Comparison

Devotion First vs Prayz

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

Head to head
About

Devotion First

This app helps you prioritize prayer by blocking distracting social media and other apps for a set period each day. It offers personalized prayers, guided meditations, and daily Bible verses to support your spiritual growth.

Highlights
  • Block distracting apps
  • Customizable blocking times
  • Personalized prayers
  • Daily Bible verses
  • Guided meditations
  • Spiritual growth tracking
Features
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Devotion First — Pray first, scroll later You spend hours on social media and other distracting apps, but you don't have 5 minutes each morning for God? Seek First blocks your favorite apps until you've prayed. How it works: 1. Choose the apps to block (Instagram, TikTok, YouTube…) 2. Set your blocking time 3. Every day at that time, your apps lock 4. Say a personalized prayer based on how you feel 5. Your apps unlock Features: - Personalized prayers based on your mood that day - Automatic social media blocking - Customizable blocking time - Track your spiritual growth (streaks) - Prayer journal - Daily Bible verses - Guided meditations Join a community of Christians who put God first, and transform your morning routine. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://prionsdabord.carrd.co

About

Prayz

Build a consistent prayer life with hourly reminders and guided prayer sessions. Track answered prayers, embark on faith journeys, and connect with others in prayer groups. Features a Bible reading challenge and personal prayer journaling.

Highlights
  • Hourly prayer reminders
  • Guided prayer sessions
  • Prayer journeys
  • Personal prayer journal
  • Prayer groups
  • Bible reading challenge
Features
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Prayz helps you build a real prayer life, one hour at a time — without guilt and without forgetting. Every hour from 8 AM to 10 PM, Prayz sends you a gentle reminder to pause and talk to God. Choose what you pray for, and Prayz turns your reminders into guided prayers. • Pray every hour — a simple reminder, or a guided prayer on the theme you choose • Prayer journeys — Learn to pray in 14 days, Stop Addiction in 21 days, healing, family, protection, provision, wisdom, spiritual warfare and more • My prayers — write down the names and situations on your heart, and Prayz reminds you to pray for them • God’s Answers — keep a journal of answered prayers and remember his faithfulness • Pray together — join a prayer group for free, or create your own, and pray for one another • Daily streak — check off “I prayed today” and build a habit that lasts • Read the whole Bible before 2027 with the Bible reading challenge Bible verses are quoted from the World English Bible (public domain). PRAYZ PREMIUM Unlock every journey and theme, unlimited personal prayers and your own prayer groups with Prayz Premium, available as a monthly or annual subscription. New subscribers to the annual plan get a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase, or at the end of the free trial. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://prayz.net/conditions-en.html Privacy Policy: https://prayz.net/confidentialite-en.html

Screenshots

Devotion First4 screens
Prayz4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Devotion First at 5.0 against Prayz's 4.4. Devotion First also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). Prayz's advantage is ratings volume (128 vs 1). On price, update cadence, monetization model and device support 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. Prayz sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Devotion First asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Devotion First holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Prayz has 128 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Devotion First ships an update every 4 days, Prayz weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Devotion First versus Prayz: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDevotion FirstPrayz
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.4 (128 ratings)
Positive reviews—94.1% of reviews
Number of ratings1128 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarc TALOMKenny Ahmad

Customer experience

Devotion First

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Prayz

All ratings103 ratings
Positive85.4%
Neutral4.9%
Negative9.7%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive94.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.9%

In-app purchases

None

Devotion First

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Prayz

Subscriptions3
  • Prayz Premium Monthly$8.991 Month
  • Prayz Premium — Annual7 Days trial$53.991 Year
  • Prayz Premium Annual7 Days trial$79.991 Year
One-time1
  • Prayz Lifetime$244.99

Questions

Is Devotion First free?
Devotion First is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Prayz free?
Prayz is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Devotion First or Prayz?
Devotion First is rated higher. Devotion First averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Prayz averages 4.4 from 128 ratings.
Do Devotion First or Prayz have ads?
Prayz shows ads; Devotion First does not.
Which is updated more often, Devotion First or Prayz?
Devotion First ships an update every 4 days, and Prayz weekly. Most recently, Devotion First was updated on October 31, 2026 and Prayz on November 5, 2026.

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