The short answer: the best Christian prayer app depends on how you pray. If you want one answer, it’s Lectio 365: completely free, three guided prayers a day, and the app we’d hand to someone who has never used one. For keeping a prayer list, PrayerMate or Echo. For Catholic devotions, Hallow. For evening prayer and praying yourself to sleep, Still. This guide compares the nine worth installing today, with honest notes and current prices, plus one that hasn’t launched yet.
Disclosure up front: we make Still, one of the apps on this list. We’ve marked 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.) |
|---|---|---|
| Guided daily prayer (free) | Lectio 365 | Free |
| Evening prayer & falling asleep | Still | $59.99/yr or $12.99/mo |
| Catholic prayer & liturgy | Hallow | $69.99/yr |
| Keeping a prayer list | PrayerMate | Free (donations) |
| Praying with others | Echo Prayer | Free; ECHO+ $14.99/yr |
| Ignatian audio prayer | Pray As You Go | Free |
| Evangelical topical prayers | Abide | $39.99/yr |
| Morning devotional rhythm | Glorify | Freemium; $6.99/mo, annual not published |
| Dramatized prayer & Bible audio | Pray.com | $99.99/yr ($19.99/mo) |
Prices last checked August 2026 and they change often — check each store listing.
The list
1. Lectio 365 — best free daily prayer app
Completely free · Broadly evangelical
From the 24-7 Prayer movement: guided morning, midday, and night prayers following the P.R.A.Y. rhythm (Pause, Rejoice, Ask, Yield), written by practitioners and beautifully narrated. No paywall, no ads, no premium tier — it’s donation-supported and has grown almost entirely on word of mouth, with 24-7 Prayer’s own site putting Lectio 365 at over 350,000 monthly users. If you want one free app that leads you in prayer every day, start here. What it isn’t: a prayer list, a sleep app, or a music app.
2. Still — best for evening prayer and praying to sleep
$59.99/yr or $12.99/mo after free trial · Ecumenical
Our app, so read with that in mind. Still gives every day the same two anchors: a daily devotional in the morning and an evening prayer at night, with Bible sleep stories, sleep sounds, and a gentle scripture alarm in between. Listening plans — the Psalms in 30 days, for example — add structure when you want it. It’s ecumenical, so nothing assumes your tradition. What it doesn’t do: prayer lists or community features. Try Still on the App Store.
3. Hallow — best for Catholics
Freemium, $69.99/yr · Catholic
The biggest Christian app by revenue and the deepest Catholic prayer library there is: rosaries, novenas, Lectio Divina, liturgy of the hours, big-name narrators. Protestants often bounce off its Catholic framing — our Hallow review and pricing guide cover what’s free and what isn’t, and these alternatives suit non-Catholics better.
4. PrayerMate — best for keeping a prayer list
Free, donation-supported · All traditions
Fifteen years old and still the gold standard for organized intercession: categories for family, church, and missions, daily reminders, and prayer feeds from 500+ ministries. A major v9 rewrite in 2025 added better syncing and encryption. It doesn’t guide or narrate anything — it helps you pray faithfully for the people you said you’d pray for.
5. Echo Prayer — best for praying with others
Free; ECHO+ ~$14.99/yr · All traditions
Prayer lists with reminders like PrayerMate, plus the social layer: shared group lists for small groups and churches, answered-prayer tracking, and prayer feeds. The free tier covers personal use; ECHO+ (about $14.99/yr) unlocks creating groups. The best pick if your prayer life is shared with a community.
6. Pray As You Go — best Ignatian audio prayer
Completely free · Catholic roots, ecumenical reach
Produced by the Jesuits in Britain for twenty years now: a fresh 10–13 minute session every day weaving music, scripture, and reflective questions in the Ignatian tradition. Free forever, sustained by donations. Slower and more contemplative than Lectio 365 — many people happily use both.
7. Abide — best evangelical topical prayers
Freemium, $39.99/yr · Evangelical
Thousands of guided prayers and meditations for specific situations — anxiety, grief, marriage, work — plus one of the biggest Christian sleep libraries. At ~$40/year it’s fairly priced for the depth. English only. (Still vs Abide.)
8. Glorify — best morning prayer rhythm
Freemium; $6.99/mo, annual not published · Broadly Christian
A ten-minute morning flow of scripture, guided prayer, and worship music, with the most generous free tier of the paid apps here. Thin on evening and intercessory prayer. (Still vs Glorify.) If a daily reading matters more than prayer lists, our roundup of the best daily devotional apps covers that category.
9. Pray.com — best dramatized prayer audio
Freemium, $99.99/yr · Broadly Christian
Celebrity-narrated prayers, Bedtime Bible Stories, and cinematic Bible sagas. Impressive production, the highest price on this list, and the pushiest upselling. (Still vs Pray.com.)
Not out yet: Prayhouse. Prayhouse is building shared prayer for households: family prayer requests, answered-prayer tracking, a free tier for one household of up to six. We’re watching it, but as of August 2026 it is a waitlist: prayhouse.app says early access is “rolling out in waves,” and there is no App Store or Google Play listing. The site publishes prices (House Pro $5.99/month or $49/year; Community $12.99/month or $109/year), but a price you can’t pay yet isn’t a price. Check prayhouse.app before planning around it.
Free Christian prayer apps (no subscription needed)
Three of the nine are free forever with no paid tier at all. Together they cover guided prayer, prayer lists, and contemplative audio — a complete prayer toolkit for $0.
| App | Price | Free forever? |
|---|---|---|
| Lectio 365 | Free (donation-supported) | Yes — no paid tier exists |
| PrayerMate | Free (donation-supported) | Yes — no paid tier exists |
| Pray As You Go | Free (donation-supported) | Yes — no paid tier exists |
| Echo Prayer | Free; ECHO+ $14.99/yr | Yes for personal use — paying only unlocks creating groups |
| Glorify | Freemium; $6.99/mo | Limited free tier, the most generous of the paid apps here |
| Abide | Freemium; $39.99/yr | Limited free tier |
| Hallow | Freemium; $69.99/yr | Limited free tier — see our pricing guide |
| Pray.com | Freemium; $99.99/yr or $19.99/mo | Limited free tier |
| Still | $59.99/yr or $12.99/mo | Free trial, then paid |
If you never want to see a paywall, start with Lectio 365, PrayerMate and Pray As You Go.
Prayer apps for anxiety
For anxious moments specifically: Abide has the largest topical library of anxiety prayers; Still is built for the anxious hour before sleep, when worry is loudest; Lectio 365’s night prayer ends with a calming Examen. Prayer sits well alongside professional help, not instead of it.
Which prayer apps work in German?
Most are English-only (Lectio 365 also offers Spanish, Portuguese, and Chinese; Hallow translates a fraction of its library). Still produces its German prayers natively — zur deutschen Seite.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best Christian prayer app? For guided daily prayer, Lectio 365 — free and excellent. For prayer lists, PrayerMate. For Catholics, Hallow. For evening prayer and sleep, Still. There’s no single winner; match the app to how you pray.
What’s the best completely free prayer app? Lectio 365 for guided prayer, PrayerMate for organizing your prayer list, Pray As You Go for contemplative audio. All three are free with no premium tier.
Which prayer apps are completely free? Three of the nine here have no paid tier at all: Lectio 365, PrayerMate and Pray As You Go, each donation-supported. Echo Prayer is free for personal use and only charges to create groups. Glorify, Abide, Hallow and Pray.com have limited free tiers on top of a subscription.
Is there a prayer app without a subscription? Yes — Lectio 365, PrayerMate, and Pray As You Go have no subscription at all. Echo is subscription-free for personal use.
What app helps you pray at night? Still is built specifically for evening prayer and falling asleep with scripture; 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 side-by-side comparison or the best Christian apps overall.