journey. It offers the largest collection of prayers, daily Gospel readings, Bible study tools, and a unique feature to join others in online prayer. Whether you seek to deepen your faith, find peace, or grow spiritually, Orthodoxy provides the guidance and resources to help you connect with God every day. IN THE APP YOU WILL FIND: * The Orthodox Bible, Psalter, and Daily Gospel readings * A liturgical calendar with fasting rules and Church guidelines * Daily quotes, parables, and icons for inspiration * Advice on observing fasting seasons * A private notes section for your spiritual reflections * A special online prayer room — pray together anytime * A daily updated feed of articles and Orthodox news * The ability to light candles online for health or repose * Lives of the Saints, Church teachings, and much more WHY CHOOSE ORTHODOXY? This is the #1 Orthodox app, created with deep respect for the Church's teachings. All content is developed by experts in Orthodox theology — including PhDs, professors, and beloved Orthodox authors — and is based on materials from the approved Orthodox Bible. Perfect for Orthodox Christians of all ages — whether you’ve been walking in faith for years or are just beginning your journey. GOD BLESS YOU! EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Prayer Notes4 screens
Orthodoxy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Orthodoxy at none against Prayer Notes's shown. Orthodoxy also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and rating (4.9 vs 4.7). Prayer Notes's advantage is ratings volume (3.8K vs 456) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Orthodoxy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Orthodoxy holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Prayer Notes has 3.8K ratings behind it against 456, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 74% and 73% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Prayer Notes ships an update every 2 months, Orthodoxy weekly. Both last shipped on September 19, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Prayer Notes versus Orthodoxy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrayer NotesOrthodoxy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.8K ratings)4.9 (456 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.7% of reviews — better73.3% of reviews
Number of ratings3.8K — better456
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB124 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChuChu Train ProductionsEvgenii Statnikov

Customer experience

Prayer Notes

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

Orthodoxy

All ratings456 ratings
Positive97.8%
Neutral0.2%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative26.7%

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

Orthodoxy

From 456 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Comprehensive Orthodox Faith resource in one place
  • 📚 Valuable educational content about Orthodox tradition
  • ✨ Well-designed and intuitive format
  • 🙏 Helpful daily devotional features (saint of the day, scripture readings)
  • 💎 Premium features enhance user experience significantly

Room to improve

  • 💰 Requires paid subscription to access full features
  • ⚠️ Incomplete Bible - missing Deuterocanonical books
  • 🐛 Fasting calendar inaccurate for Orthodox tradition
  • 🌍 Limited language options (no modern English variant)
  • 📱 No save/share functionality for articles and Q&A

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

Orthodoxy

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Fasting days not recognized - incorrectly labels Wednesday and Friday as non-fasting days
  • Bible content incomplete - only 66 books instead of full Orthodox canon with Deuterocanonical books

Requested features

3 requests
  • Modern English language option
  • Save and share functionality for questions, articles, and content
  • Accurate fasting day calendar for Wednesday and Friday fasts

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
2 purchases

Orthodoxy

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly subscription$5.991 Month
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$59.99

Questions

Is Prayer Notes free?
Prayer Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Orthodoxy free?
Orthodoxy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Prayer Notes or Orthodoxy?
Orthodoxy is rated higher. Prayer Notes averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.8K ratings, while Orthodoxy averages 4.9 from 456 ratings.
Do Prayer Notes or Orthodoxy have ads?
Prayer Notes shows ads; Orthodoxy does not.
Which is updated more often, Prayer Notes or Orthodoxy?
Prayer Notes ships an update every 2 months, and Orthodoxy weekly. Most recently, Prayer Notes was updated on September 19, 2026 and Orthodoxy on September 19, 2026.

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