Comparison

Prayer Groups vs Prayd

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

Head to head
About

Prayer Groups

Easily share prayer requests with friends or privately. Features a home-screen widget for reminders and supports public or private groups with up to 100 members each.

Highlights
  • Share prayer requests
  • Private and public groups
  • Home-screen widget
  • Up to 100 members per group
  • Personal prayer journal
Features
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Easily share prayers with your friends, or just with yourself. The app comes with a home-screen widget so you can remember to pray for your friends and family whenever you open your phone. Have public or private groups with 1–100 members in each group.

About

Prayd

This app offers a sanctuary for sharing prayer requests, offering encouragement, and celebrating answered prayers. Connect with a global community or create private prayer rooms, all while maintaining your privacy. Track your prayer journey and find solace in shared faith.

Highlights
  • Share prayer requests anonymously or by name
  • Mark prayers as 'I Prayed' for support
  • Leave encouragement and scripture on requests
  • Discover prayers from nearby and global users
  • Receive notifications for answered prayers
  • Track prayer streaks and journey
  • Create private prayer rooms
Features
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Prayd is a place to carry each other's burdens, share what's on your heart, pray for others, and celebrate when prayers are answered. Whether you're walking through a hard season or you simply want to lift others up, Prayd makes prayer personal, shared, and beautifully simple. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Share a prayer request in seconds — by name, or completely anonymously • Tap "I Prayed" to let someone know they're not praying alone • Leave encouragement, a scripture, or a word of hope on others' requests • Discover prayers from people near you, or from the global community • Be notified the moment someone prays for you — or when a prayer you joined is answered • Mark your requests Answered, Still Trusting, or Closed — and rejoice together in the Praise feed • Build a prayer streak and track your journey PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Post anonymously anytime — your name is shown only if you choose • Your exact location is never shared; nearby prayers show a city, never a pin • Start praying right away — no account required • Create private prayer rooms with people you know A QUIET, BEAUTIFUL SPACE Prayd is designed to feel like a sanctuary — calm, focused, and free of noise. Just prayer, encouragement, and answered-prayer celebration. "Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ." — Galatians 6:2 Every prayer heard. Every answer celebrated.

Screenshots

Prayer Groups4 screens
Prayd4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Prayer Groups at none against Prayd's 6. Prayd's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Prayd sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Prayer Groups 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 Prayer Groups against 5.0 for Prayd. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Prayer Groups ships an update fortnightly, Prayd every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Prayer Groups versus Prayd: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrayer GroupsPrayd
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB61 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperStephen Michael CeslerKevin Schick

Customer experience

Prayer Groups

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Prayd

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Prayer Groups

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Prayd

One-time6
  • Small gift$0.99
  • Kind gift$2.99
  • Generous giftz$4.99
Show 3 more
  • Big blessing$9.99
  • Abundant gift$29.99
  • Overflowing gift$49.99

Questions

Is Prayer Groups free?
Prayer Groups is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Prayd free?
Prayd is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Prayer Groups or Prayd?
Prayer Groups and Prayd are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Prayer Groups or Prayd have ads?
Neither Prayer Groups nor Prayd shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Prayer Groups or Prayd?
Prayer Groups ships an update fortnightly, and Prayd every 3 days. Most recently, Prayer Groups was updated on November 13, 2026 and Prayd on November 5, 2026.

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