Pray Always † vs Ancient Faith
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pray Always †
This app provides an Orthodox Christian prayer book to help users maintain their daily prayer life, even with busy schedules. It aims to make prayer accessible for everyone, facilitating a consistent spiritual practice.
- Orthodox Christian prayer book
- Daily prayer guidance
- Accessible for busy schedules
- Facilitates consistent prayer life
- Spiritual practice tool
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Take your prayer book with you with Pray Always † for iOS. Daily prayer is essential to a healthy Orthodox Christian life. With today's busy schedules, not everyone has as much time as they desire for their prayer life. The goal for this app is to allow even the busiest to take time to pray.
Ancient Faith
Access a vast library of Orthodox Christian audio and video content, including live radio, podcasts, and call-in shows. This app provides educational and edifying media to deepen your spiritual life and connect with the Holy Orthodox Church.
- 24-hour Orthodox radio stations
- Live call-in programs
- Downloadable podcasts
- Audio and video programming
- Access to Ancient Faith Store
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The official app of Ancient Faith Ministries, offering a wide range of audio and video programming, including three 24-hour internet-based Orthodox radio stations, live call-in programs, an extensive collection of downloadable podcasts, and access to the Ancient Faith Store. Ancient Faith Ministries exists to carry out the Great Commission of Jesus Christ through accessible and excellently-crafted publications and creative media that educate, edify, and evangelize, leading to a living experience of God through His Holy Orthodox Church. For more information about us, please visit https://www.ancientfaith.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pray Always † at 4.7 against Ancient Faith's 3.9. Pray Always † also leads on review sentiment (82% vs 43%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Ancient Faith's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, 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. Pray Always † sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Ancient Faith asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pray Always † holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 69 and 198 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Pray Always †'s written reviews are positive against 43% of Ancient Faith's.
Pray Always † ships an update monthly, Ancient Faith every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and August 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pray Always † | Ancient Faith |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (69 ratings) — better | 3.9 (198 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.8% of reviews — better | 43.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 69 | 198 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Negnet Solutions | Ancient Faith Ministries |
Customer experience
Pray Always †
Ancient Faith
User reviews
Pray Always †
From 69 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use and navigate
- 🙏 Essential for daily prayer
- 🌟 Great selection of prayers
- 📖 Includes full Psalter
- ✨ Helpful for inquirers and new converts
Room to improve
- 💸 Unexpected subscription charges
- ❓ Confusing upgrade pricing
- 🖼️ Images not loading
- 🤔 Awkward translations
- 📱 App freezing/unresponsive
Ancient Faith
From 198 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 📚 Extensive library of Orthodox podcasts and content
- 🎵 High-quality sacred music and chants
- ✨ Spiritually enriching and edifying material
- 🎯 Helpful for those discovering Orthodoxy
- 📱 Modern, clean app design and interface
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezes
- 🔐 Constant forced logout issues
- ⏱️ Slow app loading and performance
- 🎙️ Radio streaming frequently fails or cuts out
- 📍 Difficult navigation and search functionality
Bugs and requests
Pray Always †
Reported bugs
7 issues- Inserted images will not load
- App is frozen and won't scroll
- App freezes up after update
- App is frozen
- Cannot use the app at all, it is frozen
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- Subscription doesn't show in Apple account but charged monthly
- Cannot cancel subscription in app or Apple account
Requested features
27 requests- Add prayers for before and after meals
- Ability to select text
- Include Paschal hours
- Hymns from Triodion and Pentecostarion
- Section on Confession
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- Ability to add more prayers to sections
- Add own prayer rule
- Include Fifth prayer of St Macarius
- Include ninth prayer of Peter the Studite
- Adjust dark/night mode with system settings
- Include hymns from Lenten Triodion and Holy Week
- Include basic Kontakia for Pre-Lent and Great Lent
- Include Prayer of St Ephraim the Syrian
- Add The Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
- Add Vespers & Matins
- Add more Akathists, Canons, and Troparion/Kontakion
- Personalize and add own prayers
- Include Orthodox prayer for pets
- Include more icons
- Copy of the Divine Liturgy text
- Update Jesus Prayer page with an icon of Christ
- Include an icon gallery
- Include St. Brigid of Kildare
- Make modern English translation available
- Add more prayers like Jordanville Prayer Book
- Add customization for Patron saint, Hierarchs, Spiritual Father, Living & Departed names
- Backup customizations to iCloud
Ancient Faith
Reported bugs
17 issues- Login credentials not persisted between sessions
- App crashes on startup or during playback
- Radio streams stop after 20 seconds
- Playback position not saved when closing app
- App freezes when switching between streams
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- Registration button unresponsive
- Streaming fails when switching between WiFi and cellular
- Downloads fail or become corrupted
- App won't play content offline
- Search function slow or non-functional
- Broken links to wrong episodes
- Playback stops when phone goes to sleep
- Duplicate audio playback from multiple streams
- App crashes when multitasking
- Error messages about loading favorites/following
- Accessibility issues with screen readers
- Incompatibility with Apple TV tvOS 17.6
Requested features
14 requests- Favorites/bookmarking system for podcasts
- Search functionality for podcasts and content
- Ability to download entire podcast series
- Notifications for new episodes from followed creators
- Bulk download management
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- CarPlay and Apple TV support
- Desktop/web integration with app progress sync
- Podcast series subscriptions
- Streaming quality selection for data management
- Continue listening feature that remembers position
- Listened/unlistened status tracking
- Filter by following/favorites
- Background playback without app being open
- Persistent login sessions
In-app purchases
Pray Always †
- Full Version$2.99
Ancient Faith
No in-app purchases
Questions
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