Comparison

Pray with St John Chrysostom vs Ping

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Pray with St John Chrysostom

Access 24 prayers attributed to St. John Chrysostom, one for each hour of the day and night. Receive hourly notifications or use a widget to easily view the current prayer.

Highlights
  • 24 hourly prayers
  • Current hour prayer display
  • Hourly silent notifications
  • Home screen widget
  • Today View widget
Features
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"Pray with..." has 24 prayers, one for each hour the day and night, which are attributed to St. John Chrysostom. There are three ways to access these prayers: * Open the app to see the prayer for the current hour * Enable Notifications to receive a silent notification containing the current prayer, every hour * Add a widget, which always displays the current prayer, to your Home Screen or Today View St. John Chrysostom, intercede for us!

About

Ping

Features
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Ping is a modern reminders app built for people who value control, speed, and signal over noise. Create reminders in seconds. View everything in a clean list or calendar. Snooze when life happens—without losing momentum. Customize the tone so reminders sound like you, not a nagging robot. No clutter. No guilt. Just reminders that work. What you can do • One-time & recurring reminders Minutes, hours, days, weekly, monthly—simple or advanced recurrence. • List + calendar views See upcoming, overdue, active, and completed reminders at a glance. • Smart snooze controls Delay notifications without breaking your flow—or your goals. • Timezone-aware reminders Perfect for travel, remote work, and distributed schedules. • Sunrise & sunset scheduling Optional location-based timing for natural daily rhythms. • Reminder personalities Choose how Ping talks to you: Default — clean & friendly Chill — zero pressure Snark — dry, minimal humor Zen — calm & mindful Cyber — crisp & precise Hardcore — no excuses Upgrade to unlock more power: • Unlimited reminders • Advanced recurrence rules • More personalities & features • Ideas board access (help shape what we build next) • Account linking (merge multiple sign-ins into one timeline) Premium is available via in-app purchase (subscriptions may be offered, plus lifetime where available). Manage or cancel anytime in App Store settings. Privacy Policy: https://prepahub.com/ping/privacy-policy Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Pray with St John Chrysostom3 screens
Ping4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pray with St John Chrysostom at none against Ping's 2. Ping's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Ping sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Pray with St John Chrysostom asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pray with St John Chrysostom ships an update every 5 months, Ping every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pray with St John Chrysostom versus Ping: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPray with St John ChrysostomPing
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (32 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings32 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVDUB Software, LLCRobin Derrida

In-app purchases

None

Pray with St John Chrysostom

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Ping

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Subscription$1.997 Days
  • Yearly Subscription$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Pray with St John Chrysostom free?
Pray with St John Chrysostom is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ping free?
Ping is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pray with St John Chrysostom or Ping have ads?
Neither Pray with St John Chrysostom nor Ping shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pray with St John Chrysostom or Ping?
Pray with St John Chrysostom ships an update every 5 months, and Ping every 5 days. Most recently, Pray with St John Chrysostom was updated on October 27, 2026 and Ping on October 4, 2026.

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