Comparison

Prayer Notes vs Women's Bible Study

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
Read full description

"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

Women's Bible Study

This app helps women connect their faith with daily life through Bible study. Access teachings conveniently and explore resources to understand God's Word and His control over circumstances. Find local classes and ministry updates.

Highlights
  • Convenient Bible study access
  • Connect faith to daily struggles
  • Understand God's Word
  • Recognize God's control
  • Ministry updates
  • Local class information
Read full description

Welcome to the official Women's Bible Study app. Connecting The Dots Women's Bible Study app is a way to make Bible Study available at your own convenience. Our goal is to help women connect the dots between our faith in Jesus and the struggles we face in our every day lives. Our passion is to help women see the importance of knowing God's Word along with recognizing His complete control over all the circumstances we face in life. This Bible study is available to watch online at connectingthedotsministries.com, and Youtube. You can join us on Facebook to get all updates or if you live in the Phoenix AZ area you can check out our calendar online to see the locations and classes available. For more information about this ministry please go to womensbiblestudy.com. The Women's Bible Study app was developed with the Subsplash App Platform.

Screenshots

Prayer Notes4 screens
Women's Bible Study3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Women's Bible Study at none against Prayer Notes's 8. Women's Bible Study also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 17.0). Prayer Notes's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (3.8K vs 25). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. Women's Bible Study asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Prayer Notes holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Prayer Notes has 3.8K ratings behind it against 25, 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 69% of Women's Bible Study's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Prayer Notes versus Women's Bible Study: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrayer NotesWomen's Bible Study
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.8K ratings) — better4.2 (25 ratings)
Positive reviews74.1% of reviews — better68.8% of reviews
Number of ratings3.8K — better25
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS17.013.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChuChu Train ProductionsLisa S Laizure

Customer experience

Prayer Notes

All ratings3,833 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral4.2%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews174 reviews
Positive74.1%
Neutral9.2%
Negative16.7%

Women's Bible Study

All ratings22 ratings
Positive77.3%
Neutral9.1%
Negative13.6%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive68.8%
Neutral6.3%
Negative25.0%

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

Women's Bible Study

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
Show 3 more
  • Unlimited Journal Entries$4.99
  • Remove Ads$7.99
  • Unlock All Features$79.99
None

Women's Bible Study

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Prayer Notes free?
Prayer Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Women's Bible Study free?
Women's Bible Study is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Prayer Notes or Women's Bible Study?
Prayer Notes is rated higher. Prayer Notes averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.8K ratings, while Women's Bible Study averages 4.2 from 25 ratings.
Do Prayer Notes or Women's Bible Study have ads?
Prayer Notes shows ads; Women's Bible Study does not.
Which is updated more often, Prayer Notes or Women's Bible Study?
Prayer Notes ships an update every 2 months, and Women's Bible Study every 2 months. Most recently, Prayer Notes was updated on October 26, 2026 and Women's Bible Study on October 23, 2026.

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