Comparison

Emo Lisa vs The Prayer Candle

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

Head to head
About

Emo Lisa

Features
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Emotions are complex psychological states that involve three distinct components: a subjective experience, a physiological response, and a behavioural or expressive response. They are often triggered by external stimuli or internal thoughts and can influence our thoughts, actions, and interactions with others. Learn to recognise them by playing. To gain full access to all the app's features a Monthly Paid Subscription is required.: The 'Play' function game engine is accessible only through a paid monthly subscription. This monthly subscription provides the following benefits: - Unlocks 'Play' function game engine - No Ads - No Tracking - No User Data Collection We believe strongly that Software should be useful, private and fun, therefore we will never serve ads, nor will we ever track or collect user data. As a result, we rely solely on our community to keep our business alive and bring our ideas to life. If you enjoy this app and think it's useful, please subscribe. Terms of Use (EULA) - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

The Prayer Candle

This app provides a private space for daily prayer and reflection. Light a virtual candle, set intentions, and record answered prayers in a personal journal. It offers ambient sounds, sleep music, and the option to use your own music or an AI prayer starter.

Highlights
  • Virtual candle lighting
  • Set prayer intentions
  • Record answered prayers
  • Library of 300+ written prayers with audio
  • Ambient nature sounds and sleep music
  • AI prayer starter suggestion
Features
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A quiet place to lay down what you carry. The Prayer Candle is a private prayer journal for people who want to pray every day, but do not want another app shouting at them. Light a candle. Write what is true. Mark the prayers God answers. The candle remembers. What you can do. Strike a real match and watch the flame catch. Set an intent for the prayer. Speak it, write it, or pick from a library of more than three hundred written prayers with read-aloud audio. Mark a prayer answered and it joins your memoir: a private record of the moments your prayer was heard. Pray with ambient nature sounds (waves, rain, fire, forest) or with sleep music underneath. Use your own music from Spotify, Apple Music, or any podcast app, and the prayer voice will play gently on top. What you will not find here. No accounts. No sign-ups. No passwords. No advertising. No trackers. No social feed. No leaderboard for who prayed most. No premium tier for people who can afford a deeper prayer. Your words stay on your device. The only time anything leaves your phone is the optional "Help me pray my words" feature, which sends a single sentence to an AI to suggest a short prayer starter. It is never logged, never stored, never used for training. You can turn it off in Settings. A note from the builder. I built this for my own family. We have prayed out loud over candles for as long as I can remember. When my kids started asking questions about faith, I wanted something that felt like that moment, in their pocket. Not an app that points to God. An app that quietly gets out of the way and lets you find Him yourself. Adam, FaithLabz

Screenshots

Emo Lisa4 screens
The Prayer Candle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: The Prayer Candle at none against Emo Lisa's shown. The Prayer Candle also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 12 months). Emo Lisa's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Emo Lisa ships an update every 12 months, The Prayer Candle every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Emo Lisa versus The Prayer Candle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmo LisaThe Prayer Candle
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (28 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—28 — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB1.1 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPLAYSHARE VENTURES SRLADAM CHARLES WILBER

In-app purchases

None

Emo Lisa

No in-app purchases

None

The Prayer Candle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Emo Lisa free?
Emo Lisa is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Prayer Candle free?
The Prayer Candle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Emo Lisa or The Prayer Candle have ads?
Emo Lisa shows ads; The Prayer Candle does not.
Which is updated more often, Emo Lisa or The Prayer Candle?
Emo Lisa ships an update every 12 months, and The Prayer Candle every 3 days. Most recently, Emo Lisa was updated on November 4, 2026 and The Prayer Candle on November 5, 2026.

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