Comparison

Echo Prayer vs DevoteAbility

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

Head to head
About

Echo Prayer

This app helps users organize and remember their prayers. It allows for tracking prayer lists, sharing requests with others, and setting reminders to pray. It also provides a focused prayer mode and enables notifications when prayers have been answered.

Highlights
  • Organize prayer lists
  • Share prayer requests
  • Set prayer reminders
  • Focused 'Pray Now' mode
  • Mark prayers as answered
  • Follow ministries for prayer updates
Features
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Echo exists to help you pray. We believe that prayer is a powerful and effective way for us to connect with God. If you're anything like us, the biggest obstacles that keep you from praying are difficulty organizing or keeping a list of your prayers, and then actually remembering to pray for those things when life gets busy. Echo was created to solve these problems, and to give you space to engage with your Creator. We want to help you pray without ceasing. “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” - 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + KEEP TRACK OF ALL YOUR PRAYERS Echo lets you keep a list of every single one of your prayers. You can add as many prayers as you want, categorize them, delete old prayers, and even mark prayers as answered so you can see how God is working (and remember to thank Him!). SHARE PRAYER REQUESTS WITH OTHERS You have the ability to share prayer requests with other individuals or groups. Share prayers with friends and family privately, or create a group to communicate together. Sharing works great for small groups or focused communities committing to pray for each other throughout the week. REMIND YOURSELF TO PRAY You can easily set up push notifications or emails to remind you to pray for your prayers, prayers that others have shared with you, or prayers from your groups. Reminders help you engage with God throughout the week, even when you find yourself busy with life. PRAY WITHOUT DISTRACTION Echo gives you the ability to "Pray Now" which gives you a clear, focused way to pray. Choose what you would like to pray for and optionally set a timer for how long you want to pray. NOTIFY PEOPLE WHEN YOU’VE PRAYED FOR THEM After praying for someone, send out a notification to let them know you’ve prayed for their shared prayer. You get the option of sending out a message of encouragement after praying for them in the “Pray Now” portion of the app. FOLLOW & PRAY FOR YOUR MINISTRY With Echo Feeds, you can follow any ministry and pray for them! If you are a church or ministry, replace your old-school prayer chain or email list with a platform that is beautiful, organized, powerful and instant. Send real-time updates to your network, and connect your community in prayer. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Echo Plus+ Membership We offer many features for free, but to access all the features in Echo, you will need a paid subscription. It's an in-app purchase that renews monthly or yearly (your choice), and starts with a 14-day free trial. Learn more about Echo Plus+ here: https://new.echoprayer.com/echo-plus Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your App Store account settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period for a publication will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription to that publication (this isn't applicable to Echo, but we have to include it in the fine print anyway). Terms of service: https://new.echoprayer.com/legal/terms-of-service + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Prayer connects us. There is something beautiful and exciting that happens when we see God answer prayers. As we see prayers answered, our faith gets stronger, which in turn causes us to pray even more and feel even more empowered to share what God is doing. We’d love to connect with you and your story. Feel free to interact with us on Twitter, Facebook, or email: Instagram: @echoprayer Facebook: facebook.com/echoprayer Twitter: @EchoPrayer_ Email: contact@echoprayer.com

About

DevoteAbility

This app facilitates group-based Bible study and prayer accountability for churches and small groups. It enables customized learning plans, time-based challenges, and private social networking to foster connection and spiritual growth within a community.

Highlights
  • Group-based learning platform
  • Customizable devotional challenges
  • Private social networking
  • Progress tracking for individuals and groups
  • Prayer request features
  • Privacy controls
Features
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DevoteAbility is a group-based learning platform for your church or small group designed to cultivate the kind of lasting connectivity that fosters meaningful relationships and transformation. With our private social networking app, your small group can participate in time-based challenges and customized learning plans all while interacting with one another through the group's home feed. Team members can see how each person is progressing along with how the group is doing as a whole. As a member of a DevoteAbility team, you will receive the encouragement and accountability you need to move from distracted to engaged. Consistently learning and growing alongside other group members will bring you closer to God and your community. HERE’S HOW IT WORKS: 1. You or your group leader creates a team on our app or website and sends out invites to join. 2. Team members install the DevoteAbility app, create an account and accept the invitation. 3. The team leader selects one of our 40-day devotional challenges or creates a custom challenge or learning plan. 4. Team members report their activity daily and encourage one another by sharing insights and discussing life applications of what they are learning. 5. Team members create prayer requests to remind themselves to pray for specific needs, and can share these requests with the team. FEATURES: * Easy and intuitive interface * Customizable devotional goals – “Read one Bible chapter per day”, “Pray 30 minutes per day”, “Pray for a friend”, “Read Genesis 1 today”, etc. * Customizable learning plans with video, reading, task and response elements * Communication tools to help you keep in touch with your community * Accountability features to encourage engagement and participation * Prayer request features that maintain confidence while encouraging teams to pray for each other * Privacy. Your questions, comments, posts, prayer requests and goal data is only visible to those who are in your organization. * Friendly and helpful customer support We have learned that consistent daily devotions are key to building community, deepening our relationship with God, and experiencing the transforming power of Jesus in our life. God wants you and your group to be close to Him, to flourish, and be spiritually healthy. You can cut through the noise of life and help rekindle the fire of your spiritual life. DevoteAbility is here to help.

Screenshots

Echo Prayer4 screens
DevoteAbility4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DevoteAbility at none against Echo Prayer's 10. DevoteAbility also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%). Echo Prayer's advantage is ratings volume (22K vs 6). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Echo Prayer sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. DevoteAbility 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 Echo Prayer against 4.8 for DevoteAbility. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Echo Prayer has 22K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of Echo Prayer's written reviews are positive against 100% of DevoteAbility's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Echo Prayer versus DevoteAbility: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEcho PrayerDevoteAbility
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (22K ratings)4.8 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings22K — better6
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Parable GroupDevoteability, Inc.

Customer experience

Echo Prayer

All ratings21,658 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral2.4%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews166 reviews
Positive80.1%
Neutral7.2%
Negative12.7%

DevoteAbility

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Echo Prayer

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login screen issues
  • Reminders not working as expected
  • Crashes when trying to create groups

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add password protection or privacy features
  • Implement Apple Watch integration
  • Allow categorization or grouping of prayers
  • Include a 'send to God' button for prayers
  • Add ability to view prayer history and analytics

DevoteAbility

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Echo Prayer

Subscriptions7
  • Echo Plus+14 Days trial4 variants$2.991 Month
  • Echo Plus+14 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Echo Plus+14 Days trial$4.991 Month
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  • Echo Plus+14 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Echo Plus+14 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Echo Plus+14 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • Echo Plus+7 Days trial$14.991 Year
None

DevoteAbility

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Echo Prayer free?
Echo Prayer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DevoteAbility free?
DevoteAbility is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Echo Prayer or DevoteAbility?
DevoteAbility is rated higher. Echo Prayer averages 4.8 out of 5 from 22K ratings, while DevoteAbility averages 4.8 from 6 ratings.
Do Echo Prayer or DevoteAbility have ads?
Neither Echo Prayer nor DevoteAbility shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Echo Prayer or DevoteAbility?
Echo Prayer ships an update monthly, and DevoteAbility monthly. Most recently, Echo Prayer was updated on October 20, 2026 and DevoteAbility on September 30, 2026.

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