Prayer Notes vs The Giving List
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
The Giving List
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The Giving List makes gift coordination simple for any group: families, friends, coworkers, roommates, etc... Create shared gift lists, coordinate purchases, and eliminate the stress of duplicate gifts for holidays, birthdays, and special occasions. SURPRISES STAY SURPRISES This is the rule the whole app is built around: you can never see who has claimed something from your own list. Browse freely, add what you like, and let everyone else coordinate behind the scenes. The one exception is your own children. Parents see everything for the kids they manage, because someone has to. SHARED GIFT LISTS Create wish lists for yourself and for your children. Add items with links and notes. Group members can view lists and coordinate purchases without spoiling anything. Belong to as many groups as you like. SMART PURCHASE COORDINATION Claim items anonymously or with your name visible. See what others have already claimed so nobody buys the same gift twice. Your claims follow you across every group you belong to. BUILT FOR PHONES AND TABLETS On large screen devices, The Giving List opens into a two-pane layout. Browse your group on one side and read someone's wish list on the other, without losing your place. Rotate or resize and it adapts. On a phone it stays simple and focused. GROUP MANAGEMENT Join multiple groups with simple invite codes. Families, friend groups, work gift exchanges, college roommates - any group that exchanges gifts. Admins manage membership and group settings. EVENT PLANNING Add birthdays, holidays and special occasions. Get a reminder a week ahead so there is time to shop, and another on the day itself. ACTIVITY FEED See when members join, add items to their lists, or add a child. CHILDREN'S LISTS Keep separate lists for your children so the group can coordinate birthday and holiday gifts, while you stay in control of their profiles. NUDGE SYSTEM Send a friendly reminder to someone whose list is looking empty before a birthday or holiday. MAKE IT YOURS Choose from a range of backgrounds and colours, or switch on Christmas mode when the season arrives. PERFECT FOR - Holiday gift exchanges: Christmas, Hanukkah, office parties - Family coordination: parents, grandparents, siblings, extended family - Friend groups: birthdays, graduations, weddings - Workplace events: Secret Santa, retirement parties, baby showers - College groups: dorm mates, study groups, sororities, fraternities - Special occasions: anniversaries, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Valentine's Day HOW IT WORKS 1. Create or join a group with an invite code 2. Build your wish list with links and notes 3. Browse others' lists and claim what you will buy 4. Add birthdays and holidays for automatic reminders 5. Get notified when lists and groups change WHY CHOOSE THE GIVING LIST? No duplicate gifts: see what others are planning before you buy. No spoiled surprises: your own list never reveals who claimed what. Less guesswork: stop asking people what they want. One place for every occasion: birthdays, holidays and groups together. Works on every screen - phone and tablet alike. Download The Giving List and create your first group in minutes. Invite family, friends or coworkers with a share code, and turn chaotic gift giving into something organised and genuinely enjoyable.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Giving List at none against Prayer Notes's 8. The Giving List also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Prayer Notes sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. The Giving List asks for nothing beyond the download.
Prayer Notes ships an update every 9 days, The Giving List fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Prayer Notes | The Giving List |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3.8K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 74.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.8K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 99 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ChuChu Train Productions | Greg Redl |
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
The Giving List
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Prayer Notes
- Premium Features$4.991 Month
- Premium Features7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Calendar View$2.99
- Database Transfer$3.99
- Unlimited Requests & Answers$4.99
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- Unlimited Journal Entries$4.99
- Remove Ads$7.99
- Unlock All Features$79.99
The Giving List
No in-app purchases
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