Comparison

Prayer Ledger vs Just a Prayer

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

Head to head
About

Prayer Ledger

Record and reflect on your prayers with this private journaling app. Capture prayers via text or voice, track their status, and review answered moments. Designed for a calm and personal experience across Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Write or record prayers
  • Attach voice prayers with transcription
  • Mark prayers as answered or ongoing
  • Review prayer journey over time
  • Local-first data storage
  • iCloud sync
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Prayer Ledger is a private place to write, record, and remember your prayers. Capture prayers in text or voice, keep track of what has been on your heart, and look back on answered moments with care. The app is designed to feel calm, personal, and encouraging across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Inside Prayer Ledger you can: • Write or record prayers in a clean journal flow • Attach voice prayers and optional transcription • Mark prayers as answered or still praying • Review your journey over time in Timeline and Insights • Follow reading plans and keep simple notes • Keep everything local-first, with iCloud sync when available • Use optional support purchases that unlock nothing and simply support the app Prayer Ledger is not built around pressure or performance. It is a gentle place to keep praying, remember what God has done, and stay rooted in the Word.

About

Just a Prayer

Features
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Just a Prayer is a calm, quiet place to pray. Open the app and you have one prayer for today — nothing to scroll, nothing to dismiss. Refresh it, favorite it, or share it. When you need words for a specific moment, a small library is organized by need: Peace, Strength, Guidance, Gratitude, Forgiveness, Family, Work, Morning, Evening, and Healing. These are real prayers, spoken to God — not affirmations, not motivational quotes. Honest, reverent, and grounded in Scripture. A PLACE FOR YOUR OWN PRAYERS Keep a personal prayer journal. Write your own prayers, save them, and come back to them. Your journal stays on your device. SERMON NOTES Hold on to what you heard. Capture sermon notes with verse references and keep them close. LISTEN WHEN READING ISN'T WHAT YOU NEED An audio prayer library lets you simply listen — calm pacing, a clear voice, no theatrics. QUIET BY DESIGN - One daily prayer, refreshable - A small, focused prayer library - Personal prayer journal - Sermon notes with verse references - Audio prayers - Home screen widget to keep a short prayer close - Gentle reminders for a prayer rhythm that fits your day - Favorites - Export your journal and notes - English and Swedish PRIVACY BY DEFAULT Your journal and notes stay on your device. No account required to pray. NO SUBSCRIPTIONS Just a Prayer is free to use. The daily prayer, core categories, and saving and sharing are always free — no one should have to pay to pray. One optional one-time purchase unlocks the full app: expanded prayers and seasonal packs, the full audio library, AI-assisted prayer writing, all themes, and unlimited saving. One purchase. Yours forever. No subscription, no renewal. Sincere, simple, and quiet — a small app for daily prayer.

Screenshots

Prayer Ledger4 screens
Just a Prayer4 screens

Verdict

The call

Prayer Ledger and Just a Prayer are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Prayer Ledger sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Just a Prayer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Prayer Ledger versus Just a Prayer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrayer LedgerJust a Prayer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB115 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrent GaddisThink Heart Apps AB

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Prayer Ledger

One-time5
  • Support the Developer$0.99
  • Support The Mission$4.99
  • Generous Support$9.99
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  • Big Support$19.99
  • Major Support$49.99
1 purchases

Just a Prayer

One-time1
  • Full App Unlock$7.99

Questions

Is Prayer Ledger free?
Prayer Ledger is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Just a Prayer free?
Just a Prayer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Prayer Ledger or Just a Prayer have ads?
Neither Prayer Ledger nor Just a Prayer shows ads.

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