Comparison

Parent Haven vs PrayU

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

Head to head
About

Parent Haven

Connect with local expecting and new parents in small, trusted chat groups. Discover parent-recommended resources and build real-world connections. Find support for every stage of your parenting journey.

Highlights
  • Join small, trusted chat groups
  • Attend in-person meetups
  • Discover parent-recommended resources
  • Build real-world connections
  • Find support for pregnancy and newborns
Features
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Parent Haven powers amazing pregnancy and new parent support groups. Parenting is better with community. Parent Haven connects you with nearby parents (or expecting parents) who are at your stage. With Parent Haven, you can: - Join small, trusted chat groups of other nearby moms or dads who are at your stage - Attend in-person meetups - Discover parent-recommended products, services, and activities - Build real-world connections Groups are intentionally small, relevant, and supportive. This means no noise, no judgment, no endless scrolling. Whether you're navigating pregnancy exhaustion, trying to figure out newborn sleep, starting solids, finding childcare, or just looking for other parents nearby, Parent Haven makes it easier to feel and be supported. Parent Haven is currently available in most major metros in California.

About

PrayU

Features
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PrayU is a prayer app for everyone. Share what you're carrying, pray for the people you love, and see prayers answered together. Ask, and be prayed for Post a prayer request in your own name or anonymously. Friends can pray for it with one tap or leave a written prayer, and you'll know when they do. Celebrate answered prayer When God answers, share a praise report and connect it to the request it answers. Everyone who prayed for you hears the good news. Your people, your choice Share with your friends, with everyone on PrayU, or with your church. You decide who sees each post. A prayer a day Daily prayer plans built on how people in Scripture actually prayed: David when he was afraid, Paul when the thorn stayed, Elijah when he felt alone. A passage, a short reflection, and a prayer to pray in the same shape. Walk through a plan alone or with friends. A private journal Keep a daily prayer list and write your reflections. It stays between you and God. Verse of the day An encouraging passage every morning, with a short reflection to carry into your day. Bring your church If your church is on PrayU, join it with a code. Your church family and pastors can pray over the requests you share with them, and pastors get a dashboard for shepherding their congregation's prayer life. Features • Prayer requests, by name or anonymously • One-tap prayers and written prayers from friends • Praise reports linked to the requests they answer • Friends, Everyone, and Church feeds • Daily prayer plans, alone or with friends • Private prayer journal • Verse of the day • Notifications when someone prays for you or a prayer is answered • Church communities with a pastor dashboard PrayU is free for everyone.

Screenshots

Parent Haven4 screens
PrayU4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: PrayU at 15.0 against Parent Haven's 17.0. On price, update cadence, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Parent Haven ships an update every 5 days, PrayU weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Parent Haven versus PrayU: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterParent HavenPrayU
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB22 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperPARENT HAVEN INC.Zachary Moore

In-app purchases

None

Parent Haven

No in-app purchases

None

PrayU

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Parent Haven free?
Parent Haven is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PrayU free?
PrayU is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Parent Haven or PrayU have ads?
Neither Parent Haven nor PrayU shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Parent Haven or PrayU?
Parent Haven ships an update every 5 days, and PrayU weekly. Most recently, Parent Haven was updated on October 24, 2026 and PrayU on October 25, 2026.

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