The Upper Room vs Proverbs 31 Devotionals
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Upper Room
This app provides daily Christian devotions and scripture readings to foster prayer and reflection. It offers two distinct devotional experiences, allowing users to connect with a global community of believers through shared meditations and lectionary-based studies.
- Daily meditations and prayers
- Scripture readings
- Audio recordings of devotions
- Lectionary-based readings
- Global community connection
- Author insights and bonus content
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Join millions of Christians around the world in prayer, reflection, and scripture reading each day. The Upper Room app offers access to two beloved devotional experiences—The Upper Room daily devotional and The Upper Room Disciplines, our year-long lectionary-based devotional. Each subscription can be enjoyed on its own or together in one convenient app. Grow closer to God through daily meditations, scripture readings, prayers, and thoughtful reflections written by believers from around the world. Every day, readers of The Upper Room share in the same story, scripture, and prayer—uniting a global community of faith. And with Disciplines, you can engage the Revised Common Lectionary through weekly themes and daily readings from trusted Christian writers and leaders. With your digital subscriptions, you’ll enjoy: • The Upper Room daily devotional – Daily meditations, prayers, audio recordings, and author insights. • The Upper Room Disciplines – Weekly and daily readings based on the Revised Common Lectionary, plus audio lectio recordings of each week’s Gospel. • Access your devotionals anytime via app, website, or daily email delivery. • Explore author bios, bonus content, and audio reflections to deepen your time with God. Whether you subscribe to one or both devotionals, The Upper Room app helps you stay grounded in prayer and connected to a worldwide community seeking daily life with God.
Proverbs 31 Devotionals
This app offers daily Christian devotions inspired by Proverbs 31, designed for women seeking to deepen their faith. Each day includes a scripture verse followed by a thoughtful reflection, encouraging wisdom, strength, and grace.
- 365 Daily Devotionals (NIV)
- 365 Verse Commentary entries (Matthew Henry)
- Daily Scripture with reflection
- Community comment section
- Share verses via text/social media
- Connect with Proverbs 31 community
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Proverbs 31 Devotionals is the freemium version of our Christian daily devotional app inspired by the timeless wisdom of Proverbs chapter 31. Created especially for God’s daughters, this app delivers a powerful daily devotional preceded by a daily Scripture verse to help you grow deeper in faith each day. Whether you begin your morning in prayer or reflect before rest, Proverbs 31 Devotionals encourages you to walk in wisdom, strength, and grace. Highlights: • Downloaded over 500,000 times worldwide • Millions of views across the globe, reaching women from the Philippines to Africa and beyond • Over 100 five star reviews on our companion devotional book on Amazon We are grateful to see God use this devotional to reach women in nations around the world. Features: • 365 Daily Devotionals (NIV Translation) • 365 Verse Commentary entries (Matthew Henry) • Daily Scripture followed by thoughtful reflection • Community comment section to connect with other women of faith • Share verses via text message and social media • Connect directly with the Proverbs 31 community Our prayer is that this app strengthens your walk with God and inspires you to live out His Word in your everyday life. If this devotional blesses you, please remember to pray for us and leave a review. Many blessings!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: The Upper Room at 4.7 against Proverbs 31 Devotionals's 3.6. The Upper Room also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 22 months) and chart position (#148 vs unranked). Proverbs 31 Devotionals's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. The Upper Room sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Proverbs 31 Devotionals sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
The Upper Room holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.5K and 930 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of The Upper Room's written reviews are positive against 28% of Proverbs 31 Devotionals's.
The Upper Room ships an update every 2 months, Proverbs 31 Devotionals every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Upper Room | Proverbs 31 Devotionals |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (2.5K ratings) — better | 3.6 (930 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 39.3% of reviews — better | 27.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.5K — better | 930 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 22 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | #148 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.0.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Upper Room Ministries | Christian App Empire LLC |
Customer experience
The Upper Room
Proverbs 31 Devotionals
User reviews
The Upper Room
From 2.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Daily inspiration and encouragement
- 👍 Convenient mobile access
- 👍 Joy of shared scripture and wisdom
- 👍 Inspiring real-life stories
- 👍 Great content for faith
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- 🐛 Login issues after updates
- 🐛 Subscription problems
- 🐛 Unreliable access
- 🐛 Difficult to use interface
Proverbs 31 Devotionals
From 930 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🙏 Inspiring, uplifting, and encouraging devotional content
- 💡 Helpful for starting the day with scripture
- 🙌 Relatable and personally relevant devotionals
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent error messages and crashes
- 🔍 Difficult to navigate and access content
- 📢 Distracting advertisements and banners
Bugs and requests
The Upper Room
Reported bugs
40 issues- App crashes
- Login issues after updates
- Subscription not recognized
- App does not open
- Incorrect date display
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- X button difficult to close
- App is unreliable
- Notifications not working
- App freezes
- Login screen issues
- Cannot access content after subscription
- App closes after opening
- White screen before crashing
- Subscription renewal problems
- App forgets subscription
- Cannot open any day's devotional
- Article list missing dates
- Navigation arrows not functioning
- Scripture links not working
- Landscape mode not working
- App requires account and password
- App is slow to load
- App locks sideways on iPad
- App shows blank pages
- App requires online access
- App doesn't remember last read place
- Icons do not respond
- Current issue devotional not opening
- App asks to pay again after subscription
- No response from technical support
- Cannot download new issues
- Email account not associated
- App not syncing with iTunes purchase
- App not recognizing subscription
- Login with Facebook or Apple not working
- App not working after update
- App not working for months
- App not working on iPad
- App not working on iPhone X
- App not working on iPhone 5
Requested features
26 requests- Dark mode option
- Schedule notification for daily devotion
- Ability to like or agree with comments
- Select preferred Bible translation
- Ability to read in landscape view
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- Sign in with Apple option
- Allow user to select Bible translation
- Ability to read any content in the current magazine
- Include upcoming devotionals
- Use questions in the back for group discussion
- Sync subscription between iTunes and website
- Ability to read offline
- Save last read location
- Access daily verse via link
- Improve user-friendliness
- Add Kindle format option
- Provide date on article listing
- Improve navigation arrows
- Fix scripture links
- Enable landscape viewing
- Make app free or clearer pricing
- Allow access to prior downloaded editions
- Restore lost bookmarks
- Download issues without Wi-Fi
- Show date for each article
- Allow access to current day's devotional automatically
Proverbs 31 Devotionals
Reported bugs
3 issues- App getting stuck on opening page
- Inability to view any content beyond the home screen
- Repeated server errors and host issues
Requested features
3 requests- Option to change Bible version
- Ability to save/access past devotionals
- Improved stability and performance
In-app purchases
The Upper Room
- The Upper Room - July/August 2012$2.99
- The Upper Room - July/August 2013$2.99
- The Upper Room - September/October 2014$2.99
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- The Upper Room: 20151130111351$2.99
- The Upper Room: 20151130111352$2.99
- The Upper Room: 20151130111353$2.99
- The Upper Room: 20151130111355$2.99
- The Upper Room: 20151130111356$2.99
- The Upper Room - March/April 2013$2.99
- The Upper Room: 20151130111354$2.99
Proverbs 31 Devotionals
- Proverbs 31 Devotionals Pro$4.99
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