The short answer: Abide is the bigger library; Still is the more focused one. Abide is the established evangelical all-rounder with one of the deepest Christian sleep catalogs anywhere. Still is built specifically around scripture-first rest — Bible sleep stories, evening prayers, and a gentle scripture alarm — with a daily devotional and an evening prayer anchoring every day. If sleep is a section of your faith life, Abide serves it well. If sleep is the reason you’re downloading the app, Still was built for you.
One disclosure before anything else: we make Still. We’ve kept this comparison factual and we’ll tell you plainly where Abide is the better pick.
Side by side
| Still | Abide | |
|---|---|---|
| Tradition | Ecumenical | Evangelical |
| Core focus | Sleep, evening prayer & meditation | Meditation all-rounder with strong sleep |
| Bible sleep stories | Yes — the heart of the app | Yes — large library |
| Daily devotionals | Yes | Yes |
| Scripture alarm (wake-up) | Yes | No |
| Languages | English + German (native) | English only |
| Free tier | Free trial | Freemium |
| Price (US, approx.) | Subscription after trial | ~$39.99/year |
Prices as of July 2026; check each App Store listing for current figures.
Where Abide is better
Abide has been at this since 2015 and it shows. The library is enormous — thousands of guided meditations, sleep stories, and topical prayers — and it covers daytime use cases Still doesn’t try to: 15-minute lunchtime meditations, prayers for specific life situations, kids’ content. At roughly $40/year it’s also one of the better-priced full-library apps in the category.
If you want one evangelical app to cover every meditation moment of your day, and English is your only language, Abide is a very solid choice.
Where Still is better
Still goes deeper on the one thing most people actually open these apps for at 11pm: falling asleep with scripture.
Sleep is the center, not a shelf. Bible sleep stories, calming evening prayers, and soundscapes are the product — not a category within it.
The day ends and begins in scripture. Still’s gentle scripture alarm wakes you with a verse instead of a klaxon. Abide has nothing comparable.
The day has a shape, not just a shelf. Still pairs a daily devotional each morning with an evening prayer each night, and listening plans — the Psalms in 30 days, for instance — walk you through scripture in sequence. Abide’s bigger catalog leaves you to build that structure yourself. (Still is also the only one of the two with native German content.)
Ecumenical by design. Nothing in Still assumes a particular Protestant or Catholic frame.
What about price?
Abide runs about $39.99/year after its free tier. Still starts with a free trial, then a subscription. Neither will surprise you the way Pray.com’s ~$100/year does. If price is your only criterion, also look at Lectio 365 — completely free, though with no sleep stories.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Abide app free? Abide has a free tier with a limited selection; the full library requires a subscription of roughly $39.99/year (US, July 2026). Our full Abide app review breaks down the free version, the cost, and whether it’s worth it.
What’s the best Abide alternative? For sleep-first scripture, Still — it matches Abide’s core sleep use case and adds a scripture alarm and a built-in daily rhythm. For a free option, Lectio 365. For Catholics, Hallow.
Is Abide or Hallow better? Different traditions: Abide is evangelical and scripture-meditation-centered; Hallow is Catholic with rosaries and liturgy. See our Hallow review for the full picture, or our head-to-head Hallow vs Abide comparison.
Does Abide work in German? No — Abide is English-only. Still is the Christian sleep app with native German content (zur deutschen Seite).
All app names are trademarks of their respective owners; Still is not affiliated with Abide. We make Still and have disclosed that. See the full side-by-side comparison or try Still free on the App Store.