Comparison

Present Parent vs Manna

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

Head to head
About

Present Parent

This app helps families reduce screen time and build stronger connections through simple, offline activities. It encourages more quality time together, fostering healthy habits and reducing conflict around phone use.

Highlights
  • Reduce screen time
  • Create meaningful family moments
  • Build healthy habits
  • Strengthen parent-child connection
  • Encourage phone-free time
  • Offline activities
Features
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Be more present. Build better family time. Present Parent helps families reduce screen time and create meaningful moments together through simple, offline activities. Modern parenting is busy. Screens are constant. Time together disappears quickly. Present Parent makes it easier to slow down and focus on what matters most: your children. --- What Present Parent helps you do - Spend real quality time with your kids - Reduce phone use without constant conflict - Build healthy family habits and routines - Strengthen the parent–child connection Designed for phone-free moments Present Parent is not meant to keep you on your phone. It’s designed to help you put it down and be more present during everyday moments like evenings, weekends, meals, and holidays. --- Start today. Download Present Parent and begin creating calmer, more connected family moments. Because the most important moments don't happen on a screen. --- Terms of Use: https://notmrw.dev/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://notmrw.dev/privacy-policy.html

About

Manna

This app offers a peaceful daily Christian prayer and scripture experience. It provides guided reflections, private journaling, and the ability to create invite-only prayer circles for trusted communities. Find moments of rest with audio tracks and guided prayer.

Highlights
  • Daily scripture and reflection flow
  • Private journaling
  • Customizable reminders
  • Invite-only prayer circles
  • Guided audio prayer moments
  • Cross-device progress syncing
Features
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Make a little room for grace. Manna is a calm daily companion for Christian prayer, scripture, reflection, and rest. Build a gentle rhythm that meets you where you are, whether you have two quiet minutes or a little longer. YOUR DAILY RHYTHM • Begin with Today’s Flow: a focused path through scripture, prayer, and reflection. • Carry a meaningful word with you through the day. • Save private journal reflections and return to what is forming in you. • Set a reminder that fits your real life. PRAY TOGETHER, PRIVATELY Create invite-only prayer circles for people you trust. Share requests, pray for one another, and keep your community close without turning your spiritual life into a public feed. FIND REST WHEN YOU NEED IT Choose quiet audio moments and guided prayer tracks for stillness, reflection, and rest. MADE FOR YOUR QUIET SPACE Manna starts with a private account, keeps journals personal, and gives you control over your data. Optional Sign in with Apple or Google helps preserve your progress across devices. Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, public domain. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Present Parent4 screens
Manna4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Present Parent at 20 against Manna's 5. Manna's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ads 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. Present Parent sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days and Manna sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. 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 — 5.0 for Present Parent against 5.0 for Manna. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 5 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Present Parent versus Manna: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPresent ParentManna
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (20 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings20 — better5
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size97 MB39 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMRR goes Brrr ApSDamien Asseya

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Present Parent

Subscriptions4
  • Present Parent Weekly$9.997 Days
  • Weekly Plan$9.997 Days
  • Present Parent Yearly$39.991 Year
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  • Yearly Plan$39.991 Year
One-time2
  • Present Parent Lifetime Access$29.99
  • Lifetime Access$29.99
2 purchases

Manna

Subscriptions2
  • Manna Plus Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Manna Plus Yearly$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Present Parent free?
Present Parent is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Manna free?
Manna is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Present Parent or Manna?
Manna is rated higher. Present Parent averages 5.0 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Manna averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Present Parent or Manna have ads?
Neither Present Parent nor Manna shows ads.

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