Comparison

Prayer Notes vs Christian Journal

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

Christian Journal

This app offers a guided journaling experience focused on faith and personal growth. It provides personalized scripture, reflection prompts, and tools to track spiritual development. Features include a split-screen Bible, customizable journal entries, and home screen widgets for daily inspiration.

Highlights
  • Personalized scripture and growth steps
  • Rich text journaling with templates
  • Split-screen Bible and journal
  • Mood and habit tracking
  • Home screen widgets
  • Cross-platform sync
  • Offline audiobook (beta)
Features
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Hi, we're Martijn and Andrea. On Sundays you'll usually find us at the door of our church, welcoming people in as they arrive for the service. Since you're probably not in Guatemala, this is our way of welcoming you instead, through this app. We're trying to make Testimony the best free Christian journaling app there is. Here's what's inside. For your journaling - Rich text with styling, images, highlights, and checklists - Voice-to-text dictation that works privately offline - Ready-made templates, or build your own and reuse it - Helper questions by theme: growth, forgiveness, purpose, identity, joy etc. - Find verses that fit your mood - Split-screen Bible and journal. Read and write without switching screens - Organize your entries in folders and collections - Add your mood to any entry For your Bible reading - Every chapter comes with explanations: context, historical background, key lessons, interesting facts, actionable growth steps, and why it still matters today - Highlight verses and add your own notes - Search the whole Bible by word or phrase - Jump straight from a verse into a new journal entry - A "church read" mode, so your screen isn't too bright in a dark room Turning reflection into action - Save growth steps from your reading and your entries - Keep the ones that matter active, and let the rest go To look back - See how your moods, habits, and faith connect over time - Mood calendar and trends over the weeks and months - Search past entries by date, mood, or text For everyday use - Lock the app with a PIN so your entries stay private - Gentle reminders that keep you going - Widgets for your verses and growth steps - Offline audio book in 8 voices - Works offline — everything is stored on your device To make it yours - Custom fonts and font sizes - Five themes with their own colors and backgrounds - Multiple Bible translations, including Spanish Everything above is free. We also offer a few online features through a subscription: personalised verse and chapter recommendations based on what you write, online backups, and sync across your devices. It keeps the app running and maintained. And it means the free version can stay genuinely free without ads. Built in the Netherlands and Guatemala, with love and prayer. --- Terms of Service: https://github.com/MartycFly321/-testimony-journal/blob/main/terms-of-service.md Privacy Policy: https://github.com/MartycFly321/-testimony-journal/blob/main/privacy-policy.md

Screenshots

Prayer Notes4 screens
Christian Journal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Christian Journal at none against Prayer Notes's shown. Christian Journal also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Prayer Notes's advantage is ratings volume (3.8K vs 8). On price, update cadence, 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 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Christian Journal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Christian Journal holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Prayer Notes versus Christian Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrayer NotesChristian Journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.8K ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.8K — better8
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 9 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB139 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChuChu Train ProductionsMartijn Van Veen

Customer experience

Prayer Notes

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

Christian Journal

All ratings8 ratings
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

Christian Journal

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
3 purchases

Christian Journal

Subscriptions3
  • Testimony Pro7 Days trial$0.497 Days
  • Testimony Pro7 Days trial$1.491 Month
  • Testimony Pro$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Prayer Notes free?
Prayer Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Christian Journal free?
Christian Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Prayer Notes or Christian Journal?
Christian Journal is rated higher. Prayer Notes averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.8K ratings, while Christian Journal averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do Prayer Notes or Christian Journal have ads?
Prayer Notes shows ads; Christian Journal does not.
Which is updated more often, Prayer Notes or Christian Journal?
Prayer Notes ships an update every 9 days, and Christian Journal every 9 days. Most recently, Prayer Notes was updated on November 1, 2026 and Christian Journal on October 30, 2026.

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