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Mutter vs Pray.com
We make Mutter, so we're biased. Here's an honest comparison. Mutter is a free iPhone prayer app made by an independent maker. Everything we say about Pray.com is checked against its own pages and app store listings, dated 1 October 2026, and linked below.
Pray.com is a large Christian audio and media app: daily prayers, audio Bible stories told by well-known voices, bedtime stories, Pray Radio, sermons and podcasts, with a free version and Premium. Mutter is a free app built around one habit: before the apps you choose open, it shows the verse or prayer you picked for today.
At a glance
| Feature | Mutter | Pray.com |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free. No ads, purchases, subscriptions or donations. | A free version and Premium. The UK App Store lists purchases from £1.79 to £106.99, including ‘Premium Subscription No Ads’ at £14.99. App Store Pray.com help |
| Platforms | iPhone XS or newer (iOS 17 or later). Free on the App Store. | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro, Android and the web. App Store Google Play |
| Built around | App Guard: today's verse or prayer before the apps you choose, with drawings, widgets and a reading library around it. | Audio: daily prayers, 250+ audio Bible stories, bedtime stories, meditation, radio, sermons and podcasts. App Store pray.com |
| Ads | None. | Yes, in the free version and in Premium. A ‘No Ads’ plan removes most ads but not sponsor ads inside some content. Pray.com help |
| Account needed | Yes (Apple, Google or email), so your library comes back on a new phone. | Yes, with an email address. Pray.com help |
| Bible | The Berean Standard Bible, with study notes, plus the World English Bible and the King James Version. You can save verses from any translation. | The text of the Bible is free; audio Bible experiences are part of Premium. Pray.com help |
| Audio | Listen to a calm voice read your verse or prayer, with soft music if you like. No guided meditations. | Its heart: Bible stories ‘with your favorite voice actors’, sleep stories, Pray Radio and podcasts. App Store |
| App Store rating | None yet. Mutter isn't on the App Store, so there are no ratings or reviews. | 4.7 from 3,502 ratings in the UK; 4.8 from 192,587 in the US. On Google Play, 4.8 from 41,500 reviews. App Store Google Play |
Pray.com facts checked 1 October 2026, from the linked pages. Prices and ratings change; follow the links for today's.
Where Pray.com is better
- So much to listen to. Hundreds of audio Bible stories, bedtime stories, meditations, music, and Pray Radio playing teaching around the clock.
- Famous voices and pastors. Bible readings and stories from well-known actors and preachers, and podcasts and sermons from many churches.
- Every device. iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro, Android and the web, in English and Spanish.
- Church tools. Communities for prayer requests, and features for churches including mobile giving.
- A lot of people use it. Nearly 200,000 US ratings averaging 4.8, and 5 million+ downloads on Google Play.
Where Mutter is different
- No ads, no tracking. Mutter has no ads, and the app doesn't use advertising or tracking. Pray.com's App Store privacy label lists eight kinds of data that may be used to track you across other companies' apps and websites.
- Completely free. No Premium, no trial, no ‘No Ads’ tier and no donations.
- A prayer before your apps. App Guard shows the verse or prayer you chose for today before the apps you pick. Say Amen and the app opens.
- Quiet, and your own. Mutter is built around a few words you chose, drawn in paper and ink, rather than a stream of programmes.
What people say about Pray.com
In 350 App Store reviews, most were five stars: people value the daily prayers, the sleep stories and the sermons. The recent low ratings (summer 2026) are mostly about ads, including for paying subscribers, unexpected charges after trials or ‘donations’, and finding it hard to cancel. A few dislike political content. On Trustpilot, pray.com scores 1.4 from 94 reviews.
“Pray.com is a good app to have.”
“Ads ads ads.”
From Pray.com's public App Store reviews, read 1 October 2026. Mutter is new, so it doesn't have many reviews yet.
Pray.com's prices, from its own pages
Who should pick which
Pick Pray.com if you love Christian audio and want a lot of it: Bible stories from famous voices, sermons, radio and sleep stories, on any device.
Pick Mutter if you want a quiet, free app with no ads that helps you pray when you reach for your phone. (Once it's on the App Store.)
Sources
- Pray.com on the UK App Store (description, in-app purchases, ‘Contains Advertising’, ratings, privacy label), checked 1 October 2026.
- Pray.com on the US App Store (US ratings, reviews), checked 1 October 2026.
- Pray.com help: Subscription Plans, checked 1 October 2026.
- Pray.com help: Is Pray.com free?, checked 1 October 2026.
- Pray.com help: Signing up for free, checked 1 October 2026.
- pray.com, checked 1 October 2026.
- Pray.com on Google Play, checked 1 October 2026.
- pray.com on Trustpilot, checked 1 October 2026.
Pray.com and its maker, Pray, Inc., aren't connected to Mutter, and their names belong to them. Spotted something out of date or wrong? Email hello@trymutter.com and we'll fix it.