Comparison

Centering Prayer vs Labyrinth Journey

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

Head to head
About

Centering Prayer

This app guides users through Centering Prayer, a silent contemplative prayer practice. It offers a customizable timer, opening and closing prayers, and a selection of sounds and backgrounds to create a peaceful environment for deepening one's relationship with God. Includes instructions for learning the method.

Highlights
  • Adjustable prayer timer
  • Opening and closing prayer options
  • Customizable sounds and backgrounds
  • Instructions for learning Centering Prayer
  • Support for daily prayer practice
Features
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“God’s first word is silence.” -Thomas Keating Centering Prayer is a method of silent prayer that prepares us to receive the gift of contemplative prayer, prayer in which we experience God's presence within us, closer than breathing, closer than thinking, closer than consciousness itself. This method of prayer is both a relationship with God and a discipline to foster that relationship. Centering Prayer is not meant to replace other kinds of prayer; rather it casts a new light and depth of meaning on them. Centering Prayer is an ancient method of Christian prayer adapted for modern times by Fathers Thomas Keating, William Meninger and Basil Pennington. The Centering Prayer application will support your daily prayer practice commitment. Beautiful and peaceful, the app includes an adjustable timer, as well as opening and closing prayer options that you may read before and after your silent prayer time. An assortment of sounds and backgrounds allow you to choose the type of environment you want to create for your prayer time. Brief instructions for learning Centering Prayer are also included. It is recommended you practice being in relationship with God through Centering Prayer twice a day for 20 minutes to begin with.

About

Labyrinth Journey

Trace a finger through a digital labyrinth to find peace and tranquility. This app offers a mindful experience inspired by ancient labyrinth designs, complete with generative audio to enhance your meditation and reflection.

Highlights
  • Finger tracing of labyrinth paths
  • Chartres labyrinth design
  • Generative audio soundtrack
  • Multi-language support
  • Sacred geometric forms
Features
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Experience a journey through the labyrinth... Use your finger to trace the path. Arrive at the centre then return relaxed, rejuvenated, and replenished. For thousands of years labyrinths have provided a place for meditating, finding peace and tranquility, making a pilgrimage, and enhancing creativity. Begin at the entrance and journey to the centre. Pause, reflect, meditate, and when ready, return outwards retracing your path. You cannot lose your way in a labyrinth. FEATURES: • Uses the famous Chartres labyrinth design. • Constructed with the sacred geometric forms and symmetry of the original. • Generative audio soundtrack – composes a unique soundscape for every journey. • Multi-language support (English / French / Spanish / Hindi / Russian / Japanese / Chinese).

Screenshots

Centering Prayer4 screens
Labyrinth Journey4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Labyrinth Journey at none against Centering Prayer's 18. Labyrinth Journey also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.1). Centering Prayer's advantage is ratings volume (18K vs 735) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Centering Prayer sells 18 one-off in-app purchases. Labyrinth Journey asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Centering Prayer against 4.8 for Labyrinth Journey. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Centering Prayer has 18K ratings behind it against 735, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 98% of Centering Prayer's written reviews are positive against 89% of Labyrinth Journey's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Centering Prayer ships an update every 3 months, Labyrinth Journey every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Centering Prayer versus Labyrinth Journey: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCentering PrayerLabyrinth Journey
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (18K ratings) — better4.8 (735 ratings)
Positive reviews97.6% of reviews — better88.9% of reviews
Number of ratings18K — better735
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.18.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperContemplative Outreach Ltd.Mount Mojo

Customer experience

Centering Prayer

All ratings17,668 ratings
Positive98.6%
Neutral0.9%
Negative0.5%
Written reviews329 reviews
Positive97.6%
Neutral1.2%
Negative1.2%

Labyrinth Journey

All ratings735 ratings
Positive95.4%
Neutral1.6%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral2.2%
Negative8.9%

Bugs and requests

Centering Prayer

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Compatibility issues with iOS 13
  • Occasional crashes or freezes

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add ability to save custom prayers
  • Include option to track meditation history
  • Integrate with health/fitness apps

Labyrinth Journey

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

18 purchases

Centering Prayer

One-time18
  • Active Prayer: Pray Without Ceasing$9.99
  • Attention/Intention, the One Thing Needed$9.99
  • Centering Prayer, Prayer of Consent$9.99
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  • Practicing the Holy Spirit$9.99
  • Discipline of Prayer, Intimacy with God$9.99
  • Lectio Divina: The Ancient Practice of Praying the Scriptures$9.99
  • Simplicity: Let Your Eye Be Single$9.99
  • Spirituality of Money: In God We Trust$9.99
  • Welcoming Prayer: Consent on the Go$9.99
  • Paschal Mystery, A Journey into Redemption and Grace$9.99
  • Contemplative Service, Prayer in Action$9.99
  • Faith: An Advent Companion$9.99
  • Hospitality: The Dance Between Guest and Host$9.99
  • Silence & Solitude: Wherein Wisdom Dwells$9.99
  • Forgiveness: A Growth in Love$11.99
  • Three Main Practices$23.99
  • Life as Practice$54.99
  • Complete Contemplative Life Program$109.99
None

Labyrinth Journey

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Centering Prayer free?
Centering Prayer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Labyrinth Journey free?
Labyrinth Journey is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Centering Prayer or Labyrinth Journey?
Centering Prayer is rated higher. Centering Prayer averages 4.9 out of 5 from 18K ratings, while Labyrinth Journey averages 4.8 from 735 ratings.
Do Centering Prayer or Labyrinth Journey have ads?
Neither Centering Prayer nor Labyrinth Journey shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Centering Prayer or Labyrinth Journey?
Centering Prayer ships an update every 3 months, and Labyrinth Journey every 7 months. Most recently, Centering Prayer was updated on October 28, 2026 and Labyrinth Journey on October 25, 2026.

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