# Echo Prayer vs Prayer Journal & Diary

The clearest difference is monetization model: Echo Prayer at freemium against Prayer Journal & Diary's subscription. Echo Prayer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (22K vs 858). Prayer Journal & Diary's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Echo Prayer sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Prayer Journal & Diary sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Echo Prayer against 4.8 for Prayer Journal & Diary. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Echo Prayer has 22K ratings behind it against 858, 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 86% of Prayer Journal & Diary's.

Echo Prayer ships an update monthly, Prayer Journal & Diary every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Echo Prayer | Prayer Journal & Diary |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.8 (22K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/echo-prayer/id880759027/reviews)** | [4.8 (858 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/prayer-journal-and-diary-amen/id1483009713/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **22K** | 858 |
| Positive reviews | 79.6% of reviews | **86.1% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | Monthly | **Every 2 weeks** |
| Monetization | **Freemium** | Subscription |
| Size | 54 MB | 65 MB |
| Requires iOS | **13.0** | 17.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | **iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [The Parable Group](https://appshunter.io/developer/1676982134) | [ChuChu Train Productions](https://appshunter.io/developer/415772087) |

## What reviewers say

### Echo Prayer

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/echo-prayer/id880759027)

Organize and track your prayers with this app. Share requests with others, set reminders, and engage in focused prayer sessions. It helps you connect with your faith and stay consistent in your prayer life.

**Highlights:** Organize and track all prayers, Share prayer requests with others, Set prayer reminders, Focused 'Pray Now' mode with timer, Notify others when you've prayed for them, Follow ministries and pray for them

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (7)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Echo Plus+ | $2.99 | per month |
| Echo Plus+ | $3.99 | per month |
| Echo Plus+ | $4.99 | per month |
| Echo Plus+ | $5.99 | per month |
| Echo Plus+ | $7.99 | per month |
| Echo Plus+ | $14.99 | per year |
| Echo Plus+ | $14.99 | per year |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Helps improve prayer life
- 💡 Allows sharing prayers with groups
- 👍 Simple and intuitive interface
- 👍 Convenient for quick prayer entry

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Occasional crashes or glitches
- 💰 Subscription model for some features
- 🔍 Navigation could be more intuitive
- 🔍 Lack of customization options
- 🔍 Small font size can be difficult to read

**Reported bugs**

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

**Requested features**

- 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


### Prayer Journal & Diary

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/prayer-journal-and-diary-amen/id1483009713)

Organize your prayer life, track answered prayers, and share requests with others. Features include a prayer builder, daily reminders, and a built-in journal with Bible translations. Syncs across all Apple devices.

**Highlights:** Organize and categorize prayers, Track answered prayers, Share prayer requests and answers, Prayer builder for inspiration, Daily prayer reminders, Built-in journal and Bible translations, Automatic sync across Apple devices

**Features:** Apple Watch app, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (4)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Weekly Pass | $2.99 | per 7 days |
| Monthly Pass | $5.99 | per month |
| Yearly Pass | $29.99 | per year |
| Life Time Pass | $99.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Useful daily app
- 👍 Awesome App!
- 👍 Very Nice Way to Pray
- 👍 My review
- 👍 Love it

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Bright white ad at the bottom is too blinding to use the app
- 💰 Too expensive
- 🚫 Ad free - consider one time purchase
- 🚫 Barely downloaded the app and was excited to get to know it… then Temu Ad pops up at bottom of the screen with the most unsavory images! Not distracting or annoying at all!
- 🚫 Deceived

**Reported bugs**

- Bright white ad at the bottom is too blinding to use the app
- Inability to rearrange prayer requests
- Check mark deletes the entire prayer request
- Sync function is unreliable and unpredictable
- Reordering through the GUI is unreliable

**Requested features**

- Other Bible translations like NIV, NKJV, etc.
- Ability to rearrange prayer categories
- Ability to set prayers to repeat monthly or every x days
- Font customization options (size, bold, italic, highlight, colors, etc.)
- Option to include multiple scripture references


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Echo Prayer free?

Echo Prayer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Prayer Journal & Diary free?

Prayer Journal & Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Echo Prayer or Prayer Journal & Diary?

Echo Prayer is rated higher. Echo Prayer averages 4.8 out of 5 from 22K ratings, while Prayer Journal & Diary averages 4.8 from 858 ratings.

### Do Echo Prayer or Prayer Journal & Diary have ads?

Prayer Journal & Diary shows ads; Echo Prayer does not.

### Which is updated more often, Echo Prayer or Prayer Journal & Diary?

Echo Prayer ships an update monthly, and Prayer Journal & Diary every 2 weeks. Most recently, Echo Prayer was updated on November 1, 2026 and Prayer Journal & Diary on October 30, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*