Comparison

Manna vs Pew

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

Head to head
About

Manna

Features
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Manna helps you slow down before screen time. Before unlocking your apps, take a quiet moment for daily gratitude or scripture. Choose your mode, complete a short reflection, and return to your day with more intention. Manna is designed to turn phone use into a gentle daily ritual, helping you create space for stillness, reflection, and grace. Features: - Daily gratitude reflections - Daily scripture reading - A simple unlock ritual before screen time - Streak tracking and progress Whether you want to begin your day with thankfulness or pause with scripture before opening your apps, Manna brings a small moment of grace into your routine. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Pew

Features
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Record the sermon. Read it later. Put the phone face down on the pew and lock the screen. It keeps recording. When you get home there's the audio, a transcript you can search, and somewhere to write down what you actually thought about it. A WHOLE SERVICE An hour. Two hours. Screen off, in a pocket, at the bottom of a bag. The recording doesn't care. TRANSCRIPTS, WITHOUT THE UPLOAD Speech becomes text on the phone itself, in 11 languages. The audio never gets uploaded anywhere, including to us. SCRIPTURE When someone quotes a verse, Pew catches the reference and shows you the passage. Public domain translations for 21 languages are already on the device, so this works with no signal at all. A few translations are still under copyright and we can't include them; those open in bible.com instead. NOTES Yours go right next to the transcript, not in some other app you have to remember to open. SEARCH Everything you've ever recorded. By word, by who was preaching, by church. AI NOTES, IF YOU WANT THEM A summary, an outline, and the lines worth keeping. This is the only part that sends anything off your phone, and what it sends is the transcript text. Not the audio. It stays off until you turn it on, and you get told exactly what happens before you agree to it. Three of these are free. After that it's part of the subscription. FOR PASTORS A second mode for planning ahead: series, passages, and the notes that go with them. WHAT ISN'T IN HERE No account, nothing to sign up for, no ads, nobody else's trackers. We do count which screens get used, with no name on it. That switch is in Settings. The interface is in 35 languages and follows whatever your phone is set to. You can also just pick one in Settings. Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Manna4 screens
Pew4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pew at fortnightly against Manna's monthly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Manna sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Pew sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Manna ships an update monthly, Pew fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Manna versus Pew: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMannaPew
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size5 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerๆ˜Ÿ็‡ƒ ไฝ™ๅฒš็ƒœ ๅด

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Manna

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
2 purchases

Pew

Subscriptions2
  • Pew Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Pew Pro Yearly$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Manna free?
Manna is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pew free?
Pew is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Manna or Pew have ads?
Neither Manna nor Pew shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Manna or Pew?
Manna ships an update monthly, and Pew fortnightly. Most recently, Manna was updated on November 9, 2026 and Pew on October 31, 2026.

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