Best Prayer List Apps (2026)
Chrissie installed 3 apps on iOS, used each one, and scored them against the same rubric.
Tested hands-on by Chrissie Ankerberg·Updated September 2026·3 apps compared
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Chrissie AnkerbergChicago, Illinois · tested on iOS
“Prayminder is simple and easy to use if you want an app to keep prayers all in one place, but it lacks much functionality beyond marking prayers answered and a few guided prayers and access to Bible.”
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Chrissie Ankerberg is a wife, mother of three, and member of Cityview Community Church in Illinois. She enjoys writing as one of the best ways to work the gospel into her own heart.
Echo Prayer seems like it’s worth the time to set up. You can set reminders for specific requests, get daily guided prayer, pray for ministries you follow, set up prayer groups and more.
PrayerMate is robust, but would only work for someone who is highly organized and wants to spend the time navigating all of its functions.
New to prayer listEcho Prayer
Church or familyEcho Prayer
Worth paying forEcho Prayer
The one to skipPrayminder
App reviews
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“This app is great! No complaints. Maybe skip it if you don’t like technology and find your phone to be a distraction in prayer. Otherwise, a great way to remind yourself and organize your prayer life!”
✓ Would keep using Design 10/10
+This provides lots of functionality that makes it worthwhile and better than a pen and paper and it’s not overly complicated. It would be worth the investment to input prayers.
–It does not prompt you to cover as broad of a base of prayer as PrayerMate.
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On the designSimple, sleek, easy to navigate
What you get freeMost functions - recording prayers, reminders, groups, feeds, group messaging, comments
Price$1.25 a month or $14.99 a year
Free trialMostly free with the ability to enhance with subscription
How it picks what to prayYou can manually enter prayers or look through guided prayers
Sync across devicesNot sure
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88/100hands-on score
“There is too much offered. It’s very robust, but it’s almost too much. The app is hard to follow for that reason, but if you are someone who is highly organized and wants to be sure you’re covering everything you can think of in prayer, this would work well for you. I do like how it provides the opportunity to link to ministries to pray for them specifically.”
✕ Wouldn't keep it Design 6/10
+This is very robust in what it offers.
–It’s too robust and easy to get lost in.
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On the designI think there is too much functionality. It seemed simple at first, but the more I clicked the more lost I got in the app.
What you get freeEverything
How it picks what to prayIt guides you through a list of prayer topics every day and within those lists you can tailor the list to include your interests
Notes on a requestNot sure
Sync across devicesYes, I saw an option to sync
App Store rating4.8, but only 423 reviews
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Prayminder #3
Free · prayminder.com
68/100hands-on score
“This is very simple. Doesn’t appear to add a ton of value beyond using a notepad except that it stores stuff in one place.”
✕ Wouldn't keep it Design 8/10
+Very simple. Not really any ways to get distracted from the process of actually praying.
–There isn’t much guided prayer beyond access to the Bible.
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On the designSimple, not overwhelming. But also nothing special
What you get freeEverything
How it picks what to prayIt chooses a few topics you could pray, but then allows you to add your own
Notes on a requestNot that I saw
Sync across devicesDid not see a place to do that
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Feature comparison14 features compared across 3 apps.
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✓ has feature
✕ confirmed none
? not yet verified
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