Comparison

Come Boldly vs Thoughts and Prayers

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

Head to head
About

Come Boldly

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Come Boldly is a quiet, private place to pray. Bring the people and the needs that are on your heart, and write them in your own words. When you come to pray, Come Boldly sets your own requests before you, so your prayer is for the names and burdens you actually carry, not a generic reminder. There are no scripted prayers here. The words are yours. Over time, as God answers, move a prayer to Looking Back and write down what happened, in your own words. What builds is a quiet record of His faithfulness you can return to, kept privately for you. Pray whenever you like. Each prayer moment opens with a verse from the King James Bible and an unhurried, still space. Stay as long as you want. Come Boldly also includes the complete King James Version, offline: - Every book, chapter, and verse, with fast search. - Highlight, bookmark, and a simple reading plan. - Comfortable, adjustable text for long reading. Guard your focus. Come Boldly can shield the apps that distract you at the prayer times you set, until you have prayed. The whole app works without it. Private by design: - No account and no sign-up. - No ads, no tracking, no analytics. - Nothing leaves your device. Your prayers are yours alone. - Free, and always will be. (An optional tip helps cover development costs. It is never required and unlocks nothing.) "Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need." (Hebrews 4:16)

About

Thoughts and Prayers

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Everyone needs help sometimes. People lose someone they love, get a diagnosis they weren't ready for, lose a job, or carry something heavy they can't say out loud. Thoughts and Prayers is a place to set that down - and a place to pick up someone else's. This is a global prayer list. Post what's on your heart, read what other people are carrying, and pray for them. Every prayer you tap "I prayed" on is one more person who knows they weren't ignored. NO ACCOUNT, NO SIGNUP Open the app and you're in. No email, no password, no profile to build. Post under a name or anonymously - your choice, prayer by prayer. Look for "Prayers" on your Home Screen - that's us. SHARE WHAT'S ON YOUR HEART Write a prayer in a few taps and add a category if it helps people find it. That's the whole process. PRAY FOR OTHERS Browse the global list, search for what you want to pray over, and tap "I prayed" so the person knows someone is with them. Leave a word of encouragement in the comments. KEEP TRACK OF YOUR OWN My Prayers holds everything you've posted in one place, so you can come back to it - and mark a prayer as answered when it is. A VERSE EACH DAY A new Bible verse every day, with a place to mark the ones you've studied and share the ones that land. ON YOUR WRIST AND HOME SCREEN Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets put the verse of the day where you'll see it. The Apple Watch app shows the verse and the prayer feed, and lets you tap "I prayed" without reaching for your phone. ELEVEN LANGUAGES English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Arabic, Hindi, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Filipino. QUIET AND SAFE Report anything that doesn't belong and our moderation team reviews it. Block someone and you won't see their posts again. Turn on notifications if you want to know when there's a message for you, or leave them off. No ads. No tracking. No feed built to keep you scrolling. YOUR DATA IS YOURS There's no account to close, but if you want everything gone, Settings has one button that permanently deletes your prayers, comments, activity, and messages. Prayer stays free. Not a trial, not an introductory offer - the heart of this app is free and stays that way. Share a prayer. Carry someone else's. Nobody should have to do it alone.

Screenshots

Come Boldly4 screens
Thoughts and Prayers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Thoughts and Prayers at none against Come Boldly's 3. Thoughts and Prayers also leads on device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. Come Boldly sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Thoughts and Prayers asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Come Boldly versus Thoughts and Prayers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCome BoldlyThoughts and Prayers
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch โ€” better
Requires iOS15.115.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size46 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJonathan PenningtonYsApps

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Come Boldly

One-time3
  • Small tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$2.99
  • Large Tip$4.99
None

Thoughts and Prayers

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Come Boldly free?
Come Boldly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Thoughts and Prayers free?
Thoughts and Prayers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Come Boldly or Thoughts and Prayers have ads?
Neither Come Boldly nor Thoughts and Prayers shows ads.

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