Comparison

Cross Pointe Prayer vs Shylo

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

Head to head
About

Cross Pointe Prayer

Access a collection of active prayers submitted by members of Cross Pointe Church in Cambridge, MN. Engage with the community's spiritual expressions and find inspiration.

Highlights
  • Active prayer submissions
  • Community prayer network
  • Spiritual inspiration
  • Prayer sharing
Features
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This app consists of active prayers made by attenders of Cross Pointe in Cambridge MN.

About

Shylo

This app helps you reduce distracting phone usage and dedicate more time to your faith. It encourages spiritual growth through Bible verses, scripture reading, and prayer, transforming idle scrolling time into meaningful reflection.

Highlights
  • App blocking with Screen Time integration
  • Daily faith-building activities
  • Bible verses and scripture passages
  • Prayer prompts
  • Progress tracking and streaks
  • Intentional phone usage guidance
Features
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Your phone gets all your attention. Give some of it back to God. We all know what it's like to pick up our phones for a minute and end up scrolling for an hour. Shylo helps you break that cycle and make more room for what matters most: your relationship with God. Shylo is a Christian screen time and app blocker designed to help you build healthier phone habits, grow in your faith, and become more intentional with your time. TURN SCROLLING INTO SOMETHING MEANINGFUL Instead of opening distracting apps without thinking, take a moment to pause and reconnect with God. Shylo helps you turn the moments you would normally spend scrolling into opportunities to grow spiritually. GROW CLOSER TO GOD Build a daily routine that puts your faith first with meaningful activities, including: • Bible verses to reflect on • Scripture passages to read and understand • Time spent reading your physical Bible • Prayer Small steps, repeated consistently, can help you build a stronger relationship with God. TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR SCREEN TIME Choose to put boundaries around distracting apps and work toward using your phone more intentionally. With Apple's Screen Time technology, Shylo helps you create a pause between the urge to scroll and the decision to continue. When you want to unlock a restricted app, complete a meaningful activity first. Take a moment to reflect, spend time with Scripture, or pray before deciding whether you really want to return to scrolling. BUILD BETTER HABITS, ONE DAY AT A TIME Track your progress, build consistency with streaks, and celebrate the small steps you take toward a more intentional life. Every day is another opportunity to grow in discipline and put your priorities back in the right order. THIS IS ABOUT MORE THAN SCREEN TIME Shylo isn't about being perfect. It's not about feeling guilty every time you pick up your phone, either. It's about making a conscious choice with your time. It's about remembering that your relationship with God deserves attention, too. And it's about taking small, realistic steps toward the person you want to become. You don't need to change everything overnight. Start with one pause, one prayer, one passage, and one better decision. Make room for God. Make your time count. Start your journey with Shylo. Note: Shylo requires permission to use Apple's Screen Time features to restrict supported apps. Available functionality depends on the permissions you grant and your device's capabilities. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Cross Pointe Prayer4 screens
Shylo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cross Pointe Prayer at none against Shylo's 3. Cross Pointe Prayer also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Shylo's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Shylo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Cross Pointe Prayer 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 Cross Pointe Prayer against 4.9 for Shylo. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shylo has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cross Pointe Prayer ships an update every 2 days, Shylo every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Cross Pointe Prayer versus Shylo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCross Pointe PrayerShylo
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.9 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings17 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMark LarsonBEATA ADAMCZYK

Customer experience

Cross Pointe Prayer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Shylo

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Cross Pointe Prayer

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Shylo

Subscriptions3
  • Shylo - Weekly7 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Shylo - Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Shylo - Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Cross Pointe Prayer free?
Cross Pointe Prayer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shylo free?
Shylo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cross Pointe Prayer or Shylo?
Cross Pointe Prayer is rated higher. Cross Pointe Prayer averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Shylo averages 4.9 from 7 ratings.
Do Cross Pointe Prayer or Shylo have ads?
Neither Cross Pointe Prayer nor Shylo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cross Pointe Prayer or Shylo?
Cross Pointe Prayer ships an update every 2 days, and Shylo every 2 months. Most recently, Cross Pointe Prayer was updated on October 31, 2026 and Shylo on October 31, 2026.

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