Comparison

prayerloop vs Read Pray Grow

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 private groups. Keep track of needs and updates without the clutter of group texts. Stay connected to your community's prayer life throughout the week.

Highlights
  • Private prayer groups
  • Simple request sharing
  • Always accessible prayer list
  • Push notifications for updates
  • Clean, distraction-free interface
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. A Dedicated Space for Prayer 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—anytime. 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

Read Pray Grow

This app helps you deepen your faith through daily Bible reading, scripture memorization, and prayer journaling. Track prayer requests, record answered prayers, and build a consistent spiritual routine with daily verses and reminders.

Highlights
  • Daily Bible verse
  • Scripture memorization
  • Prayer list tracking
  • Answered prayers journal
  • Daily prayer journal
  • Shareable verse cards
  • Home screen widget
Features
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Read your Bible, pray every day, and you'll grow, grow, grow. Read Pray Grow is a simple, beautiful companion for your daily Bible reading and walk with God. Whether you're memorizing Scripture, keeping a prayer list, or journaling what God is teaching you — everything you need is in one place. A FRESH VERSE EVERY DAY Start each day with a new Bible verse from the Christian Standard Bible. Pin a verse you want to sit with longer, look up any passage, or tap through to read the full chapter. When you've committed a verse to memory, mark it memorized and celebrate with confetti. PRAYER REQUESTS & ANSWERED PRAYERS Keep track of who and what you're praying for, organized by person. When God answers, record how the prayer was answered and move it to your Answered Prayers list — a growing testimony of God's faithfulness. DAILY PRAYER JOURNAL Write what God is teaching you each day with a rich text journal. Bold, italicize, and format your thoughts. Insert Bible verses directly into your entries with the built-in verse lookup. SHAREABLE CARDS Create beautiful share cards for your favorite verses, prayer requests, and answered prayers. Send them to friends, post on social media, or save them as reminders of God's goodness. VERSE OF THE DAY WIDGET Add the widget to your Home Screen for a glance at today's verse without even opening the app. BUILT FOR YOUR DAILY ROUTINE • Daily streak tracking to build a consistent habit • Configurable daily reminder notifications • 12 beautiful background themes with light and dark mode • Customize backgrounds per tab or across the whole app • iCloud sync keeps your data on all your devices • Import/Export features let you take your data with you Read Pray Grow is free, private, and designed to help you grow closer to God one day at a time.

Screenshots

prayerloop4 screens
Read Pray Grow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Read Pray Grow at none against prayerloop's 2. Read Pray Grow also leads on device support (3 vs 1). prayerloop's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.4). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Read Pray Grow asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

prayerloop holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

prayerloop ships an update every 2 weeks, Read Pray Grow fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
prayerloop versus Read Pray Grow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterprayerloopRead Pray Grow
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better4.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better26.4
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB168 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZachary Frederick DelcocoBenoni Productions LLC

Customer experience

prayerloop

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Read Pray Grow

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
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

Read Pray Grow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is prayerloop free?
prayerloop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Read Pray Grow free?
Read Pray Grow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, prayerloop or Read Pray Grow?
prayerloop is rated higher. prayerloop averages 5.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Read Pray Grow averages 4.7 from 3 ratings.
Do prayerloop or Read Pray Grow have ads?
Neither prayerloop nor Read Pray Grow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, prayerloop or Read Pray Grow?
prayerloop ships an update every 2 weeks, and Read Pray Grow fortnightly. Most recently, prayerloop was updated on October 28, 2026 and Read Pray Grow on October 24, 2026.

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