Comparison

Prayer Notes vs Daily Prayer Guide

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

Daily Prayer Guide

This app offers a daily devotional experience with Bible verses, prayers, and quotes. It provides a structured 365-day guide to encourage daily Bible reading and prayer, incorporating classic literature with modern digital features.

Highlights
  • 365-day devotional content
  • Daily reminders
  • Audio playback of devotionals
  • Bookmark and note-taking
  • Content sharing
  • Customizable reading modes
Features
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Find words for quiet moments with God. Daily Prayer Guide offers thoughtful morning and evening prayers for every day of the year. Begin the day with intention, return at night for reflection, and let Scripture-centered words guide you when it is difficult to know where to start. PRAYER FOR EACH DAY - Read a dedicated morning and evening prayer each day - Reflect on a daily Bible verse and quotation - Use the calendar to return to prayers from other dates - Build a steady rhythm with morning and evening reminders CREATE A QUIET SPACE - Listen to prayers and readings with text-to-speech - Add gentle background music to your prayer time - Save prayers that speak to your heart in Favorites - Turn meaningful verses and quotations into beautiful images to share MAKE READING COMFORTABLE - Choose from available Bible translations, including BSB, NET, and WEB - Personalize fonts, text size, and theme colors - Read in dark mode for quieter mornings and evenings - Arrange the Today view around the content you value most Whether you have a few minutes before the day begins, need help pausing at midday, or want to close the evening in prayer, Daily Prayer Guide offers a gentle place to return. Make space for prayer, one morning and evening at a time. PRIVACY AND TERMS Privacy Policy: https://taptapstudio.com/privacy.html Terms and Conditions: https://taptapstudio.com/terms.html

Screenshots

Prayer Notes4 screens
Daily Prayer Guide4 screens

Verdict

The call

Prayer Notes and Daily Prayer Guide both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 95% of Daily Prayer Guide's written reviews are positive against 74% of Prayer Notes's. Daily Prayer Guide also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Prayer Notes's advantage is ratings volume (3.8K vs 353). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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 Daily Prayer Guide sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 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 4.8 for Daily Prayer Guide. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Prayer Notes has 3.8K ratings behind it against 353, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of Prayer Notes's written reviews are positive against 95% of Daily Prayer Guide's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Prayer Notes versus Daily Prayer Guide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrayer NotesDaily Prayer Guide
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.8K ratings)4.8 (353 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.1% of reviews94.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.8K — better353
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB95 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChuChu Train ProductionsVICTOR GOH

Customer experience

Prayer Notes

All ratings3,832 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral4.2%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews174 reviews
Positive74.1%
Neutral9.2%
Negative16.7%

Daily Prayer Guide

All ratings352 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral2.0%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews57 reviews
Positive94.7%
Neutral1.8%
Negative3.5%

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

Daily Prayer Guide

From 353 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🙏 Daily prayers and devotionals
  • 💖 Inspiring and touching content
  • ✨ Beautiful interface and pictures
  • 🔔 Helpful daily reminders/notifications
  • 📖 Encourages reading the Bible/God's word

Room to improve

  • 😠 Political ads are disliked
  • 🐛 App crashes/closes unexpectedly
  • 🐛 Cannot write notes or bookmark
  • 🐛 Cannot share content
  • 🤖 Horrible, robotic voice for audio

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

Daily Prayer Guide

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes when trying to write a note or bookmark
  • App crashes when trying to share content
  • App won't open, just kicks the user out

Requested features

2 requests
  • Change gender-specific prayers to inclusive language
  • Option to change Bible verse translation

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
Show 3 more
  • Unlimited Journal Entries$4.99
  • Remove Ads$7.99
  • Unlock All Features$79.99
2 purchases

Daily Prayer Guide

Subscriptions1
  • Support & Go Ad-Free$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • Remove Ads Permanently$9.99

Questions

Is Prayer Notes free?
Prayer Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Daily Prayer Guide free?
Daily Prayer Guide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Prayer Notes or Daily Prayer Guide?
Daily Prayer Guide is rated higher. Prayer Notes averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.8K ratings, while Daily Prayer Guide averages 4.8 from 353 ratings.
Do Prayer Notes or Daily Prayer Guide have ads?
Both Prayer Notes and Daily Prayer Guide show ads.
Which is updated more often, Prayer Notes or Daily Prayer Guide?
Prayer Notes ships an update every 2 months, and Daily Prayer Guide every 2 months. Most recently, Prayer Notes was updated on October 23, 2026 and Daily Prayer Guide on October 20, 2026.

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