Comparison

Echo Prayer vs Prayer Journal & Diary

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

Prayer Journal & Diary

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
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God loves to hear us pray to Him! And when we pray, He always listens and answers. This app is designed to help you focus your prayer life, remember the good things God has done, and easily share with family and friends. STAY ORGANIZED Easily sort and categorize prayers. Once a prayer is answered, archive it in the Answered section. Nothing is more encouraging than looking back and seeing what God has done in your life, and the lives of your family and friends over the years. Looking back helps us look forward in faith, knowing God is good. REMINDERS AND SHARING Create a daily list of prayers, or place prayers directly into your Apple calendar. Share requests and answers with others through e-mail, text, or Airdrop. This makes it convenient to use at prayer meetings in person or virtually. The app also provides password, FaceID, or TouchID for privacy. PRAYER BUILDER Sometimes it's hard to find the words. Prayer Builder helps you get started when you're not sure where to begin — share a few words about what's on your heart, and it suggests a prayer you can pray, edit, or save. It stays focused on prayer, and it's never meant to replace praying or your own relationship with God. PRAYER FOCUS It's easy to get distracted. Prayer Focus helps you give God your full attention by gently pausing distracting apps while you pray. Choose which apps to set aside, then start a focus session right from your prayer list — on its own, or automatically with the prayer timer. A simple banner reminds you that focus is on, and ending it is always one tap away. Powered by Apple's Screen Time, your choices stay completely private on your device, and you're always in control. (iPhone & iPad, iOS 16 or later.) AUTO SYNC ALL YOUR DEVICES This app is built for all Apple devices including iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac Desktop. All devices automatically sync requests, journal entries, and photos over iCloud. JOURNAL In addition to prayer requests, this app has a built-in journal to record your thoughts and devotionals. There is also access to several free Bible translations, built right into the app. Sort entries by category, date, or by book of the Bible. INSPIRATION Gain prayer inspiration through carefully selected Bible verses. Inspirational prayers from the Bible are broken into categories for easy reference. BIBLE TRANSLATIONS Access the Bible directly from the app. Translations include: ASV (American Standard Version), BBE (Bible In Basic English), DARBY (Darby Bible), KJV (King James Version), & WEB (World English Bible) ADDITIONAL FEATURES • Pause Distracting Apps with Prayer Focus • Automatic Light/Dark Mode • Easy Prayer Search • Detailed User Guide • Easy Migration From Prayer Notes • Prayer Statistics • And Much More Auto Renewable Subscriptions: Monthly Pass subscriptions allow for unlimited Journal and Prayer entries. You will be charged through your App Store account. A Yearly Pass is also available at a discounted rate as compared to the monthly rate. Subscriptions help support the app team, and allow us to continue to provide updates and new features. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless cancelled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime within your iTunes account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial (if applicable) will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription. Terms and Conditions (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.chuchutrain.com/privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

Echo Prayer4 screens
Prayer Journal & Diary4 screens

Verdict

The call

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 859). Prayer Journal & Diary's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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 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.

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 Prayer Journal & Diary. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Echo Prayer has 22K ratings behind it against 859, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Echo Prayer ships an update monthly, Prayer Journal & Diary every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Echo Prayer versus Prayer Journal & Diary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEcho PrayerPrayer Journal & Diary
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (22K ratings) — better4.8 (859 ratings)
Positive reviews80.1% of reviews86.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings22K — better859
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Parable GroupChuChu Train Productions

Customer experience

Echo Prayer

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

Prayer Journal & Diary

All ratings858 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral2.6%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews115 reviews
Positive86.1%
Neutral5.2%
Negative8.7%

User reviews

Echo Prayer

From 22K App Store ratings

What we love

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

Room to improve

  • 🐛 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

Prayer Journal & Diary

From 859 App Store ratings

What we love

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

Room to improve

  • 🐛 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

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

Prayer Journal & Diary

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • 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

6 requests
  • 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
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  • Sync button for easier syncing between devices

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
4 purchases

Prayer Journal & Diary

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Pass$2.997 Days
  • Monthly Pass$5.991 Month
  • Yearly Pass$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Life Time Pass$99.99

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 859 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 October 23, 2026 and Prayer Journal & Diary on October 20, 2026.

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