# Dad's Prayers vs Short Daily Prayers

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dad's Prayers at 100% against Short Daily Prayers's 36%. Dad's Prayers also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Short Daily Prayers's advantage is ratings volume (454 vs 16). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Dad's Prayers holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Short Daily Prayers has 454 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Dad's Prayers's written reviews are positive against 36% of Short Daily Prayers's.

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Dad's Prayers | Short Daily Prayers |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[5.0 (16 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dads-prayers/id478978797/reviews)** | [4.7 (454 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/short-daily-prayers-bible/id1344374879/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 16 | **454** |
| Positive reviews | **100.0% of reviews** | 35.7% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Monetization | **Free** | Ad-supported |
| Size | 8 MB | 56 MB |
| Requires iOS | **11.1** | 15.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Digital Worship, LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/478978800) | [Watchdis Group B.V](https://appshunter.io/developer/1286409898) |

## What reviewers say

### Dad's Prayers

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dads-prayers/id478978797)

This free Christian prayer app offers guidance for parents to pray for their children and family. It provides topical prayers with scripture references and daily prayer topics for two months, encouraging consistent spiritual practice.

**Highlights:** Topical prayers with scripture, 100+ sample prayers, 250+ scripture references, Daily prayer topics, Prayers for personal use, Encouraging verses

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


### Short Daily Prayers

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/short-daily-prayers-bible/id1344374879)

This app offers short, daily Christian prayers designed for busy individuals. It provides prayer models to guide believers, especially new ones, in their communication with God. Prayers can be accessed on the go and shared via social media.

**Highlights:** Daily prayer notifications, Archived prayers for access, Favorite prayers, Prayer sharing via social media, Comment function

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Enjoyed the app while it lasted
- 👍 Short daily prayers
- 👍 Love the devotional app
- 👍 God's words are healing
- 👍 Love ❤️ it

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Severe slowdowns and freezes
- 🐛 App freezes on launch
- 🐛 Kicks user out on opening
- 🐛 Depressing political ads
- 🐛 Political ads during prayer

**Reported bugs**

- Severe slowdowns and freezes
- Dates of prayers mixed up
- App freezes on green screen
- App kicks user out on opening
- Archive not functioning

**Requested features**

- Add app prayers to website
- Share short prayers on Facebook/Instagram
- Remove political ads
- Display prayer in notification
- Fix inability to change notification time


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Dad's Prayers free?

Dad's Prayers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Short Daily Prayers free?

Short Daily Prayers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Dad's Prayers or Short Daily Prayers?

Dad's Prayers is rated higher. Dad's Prayers averages 5.0 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Short Daily Prayers averages 4.7 from 454 ratings.

### Do Dad's Prayers or Short Daily Prayers have ads?

Short Daily Prayers shows ads; Dad's Prayers does not.

### Which is updated more often, Dad's Prayers or Short Daily Prayers?

Dad's Prayers ships an update every 3 months, and Short Daily Prayers every 3 months. Most recently, Dad's Prayers was updated on October 19, 2026 and Short Daily Prayers on October 29, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*