Comparison

prayerloop vs The Prayer Alliance

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

Head to head
About

prayerloop

Organize and share prayer requests within your private groups. Never lose track of needs or updates again, staying connected with your community between meetings. Features include private groups, simple sharing, and push notifications.

Highlights
  • Private prayer groups
  • Simple request sharing
  • Accessible prayer list
  • Push notifications
  • Clean interface
  • Share answered prayers
Features
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Prayerloop keeps your group's prayer requests organized and accessible. No more scrolling through text threads to remember what to pray for. Create a dedicated space for your small group, family, or church community to share and track prayer needs. Prayer requests that don't get lost in the shuffle. The Problem with Group Texts: Your small group meets weekly. Someone shares a prayer request in the group chat. By Tuesday, it's buried under 50 messages about scheduling and dinner plans. You want to pray, but you can't remember the details. PrayerLoop solves this. Organize Your Prayer Life Keep all your group's prayer requests in one place. Whether it's your weekly small group, family devotions, or Bible study, everyone can see what needs prayer. Never Forget a Prayer Request Open the app throughout the week and see exactly what your community needs prayer for. No scrolling through chats, no forgotten needs, just a clear list of how to pray. Share Updates Easily Got an answered prayer? Share the good news. Need to update your request? Everyone sees it instantly. Keep your community in the loop without cluttering the group chat. Stay Engaged Between Meetings Your small group meets once a week, but life happens every day. Stay connected to your community's needs and lift each other up throughout the week, not just on meeting night. Key Features - Private Prayer Groups - Create dedicated spaces for each community in your life - Simple Sharing - Post requests and updates without the noise of a group chat - Always Accessible - Open the app anytime to see what needs prayer - Push Notifications - Get notified of new requests and answered prayers - Clean Interface - Distraction-free design keeps the focus on prayer Perfect For - Weekly small groups and Bible studies - Family prayer time - Church prayer teams - Men's and women's groups - Youth groups - Any community that prays together regularly Your Privacy Matters All groups are private and invitation-only. You control who sees your requests. Share as openly or privately as you're comfortable. Stop Losing Prayer Requests Download prayerloop today and give your prayer life the organization it deserves. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

The Prayer Alliance

Connect with fellow Christians to share and pray for intentions. Access guided prayers, daily reflections, and a private journal to deepen your faith journey. Grow your prayer habit and feel connected to a supportive community.

Highlights
  • Community prayer wall for intentions
  • Guided prayers and learning resources
  • Daily Gospel reflections
  • Private prayer journal with PIN protection
  • Prayer habit tracking and gamification
  • Resource library for faith growth
Features
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Pray together. Grow in faith. Never pray alone. The Prayer Alliance is where real people post real prayer intentions — and you show up for them. Whether you're just beginning or have prayed for decades, this app meets you where you are. Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox, and everyone in between. LEARN TO PRAY Browse a growing library of prayers and step-by-step guides — from the simple 5-Minute Prayer to full multi-day prayers. Every prayer includes a clear description and how-to so you always know what you're praying and why. PRAY FOR OTHERS The Prayer Wall is the heart of The Prayer Alliance. Real people post real intentions for their families, health, faith, and struggles. You pray for them. They know someone showed up. Every intercession is counted. GROW IN PRAYER Log every prayer with a tap of Amen. Watch your prayer count grow — and your status rise from Seeker to Faithful to Prayer Warrior to Saint in Training. Prayer is a habit. Track it like one. PRAY WITH THE COMMUNITY Every prayer you log joins a live counter shared across all users. Thousands of prayers have already been offered. Yours adds to them. You are never praying alone. DAILY GOSPEL REFLECTION Each day brings a new Gospel reading and reflection question from the Filling in the Margins newsletter. Read it. Sit with it. Journal your response. Let Scripture shape your day before the day shapes you. YOUR PRAYER JOURNAL Write privately after prayer or reflection. Your journal is yours alone — protected by a PIN, never shared. A record of where God has met you. RESOURCES LIBRARY A growing collection of Catholic and Christian reference materials — Examination of Conscience, How to Go to Confession, Stations of the Cross, Spiritual Disciplines, Scripture for Hard Times, and more. Everything you need to grow in faith, in one place. Download now and never pray alone.

Screenshots

prayerloop4 screens
The Prayer Alliance4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Prayer Alliance at none against prayerloop's 2. The Prayer Alliance also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 11 days). prayerloop's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price, rating, ads 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. prayerloop sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. The Prayer Alliance asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for prayerloop against 5.0 for The Prayer Alliance. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: prayerloop has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

prayerloop ships an update every 11 days, The Prayer Alliance every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
prayerloop versus The Prayer Alliance: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterprayerloopThe Prayer Alliance
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB51 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperZachary Frederick DelcocoRoberto Luciano

Customer experience

prayerloop

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

The Prayer Alliance

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

prayerloop

Subscriptions2
  • Infinite Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Infinite Annual1 Month trial$19.991 Year
None

The Prayer Alliance

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is prayerloop free?
prayerloop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Prayer Alliance free?
The Prayer Alliance is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, prayerloop or The Prayer Alliance?
prayerloop and The Prayer Alliance are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 7 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do prayerloop or The Prayer Alliance have ads?
Neither prayerloop nor The Prayer Alliance shows ads.
Which is updated more often, prayerloop or The Prayer Alliance?
prayerloop ships an update every 11 days, and The Prayer Alliance every 3 days. Most recently, prayerloop was updated on October 30, 2026 and The Prayer Alliance on October 9, 2026.

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