Comparison

PrayTime vs Closet Prayer

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

Head to head
About

PrayTime

Features
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PrayTime is a Christian prayer app that helps you organize prayer requests, pray with a focused prayer timer, keep a prayer journal, and remember answered prayers---all in one peaceful place. KEEP EVERY PRAYER IN ONE PLACE Organize open and answered prayer requests in a simple prayer journal. Keep personal prayers alongside requests shared with you, and always know what to pray for. FIND PEACE WHILE YOU PRAY Move through your prayer requests with a gentle prayer timer, immersive backgrounds, and calming music. Give each prayer your full attention without distractions. REMEMBER HOW GOD HAS ANSWERED Mark prayers as answered, record personal testimonies, and preserve meaningful reminders of God's faithfulness. SEE YOUR PRAYER JOURNEY Review your prayer history, activity, and answered prayers over time. Watch your prayer habit grow one prayer at a time. MAKE PRAYER FEEL PERSONAL Choose light or dark mode, beautiful prayer backgrounds, calming music, completion sounds, and a personalized prayer experience. PRAYTIME FEATURES - Organize open and answered prayer requests - Keep personal and shared prayer requests together - Pray with a focused timer for every request - Choose immersive backgrounds and calming music - Customize themes, sounds, and app appearance - Record testimonies for answered prayers - Review prayer history and prayer activity - Begin each day with an encouraging Verse of the Day Whether you're building a daily prayer habit, keeping a Christian prayer journal, tracking answered prayers, or simply looking for a peaceful way to pray, PrayTime gives every prayer a place. Start your prayer journey with PrayTime today.

About

Closet Prayer

This app provides a distraction-free environment for daily prayer and reflection. It offers scripture passages, guided prompts, a prayer timer, and a journal to record spiritual insights. Users can track their progress, engage in challenges, and connect with friends for shared prayer experiences.

Highlights
  • Daily scripture passages
  • Guided prayer prompts
  • Distraction-free prayer timer
  • Journal for spiritual insights
  • Prayer streaks and milestones
  • Friend challenges and support
  • Private on-device reflections
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Many of us pray and read the Bible, but end up doing more talking and analyzing than actually being with God. Closet is built to change that — a quiet, distraction-free space to close the door and meet with your Father, just like Jesus described in Matthew 6:6. EVERY DAY YOU GET • A Scripture passage to ground you in His Word • Prompts that point you to ask God — not just yourself • A distraction-free prayer timer that fades to dark so you can focus • A simple way to capture what He speaks to your heart YOUR PRAYER LIST • Keep the people and things you're praying for in one place • Tick them off as you pray, the way you'd work down a list on paper • Mark one answered, and it moves to a record of what God has done • Add an answer you never wrote down beforehand YOUR PROFILE, AT A GLANCE • Your streak, total prayer time, and milestones in one place • A weekly and monthly view of every day you showed up • A leaderboard among friends to spur one another on CHALLENGES & ACHIEVEMENTS • Daily missions that gently stretch you • A monthly prayer goal • Shared challenges with a prayer partner • Tiered achievement badges as you grow PRAY WITH FRIENDS • Follow friends and build joint prayer streaks • Empty Vessels: when a friend's streak slips, send them an empty vessel — they pray to fill it and keep going (inspired by 2 Kings 4) • Cheer one another on BUILD A HABIT THAT LASTS • Streaks and milestones that celebrate consistency, without guilt • Grace Days so one missed day doesn't undo your progress YOUR PRIVACY • Your written reflections and voice notes stay on your device — they're never uploaded Closet is free. No ads. No paywalls. Just a place to rediscover the joy of time with God. "But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen." — Matthew 6:6 Privacy Policy: https://closetprayer.app/privacy Terms of Service: https://closetprayer.app/terms

Screenshots

PrayTime4 screens
Closet Prayer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Closet Prayer at none against PrayTime's 1. Closet Prayer also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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. PrayTime sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Closet Prayer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PrayTime ships an update every 3 weeks, Closet Prayer every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PrayTime versus Closet Prayer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrayTimeCloset Prayer
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 11 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYoung ParkJONATHAN DAVID ROSE

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PrayTime

One-time1
  • Pro Version$3.99
None

Closet Prayer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PrayTime free?
PrayTime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Closet Prayer free?
Closet Prayer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PrayTime or Closet Prayer have ads?
PrayTime shows ads; Closet Prayer does not.
Which is updated more often, PrayTime or Closet Prayer?
PrayTime ships an update every 3 weeks, and Closet Prayer every 11 days. Most recently, PrayTime was updated on November 4, 2026 and Closet Prayer on October 31, 2026.

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