Life of Prayer Download

Pray every day.
Never alone.

Life of Prayer locks your social media until you pray. And it connects you with people who are praying too.

Download on theApp Store Free for 7 days
  • Catholic & Orthodox
  • Real prayers, never AI
  • No streaks
150Psalms
40+prayers in each tradition
150+paintings and icons, all credited
0prayers written by AI

You want to pray.
Your phone gets there first.

Most people who want to pray more already know they should. The phone wins anyway.

“I know I should read my bible more but I usually end up scrolling social media.”
“I always started my day with instagram or TikTok.”
“I have wasted so much time doom scrolling every morning.”

From App Store reviews of other prayer apps. And 64% of US adults aged 30–49 say they spend too much time on their phone (Pew Research Center, 2026).

One app, two ways to pray

For me A prayer habit that holds

Your social media locks at your prayer time. You pray, and it opens.

See how it works ↓ For others People who pray for each other

You pray for real people by name. They pray for you.

See how it works ↓
For me

A prayer habit that holds

Set it up once. Then each day, your apps wait until you pray.

  1. Pray by 7:00 AM, every day. Apps lock at 7:00 AM.
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    Choose your time

    Pick a time to pray by, and the days. Morning, noon, evening or night.

  2. Add prayers: Everyday, Devotions, Saints, Novenas, Psalms, and prayers for needs.
    2

    Choose your prayers

    Everyday prayers, devotions, saints, novenas and all 150 Psalms. Or start from a need.

  3. Choose a painting: a grid of sacred paintings.
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    Choose a painting

    Each prayer time has its own sacred painting or icon.

  4. For me: Locked, Pray to unlock, and the day's prayer times.
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    Your apps wait

    Not prayed by your time? The apps you chose lock until you pray. Pray early, and nothing locks.

  5. Night Prayer: every day, pray by 9:30 PM, five prayers, and a Pray button.
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    Open your prayer time

    Your prayers, in your order, under your painting.

  6. Come before God. Find a quiet place. Close your eyes. Breathe slowly.
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    Come before God

    A moment of quiet first. Then begin when you are ready.

  7. The Our Father, one line at a time.
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    Pray, one line at a time

    So no prayer is skimmed. Hold to say “Amen,” and your apps open.

  8. Journal: For me 100%, For others 78%, and each prayer time.
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    See your month

    How often you prayed, not a streak. Miss a day, and nothing resets.

What you tried before

RemindersYou swipe them away.
Screen Time limitsYou tap “Ignore Limit.”
Deleting InstagramYou download it again.
Life of PrayerYour apps open after you pray.

Only 1 in 4 people who tried to cut back on their phone say they were very successful (Pew Research Center, 2026).

For others

Someone needs your prayer.
Someone is praying for you.

Real people ask for prayer, signed with a first name and a state. No replies, no votes, no followers.

  1. For others: today's intention is Work, and requests for prayer, each with a Pray button.
    1

    See who needs prayer

    New requests first, then today’s shared intention, then people near you.

  2. A request from Grace, and a row of prayers to choose: Hail Mary, the Memorare.
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    Choose a prayer for them

    A Hail Mary, the Memorare, a Psalm. Then pray it, line by line.

  3. Amen. For my family and for Tom. Tom will know you prayed.
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    They know you prayed

    Each prayer time can also carry one person who asked for prayer. They see that you prayed.

  4. Ask for prayer: Please pray for my interview at 2. Today or 9 days.
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    Ask for prayer

    Write one or two lines. Ask for today, or for nine days.

  5. My requests: each request shows how many people prayed and what is new.
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    Watch the prayers come in

    Each request shows how many people prayed, and what is new.

  6. My mother's surgery on Friday: 11 prayed. Joseph near you prays each day. Thank. Pray for Joseph.
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    Thank them, and pray back

    See who prayed and which prayer they said. Thank them, or pray for them in return.

Screens show example requests, names and numbers.

Also in the app

Catholic or Orthodox

Your own prayers, words and art. Orthodox prayers come from named editions, such as Hapgood’s Service Book.

Real prayers, never AI

The Our Father, the Rosary, the Jesus Prayer. Every prayer comes from a named edition.

Pray together, at the same time

Several times a day, everyone is asked to pray one prayer together for the day’s intention.

Your prayers, your order

Add, remove and reorder the prayers in each prayer time. Up to 30.

Private

Your prayer history stays on your device. Others see only your request, your first name and your state.

Questions

Is it free?

You can use everything free for 7 days. After that, Life of Prayer is a subscription. You can cancel any time in the App Store.

How does the lock work?

It uses Apple’s Screen Time. You choose your prayer times and the apps that wait. If you have not prayed by your time, those apps lock until you pray. If you do not pray that day, they open again at midnight.

Can I still use my phone?

Yes. Only the apps you choose lock. Calls, messages and every other app stay open.

Does the app know if I really prayed?

No. It records that you went through your prayers and said “Amen.” The rest is between you and God.

What do other people see?

Your request, your first name and your state or region. Never your town. Your prayer history stays on your device.

Is it Catholic or Orthodox?

Both. You choose when you start, and you can change it in Settings. Prayer requests are shared by everyone.

Start tomorrow morning.

Choose one prayer time. Pray once. See how it feels.

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Free for 7 days · Catholic & Orthodox · Real prayers, never AI