Comparison

PrayLock vs Prayer Focus

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

Head to head
About

PrayLock

This app encourages users to pause their digital activity for daily prayer, fostering a deeper connection with faith. It offers customizable prayer topics, scripture verses, and progress tracking to help break the cycle of endless scrolling and promote intentional technology use.

Highlights
  • Daily scripture verses
  • Customizable prayer topics
  • Prayer statistics
  • Shareable prayer quotes
  • Unlock apps with prayer
Features
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In a world of endless scrolling, our connection to God grows distant. PrayLock helps bring your heart back to God through a shield of prayer. Once every day, you will pray for yourself, your loved ones, or others to unlock your apps. Create your private list of loved ones to pray for daily, with optional prayer notes to make your prayers more meaningful (requires purchase). PrayLock transforms your relationship with technology by creating a sacred pause in your digital day, helping you break the cycle of endless scrolling and reconnect with what truly matters - your faith. Features : • Daily Scripture verses to inspire your spiritual journey • Customizable prayer topics to guide your daily practice • Beautiful prayer stats to visualize your spiritual growth • Shareable prayer quotes to inspire your community (The features above require a purchase to access them) Take the first step toward a more intentional digital life and a deeper connection with God. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://praylock.com/privacy

About

Prayer Focus

This app helps you build a consistent prayer life by locking distracting apps until you complete your daily prayer. It offers personalized prayer plans, Bible reading, and habit tracking to encourage spiritual growth.

Highlights
  • Block distracting apps until prayer is completed
  • Personalized daily prayer plans
  • Bible reading with progress tracking
  • Prayer streak and spiritual habit building
  • Morning and evening reflection guides
  • Gentle accountability for prayer
Features
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Christ Lock helps you build a deeper prayer life by using your phone's Screen Time to block distracting apps until you pray. BLOCK DISTRACTIONS UNTIL YOU PRAY Set the apps and categories you want to shield - social media, games, news, or anything else. They stay locked until you complete your daily prayer. It is the gentle accountability you have been looking for. PERSONALIZED DAILY PRAYER PLAN Every morning, Christ Lock generates a prayer plan tailored just for you. Pray through Scripture, intercede for others, practice gratitude, and reflect on God's Word - all in one place. BIBLE READING & PROGRESS Read through the Old and New Testament at your own pace. Track your progress with beautiful chapter indicators so you always know how far you have come - and how far you have left to go. STREAKS & SPIRITUAL HABITS Build consistency with prayer streaks. See your current streak, your longest streak, and total prayers - because small daily habits lead to lasting transformation. MORNING & EVENING REFLECTIONS Set dedicated quiet times for morning and evening prayer. Christ Lock sends gentle reminders and prepares a reflection guide so your day starts and ends with God. WHAT MAKES Christ Lock DIFFERENT Most apps ask for willpower. Christ Lock adds a practical barrier: your favorite apps are locked until you show up in prayer. Not as punishment - as a sacred prompt. - No legalism. Just loving accountability. - No screen time guilt. Just purposeful use. - Built around Scripture, streaks, and simplicity. Whether you are building a new prayer habit or deepening an existing one, Christ Lock walks with you every step of the way. Start your free 3-day trial today. Privacy Policy: https://dima-mishchenko.github.io/christian-lock/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://dima-mishchenko.github.io/christian-lock/terms.html

Screenshots

PrayLock4 screens
Prayer Focus4 screens

Verdict

The call

PrayLock and Prayer Focus both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Prayer Focus's written reviews are positive against 29% of PrayLock's. Prayer Focus also leads on ads (none vs shown). PrayLock's advantage is ratings volume (395 vs 19). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. PrayLock sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Prayer Focus sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for PrayLock against 4.9 for Prayer Focus. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PrayLock has 395 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 29% of PrayLock's written reviews are positive against 100% of Prayer Focus's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PrayLock ships an update every 10 days, Prayer Focus weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PrayLock versus Prayer Focus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrayLockPrayer Focus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (395 ratings)4.9 (19 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings395 — better19
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB122 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRuvixDmytro Mishchenko

Customer experience

PrayLock

All ratings395 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral2.3%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral28.6%
Negative42.9%

Prayer Focus

All ratings18 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PrayLock

Subscriptions3
  • PrayLock Pro Weekly$4.997 Days
  • PrayLock Pro Annual$9.991 Year
  • PrayLock Pro Annual3 Days trial$39.991 Year
2 purchases

Prayer Focus

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Subscription$3.997 Days
  • Yearly subscription3 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is PrayLock free?
PrayLock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Prayer Focus free?
Prayer Focus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PrayLock or Prayer Focus?
Prayer Focus is rated higher. PrayLock averages 4.8 out of 5 from 395 ratings, while Prayer Focus averages 4.9 from 19 ratings.
Do PrayLock or Prayer Focus have ads?
PrayLock shows ads; Prayer Focus does not.
Which is updated more often, PrayLock or Prayer Focus?
PrayLock ships an update every 10 days, and Prayer Focus weekly. Most recently, PrayLock was updated on November 8, 2026 and Prayer Focus on November 5, 2026.

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