The short answer: YouVersion is the best daily devotional app for most people, and it’s completely free. Beyond that it depends on what you want your habit to look like. For a classic daily reading, Our Daily Bread. For a guided morning-to-night rhythm, Lectio 365, also free. For a polished morning flow, Glorify. For a devotional and an evening prayer you listen to, new every day, Still. This guide compares the eight worth installing, with honest notes and current prices.
Disclosure up front: we make Still, one of the apps on this list. We’ve flagged our bias and kept every claim factual. Several apps here beat Still at their specialty, and we say so.
The quick picks
| Best for | App | Price (US, approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Free daily reading + reading plans | YouVersion Bible | Free |
| Classic free daily devotional | Our Daily Bread | Free |
| Guided daily prayer rhythm (free) | Lectio 365 | Free |
| Polished morning devotional flow | Glorify | Freemium; annual price not published. App Store tiers ran $41.99–$69.99 (August 2026). Monthly $6.99. |
| Daily devotional + evening prayer to listen to | Still | $59.99/yr or $12.99/mo, free trial on the annual plan |
| Topical guided devotions | Abide | $39.99/yr |
| Catholic devotions & liturgy | Hallow | $69.99/yr |
| Women’s daily devotion community | First 5 | Free |
Prices are US App Store figures as of August 2026 and change often. Check each store listing.
The list
1. YouVersion Bible App — best free all-rounder
Completely free · All traditions
The most-installed Bible app in the world, and a genuinely great free devotional tool. A daily Verse of the Day, thousands of guided reading plans (many just a few minutes a day), and multiple translations, all at no cost. It isn’t a single curated devotional so much as a platform you build your habit on. If you want one free app to anchor a daily reading, start here.
2. Our Daily Bread — best classic free devotional
Completely free · Broadly evangelical
The app version of the beloved Our Daily Bread devotional that’s been in print since 1938. One short, warm reading a day tied to a verse and a thought, plus audio versions and archives. Simple, ad-free, donation-supported, and about as reliable as a daily habit gets. Thin on bells and whistles, which is exactly the point.
3. Lectio 365 — best free guided rhythm
Completely free · Broadly evangelical
From the 24-7 Prayer movement: guided morning and night devotions following the P.R.A.Y. rhythm (Pause, Rejoice, Ask, Yield), written by practitioners and beautifully narrated. No paywall, no ads, no premium tier. If you want to be gently led through a daily devotion rather than left to build one, this is the standout free pick. It’s covered in our best prayer apps roundup too.
4. Glorify — best morning devotional flow
Freemium; annual price not published. App Store tiers ran $41.99–$69.99 (August 2026). Monthly $6.99. · Broadly Christian
A ten-minute morning flow of scripture, guided prayer, and worship music, wrapped in the most polished design of any app here. It has the most generous free tier of the paid options, so you can get a real feel before paying. Thinner on evening and topical content. (Still vs Glorify.)
5. Still — best for listening devotions, morning and night
$59.99/yr or $12.99/mo after free trial · Ecumenical
Our app, so read with that in mind. Still anchors each day with two new devotions: a daily devotional every morning (three to five minutes) and an evening prayer every night (four to six), each built around a single Bible verse. Both are audio, written to be listened to rather than read, and both are now in English as well as German: the English daily devotional and evening prayer launched in October 2026. Around them sit Bible sleep stories, sleep sounds, and a gentle scripture alarm, so the evening prayer leads straight into the night. What it doesn’t do: reading plans, prayer lists, or community features. It’s ecumenical, so nothing assumes your tradition. Try Still on the App Store.
6. Abide — best topical guided devotions
Freemium, $39.99/yr · Evangelical
Thousands of guided devotions and meditations sorted by situation (anxiety, marriage, grief, work), plus one of the biggest Christian sleep libraries. Abide is $39.99 a year (Abide’s help centre, checked August 2026), shown against a $69.99 list price, so it is fairly priced for the depth. English only. (Still vs Abide.)
7. Hallow — best for Catholics
Freemium, $69.99/yr · Catholic
The biggest Christian app by revenue and the deepest Catholic library there is: daily reflections, rosaries, the liturgy of the hours, big-name narrators. Protestants often find the Catholic framing a poor fit. Our Hallow review covers what’s free and what isn’t.
8. First 5 — best women’s daily devotion
Completely free · Broadly evangelical
From Proverbs 31 Ministries: a short, scripture-first devotion built to be the first five minutes of your day, with an active community around it. Free, focused, and especially popular with women. If that’s your lane, our roundup of devotionals for women covers books in the same spirit.
Free daily devotional apps (no subscription needed)
If you never want to see a paywall: YouVersion (verse of the day plus reading plans), Our Daily Bread (a classic daily reading), Lectio 365 (guided morning and night prayer), and First 5 (a five-minute morning devotion) are all completely free, with no premium tier between you and a daily habit. Among the paid apps, Glorify’s free tier is the most generous.
Book, app, or both?
An app isn’t the only way. A devotional book never pings you with a notification, and many people prefer paper for an unhurried morning. An app wins on the busy days, when you can listen on a commute or in bed. Plenty of readers use both. If you’re weighing it, our guide to starting a daily devotional walks through the habit itself, app or no app.
How to choose
Three quick filters narrow it fast.
Free or paid? You can build a complete daily habit for $0 with YouVersion, Our Daily Bread, or Lectio 365. Pay only if a specific paid app fits your life better.
Read or listen? If you’ll sit and read, YouVersion or Our Daily Bread are ideal. If you need audio for the commute or the pillow, Glorify, Abide, and Still are built to be listened to. Still is the one that gives you a new devotional and a new evening prayer every day.
Morning or evening? Glorify and First 5 shine in the morning. Lectio 365 and Still cover both: Still with a daily devotional each morning and an evening prayer that leads into sleep.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best daily devotional app? It depends on your habit. For a free daily reading, YouVersion or Our Daily Bread. For a guided rhythm, Lectio 365. For a polished morning flow, Glorify. For a new devotional and evening prayer to listen to every day, Still. There’s no single winner, so match the app to how and when you’ll actually use it.
What’s the best free daily devotional app? YouVersion for verse-of-the-day and reading plans, Our Daily Bread for a classic daily reading, and Lectio 365 for a guided morning and night prayer. All three are free with no premium tier.
Is there a daily devotional app with audio in English? Several. Lectio 365 and Abide are narrated, Glorify has a guided audio flow, and Still has a new daily devotional and a new evening prayer every day in English (since October 2026) and German.
Is there a good Catholic devotional app? Hallow has the deepest Catholic library, with daily reflections, rosaries, and the liturgy of the hours. Its free tier gives you a real sample before any subscription.
Which devotional app is best for the evening? Still is built for it: a new evening prayer every night, four to six minutes long and built around one verse, followed by Bible sleep stories if you want to keep listening. Lectio 365’s free night prayer is a strong no-cost alternative.
All app names are trademarks of their respective owners. We make Still and have disclosed that throughout. Prices are US App Store figures, last checked August 2026. See our full comparison hub, the best prayer apps, or the best Christian apps overall.