Comparison

Daily Prayer vs Dear Jane

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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/ .

About

Dear Jane

Engage with Jane Austen's world through AITA-style confessions, personality quizzes, and novel knowledge tests. Progress through Meryton society by earning Society Honours for your wit and judgment. This app is crafted for dedicated fans of Jane Austen's literature.

Highlights
  • AITA-style confessions from Austen's world
  • Personality quizzes
  • Novel knowledge tests
  • Progress tracking for scandals and quizzes
  • Society Honours system
  • Debate participation
Features
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For those who know Jane Austen by heart. Read AITA-style confessions from Austen's world, pass judgement, then name the culprit. Discover who you'd be with personality quizzes, test your knowledge of the novels, and weigh in on the debates. As you play, rise from a new arrival in Meryton to an Austen aficionado, tracking your completed scandals, finished quizzes, and Society Honours earned for your judgement, wit, and thorough reading. Made independently by a lifelong Jane Austen fan, for everyone who never quite left Meryton. The assembly awaits!

Screenshots

Daily Prayer4 screens
Dear Jane4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dear Jane at none against Daily Prayer's 2. Dear Jane also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Daily Prayer's advantage is ratings volume (89 vs 5) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and monetization model 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. Daily Prayer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year. Dear Jane asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Daily Prayer against 4.8 for Dear Jane. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Daily Prayer has 89 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of Daily Prayer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Dear Jane's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Daily Prayer ships an update every 2 months, Dear Jane every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Daily Prayer versus Dear Jane: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaily PrayerDear Jane
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (89 ratings) — better4.8 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings89 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size275 MB53 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperHymns Ancient and Modern LtdFrances Maxwell

Customer experience

Daily Prayer

All ratings88 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral3.4%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews95 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral4.2%
Negative15.8%

Dear Jane

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Dear Jane

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Daily Prayer

Subscriptions1
  • Auto-Renewable Full Daily Prayer Sub.$3.991 Year
One-time1
  • Full Daily Prayer Sub 12 Months offline$2.99
None

Dear Jane

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Daily Prayer free?
Daily Prayer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dear Jane free?
Dear Jane is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Daily Prayer or Dear Jane?
Daily Prayer is rated higher. Daily Prayer averages 4.8 out of 5 from 89 ratings, while Dear Jane averages 4.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Daily Prayer or Dear Jane have ads?
Neither Daily Prayer nor Dear Jane shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Daily Prayer or Dear Jane?
Daily Prayer ships an update every 2 months, and Dear Jane every 2 weeks. Most recently, Daily Prayer was updated on October 26, 2026 and Dear Jane on October 24, 2026.

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