# Prayer Groups vs Prayd

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.

Both are free to download. Prayd sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Prayer Groups asks for nothing beyond the download.

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.

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

## The numbers

| Metric | Prayer Groups | Prayd |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [5.0 (3 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/prayer-groups/id6759305922/reviews) | [5.0 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/prayd-prayer-community/id6772270841/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **3** | 2 |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | **Every 3 days** |
| Monetization | **Free** | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 59 MB | 61 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.0** | 15.1 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | [Stephen Michael Cesler](https://appshunter.io/developer/1688595725) | [Kevin Schick](https://appshunter.io/developer/6772270843) |

## What reviewers say

### Prayer Groups

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/prayer-groups/id6759305922)

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:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### Prayd

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/prayd-prayer-community/id6772270841)

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:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (6)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Small gift | $0.99 | one-time |
| Kind gift | $2.99 | one-time |
| Generous giftz | $4.99 | one-time |
| Big  blessing | $9.99 | one-time |
| Abundant gift | $29.99 | one-time |
| Overflowing gift | $49.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked 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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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*