Prayer vs MyBarcode
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Prayer
This app offers a collection of Japanese sutras for remembrance and prayer for deceased loved ones. It includes instrumental sounds and a recording function, allowing users to personalize their spiritual practice. Users can also display photos of those they wish to honor.
- 78 Japanese sutras
- Instrumental sounds (drum, singing bowl)
- Recording function
- Customizable sutra playback order
- Photo display for loved ones
- Preset landscape images
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This app is for prayers in memory of deceased & loved people. You may pray for them by listening to the sutras on this app. Sounds provided by this app: - 78 Japanese sutras (Heart Sutra, Shingonshu, Soutoushu, Nichirenshu, Jodoshu, Jodoshinshu, etc.) - wooden drum (instrument) - singing bowl (instrument) This app has a recording function, so you can also use your own sounds. When you select multiple sutras in the settings, they will play in order from top to bottom. You can also chant sutras yourself using the buttons that make wooden drum and singing bowl. You can switch display of ten photos of someone who has passed away. For those who prefer not to use photos, we also offer preset images such as landscapes.
MyBarcode
Easily add and retrieve memos for your barcodes. Scan items like books or stationery to attach titles, details, URLs, and images. Re-scanning displays your saved information.
- Scan barcodes
- Add titles, details, URLs
- Attach images
- Retrieve saved memo data
- Supports books, CDs, stationery
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"MyBarcode" can add memo to barcodes attached to books, CDs, stationery etc. Please start the application and scan the barcode. Title, details, URL, images can be registered. Once scanned again, the registered memo data is displayed. 【Note】 1. QR code is not supported. 2. You can not register different memos in the same barcode. 3. It is not displayed when the image is deleted from your phone. 4. Up to 300 barcodes can be registered.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MyBarcode at none against Prayer's 10. MyBarcode also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 55%). Prayer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On price 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 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. MyBarcode asks for nothing beyond the download.
Prayer ships an update every 2 months, MyBarcode every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Prayer | MyBarcode |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.3 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HANBUNCO, INC. | Tadashi Kinoshita |
Customer experience
Prayer
MyBarcode
In-app purchases
Prayer
- Remove Ads$0.99
- HEART SUTRA$1.99
- NICHIREN SHU HOUBENPONDAINI$1.99
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- SHINSHU OOTANIHA SHOUSHINGE$1.99
- SHINSHU OOTANIHA NENBUTSU$1.99
- JOUDOSHINSHU HONGANJIHA SHOUSHINNENBUTSUGE$1.99
- KOUYASAN SHINGONSHU SANKI$1.99
- KOUYASAN SHINGONSHU HEART SUTRA$1.99
- SHINGONSHU CHISANHA HEART SUTRA$1.99
- SOUTOU SHU FUMONBONGE$1.99
MyBarcode
No in-app purchases
