Graceway vs Pray First
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Graceway
Access video sermons and sermon notes from Graceway. Stay updated on church events and teachings.
- Video sermons
- Sermon notes
- Event updates
- Church teachings
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Find out what is happening at Graceway, access video sermons, and sermon notes.
Pray First
This app guides users through prayer with structured plans and worship music. It helps foster a deeper connection with God by offering tools to personalize prayer lists and enhance the prayer experience.
- Guided prayer plans
- Access to worship songs
- Personalized prayer list creation
- Enhanced prayer effectiveness
- Deeper connection with God
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What is prayer? It’s simply talking with God. While there is no art to prayer, there are some ways that can help us grow closer to God through prayer. The Pray First app walks you through guided prayer plans, gives you access to worship songs, and allows you to create a personalized prayer list. Find a new level of purpose, effectiveness, and enjoyment in your prayer life. For more information about our app, you can visit: prayfirstapp.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pray First at every 2 months against Graceway's every 17 months. Pray First also leads on ratings volume (390 vs 7). Graceway's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.4). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Graceway against 4.9 for Pray First. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pray First has 390 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Graceway's written reviews are positive against 92% of Pray First's.
Graceway ships an update every 17 months, Pray First every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Graceway | Pray First |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better | 4.9 (390 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 92.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 390 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Graceway | Church of the Highlands |
Customer experience
Graceway
Pray First
Bugs and requests
Graceway
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Pray First
Reported bugs
5 issues- Login screen shows blank page after email entry
- Cannot sign up - forced to use guest mode
- Prayer details fail to load when tapping topics
- Spanish language menu only, content remains English
- Prayer list details require workaround (share to text)
Requested features
7 requests- Prayer list sharing capability
- Group prayer creation and management
- Dark mode for nighttime reading
- Prayer list as default home screen
- Full-screen prayer expansion
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- Increased character limit for titles
- Complete Spanish language translation
In-app purchases
Graceway
No in-app purchases
Pray First
No in-app purchases
