Daily Prayer vs Bertie
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Daily Prayer
Access complete services for Morning, Evening, and Night Prayer from the Church of England. Offers both contemporary and traditional formats with Bible readings, psalms, and seasonal variations. Includes an audio player for podcasts and allows access to content up to a month in advance for free.
- Morning, Evening, and Night Prayer services
- Contemporary and Traditional formats
- Bible readings (NRSV translation)
- Psalms and canticles
- Audio player for podcasts
- Access content a month ahead
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Find complete services for Morning, Evening and Night Prayer from the Church of England with this official Daily Prayer app. From the earliest days of Christianity, Christians have gathered at regular times each day and night to read the Bible, praise God and pray for the world. Daily Prayer helps the Christians of today take part in this regular pattern of worship. For every day of the year, it presents material for Morning, Evening and Night Prayer in both contemporary (Common Worship) and traditional (Book of Common Prayer) forms. All services are provided in full and include Bible readings (NRSV translation), psalms, canticles and seasonal variations. Access audio for Morning and Evening Prayer (Contemporary Services) from the accompanying official Daily Prayer podcast with the new audio player. The new player will appear at the start of Morning and Evening Prayer services for which a podcast episode is available (Morning Prayer services are normally published at 00.15 GMT and Evening Prayer services at 14.00 GMT). The app also allows you to: - Access Morning, Evening and Night Prayer for yesterday, today and a month ahead - Switch between Contemporary and Traditional formats with one click - Increase/reduce the type-size of all services The app is free to download and includes free access to online material up to one month in advance. To view material offline and access to material up to 12 months in advance, a small annual subscription fee applies. - Annual, auto-renewing 12 month subscription - All subscriptions are auto-renewing - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Other features of the app include: - Details of the Feast Days, Festivals and Commemorations from the Common Worship Calendar - Full readings (NRSV translation) without the need for a separate Bible app - Easy access to alternative texts within the app in simple pop-up windows - Clear, clean, elegant typography that mirrors closely the award-winning Common Worship design. Daily Prayer is the first official app to allow easy and elegant access to the hugely popular Daily Prayer feed from the Church of England website. It is published by Church House Publishing, the official publisher of the Church of England. For more information visit www.chpublishing.co.uk Terms of service can be found at: https://aimermedia.com/chp-tos/ Read the Privacy Policy: https://aimermedia.com/hymnsam-apps-privacy-policy/ Daily Prayer is the latest app in a range of official Church of England apps developed with Aimer Media, links to which can be found within the app and at http://aimermedia.com/client/church-of-england/ .
Bertie
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Bertie helps you keep a reading list, and lets you order books from independent bookshops.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bertie at none against Daily Prayer's 2. Bertie also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.6). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Daily Prayer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year. Bertie asks for nothing beyond the download.
Daily Prayer ships an update every 2 months, Bertie fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Daily Prayer | Bertie |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (88 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 88 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 275 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd | Aristidis Catsambas |
Bugs and requests
Daily Prayer
Reported bugs
21 issues- Audio option disappeared
- Purchased content will not load
- Service restarts when paused or another app is opened
- Cannot update app
- App returns to beginning if left or device sleeps
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- Scrolling sometimes refuses to scroll
- Switching apps takes you back to the start
- App frozen, won't scroll
- Wrong date displayed
- App flips back to the beginning when returning from another app
- App resets to the top of the service after switching apps or locking phone
- Blank screen on older iPads after update
- Download button does nothing
- App does not refresh to the next day's readings
- Accidental swipe left/right goes back to beginning
- Scrolling issue makes it unreliable
- Reset to the beginning issue on awakening from sleep
- App frozen, won't scroll
- Subscription update issues
- Will not download properly
- Cannot access subscription page
Requested features
19 requests- Restore audio option
- Add audio for Night Prayer
- Add audio for Compline
- Setting for psalms and scripture references only
- Include Old Testament readings
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- Audio versions of BCP office
- Audio for Night Prayer
- Audio for Compline
- Prayer during the day included
- Recorded services added
- More Bible translations (NIV, NLT)
- Option to change language to Greek and Hebrew
- Prayer During the Day included
- Option of praying Psalms over a month
- Place to put prayer requests
- Link to contemporary shorter collect
- NIV or NLT option for readings and psalms
- Ability to change version and translation of readings and Psalms
- Add Prayer During the Day
Bertie
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Daily Prayer
- Auto-Renewable Full Daily Prayer Sub.$3.991 Year
- Full Daily Prayer Sub 12 Months offline$2.99
Bertie
No in-app purchases
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