Praise vs Prayer Journal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Praise
Discover and enjoy your favorite hymns. Browse a collection of sacred music, play along with the melodies, or simply listen to uplifting spiritual songs.
- Search for hymns
- Browse hymn collection
- Play hymns
- Listen to hymns
- Hymn discovery
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Search, browse, play along or just listen to your favorite hymns with Praise.
Prayer Journal
Cultivate a spiritual practice by transforming your prayers into a visual garden. This app offers daily prompts, personal letter writing to God, and guided reflections to foster faith, hope, and gratitude. Watch your devotion grow with each entry, creating a tangible representation of your spiritual journey.
- Daily prompts for prayer and reflection
- Visual prayer garden that grows
- Personal letters to God
- Spiritual reflection and meditation tools
- Encouraging daily reminders
- Optional community inspiration
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Plant a Flower with Every Prayer Turn your daily prayers into a blooming garden of faith, hope, and gratitude. Dear God helps you transform your spiritual journey into something you can see, nurture, and grow. Each letter you write becomes a flower in your very own prayer garden — a living reflection of your devotion and reflection. Features that Inspire Daily Growth: - Daily Prompts & Questions: Thoughtful prompts guide your prayers, reflections, and gratitude, helping you build a consistent devotional habit. - Visual Prayer Garden: Watch your garden flourish with every letter you write. Each flower represents a prayer, reflection, or moment of hope. - Personal Letters to God: Express your heart in private letters. Write about your blessings, challenges, and prayers in a safe, personal space. - Spiritual Reflection & Meditation: Use the app for mindfulness, worship, and contemplation. Reflect on your journey and track your spiritual growth. - Encouraging Reminders: Gentle notifications help you stay consistent and inspired in your daily spiritual practice. - Community Inspiration (Optional): Share your garden blooms anonymously and discover uplifting letters from others to inspire your own prayers. Perfect For: - Anyone seeking a meaningful devotional or journaling habit - People who want to combine prayer with reflection and meditation - Those looking for daily inspiration, hope, and spiritual growth - Users who enjoy cultivating mindfulness, gratitude, and faith Benefits You’ll Love: - Strengthen your connection with God through written reflection - Build a daily habit of devotion, meditation, and spiritual mindfulness - Experience tangible growth as your prayer garden flourishes - Find peace, hope, and inspiration in your daily letters and reflections - Start your journey today. Plant your first flower with your first prayer and watch your faith, gratitude, and spiritual growth blossom every day with Dear God. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Praise at none against Prayer Journal's 10. Praise also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). Prayer Journal's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (346 vs 3). On price, 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. Prayer Journal sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Praise asks for nothing beyond the download.
Prayer Journal holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Prayer Journal has 346 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Praise ships an update every 7 months, Prayer Journal every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Praise | Prayer Journal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) | 4.9 (346 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 95.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 346 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Cody Kleinsassar | Namu |
Customer experience
Praise
Prayer Journal
Bugs and requests
Praise
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Prayer Journal
Reported bugs
2 issues- Missing past prayer entries
- Compatibility issues with older devices
Requested features
3 requests- Customizable prayer collections
- Export/backup prayer history
- More free features
In-app purchases
Praise
No in-app purchases
Prayer Journal
- Become a Fellow$3.991 Month
- Dear God Fellow$4.991 Month
- Become a Fellow7 Days trial$19.991 Year
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- Dear God Fellow1 Year trial$39.991 Year
- Dear God Fellow3 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Dear God Fellow7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Christmas Flowers$2.99
- Flower Collection Vol.1$3.49
- Become a Fellow$29.99
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- Dear God Fellow$59.99
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