Hallow Alternatives: 7 Prayer Apps Worth Trying

How we compared these apps

Every price in this article comes from an official source we checked in July 2026 — the app's own help center or website, or its US App Store listing. Where we cite a rating, it is the US App Store figure at the time of checking. Prices and ratings change, and some apps run regional pricing or promotional tiers we cannot see, so treat the store listing as the final word before you subscribe.

We evaluated each app on four things: what it is actually for (guided audio, liturgy, devotionals, AI conversation), which tradition or traditions it serves, how usable the free tier is for daily prayer rather than as a demo, and how its pricing is structured — because a $4.99 weekly plan and a $59.99 yearly plan are very different commitments even when the apps look similar.

One conflict of interest to name plainly: Bosko is our app. We have kept its entry to the same factual standard as the others and we tell you below exactly who should not choose it.

The best Hallow alternatives at a glance

Every app below is a real, actively maintained option in 2026. Prices are the publicly listed figures from official sources; free tiers vary widely, from a limited demo to fully free forever. Full disclosure: Bosko is our app.

First, what Hallow actually costs — and who should just keep it

To compare fairly, start with the baseline. Hallow's help center lists the Individual plan at $9.99 per month or $69.99 per year, with a Friends & Family plan at $119.99 per year for up to six people, and all paid subscriptions start with a free trial. That family plan is genuinely good value if you fill it: $20 per person per year.

Hallow is Catholic-only and built around guided audio — produced prayer and meditation sessions you listen to. If that describes exactly what you want, none of the apps below is a strict upgrade, and you should probably stay. The alternatives here are about fit: a different tradition, a different way of praying, a different price, or no price at all.

Bosko — for people who don't fit one tradition

Full disclosure again: Bosko is our app, so read this section knowing that. It exists because most prayer apps pick one tradition and serve it deeply, which is great until you are Orthodox, Lutheran, or Reformed and every polished app on the store assumes you are Catholic or broadly evangelical.

You pick your tradition at the start — Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican, Lutheran, Reformed, or Evangelical — and the whole app adapts: an interactive Rosary for Catholics, a Chotki (Jesus Prayer rope) for the Orthodox, the Daily Office for Anglicans and Lutherans, catechism study for the Reformed, and Scripture memory for Evangelicals. Around that core sit an AI companion grounded in your tradition, a full Bible in 30 translations, daily readings, and a liturgical calendar, in 18 languages.

The free tier is meant to be lived in, not sampled: the Rosary, Chotki, Daily Office, and Bible are all free, plus five AI messages a day. Bosko Plus removes the AI limit and unlocks the full guided-prayer library, billed monthly or yearly — there is no weekly-billing funnel, and the price is shown before you sign up.

Who should choose it: anyone outside the Catholic-only lane, households with members in different traditions, and non-English speakers who want prayer in their own language. Who should not: if what you want is a deep library of professionally produced audio meditations, Hallow still does that better than anyone in this list.

Bible Chat — for AI-first Bible conversations

Bible Chat is the strongest option here if your main use case is asking questions about Scripture and getting conversational answers. It is rated 4.9 out of 5 from roughly 351,000 ratings on the US App Store, which is an enormous sample, and the AI conversation is the center of the product rather than a bolted-on extra. The free plan includes basic features — audio Bible translations, study plans, and a limited chatbot — so you can test the core experience before paying.

The pricing needs a careful look. The headline Premium plan is $4.99 per week (a $2.99 weekly Standard tier also exists), and weekly billing adds up fast: $4.99 a week is roughly $260 over a full year. The yearly plans are far better value — the App Store lists Premium at $59.99 per year, a $39.99 yearly tier, and a $19.99 Lite tier. At $59.99, the yearly Premium actually undercuts Hallow's $69.99.

Who should choose it: people whose prayer life runs through study and questions rather than liturgy or guided meditation. Who should not: anyone who wants structured daily prayer — and anyone who might absent-mindedly leave a weekly subscription running.

Free Catholic alternatives: Amen, Laudate, iBreviary

If you specifically want a free Catholic app, three stand out, and they are free in the strictest sense — no subscription waiting behind the first screen.

Amen, from the Augustine Institute, is the most polished of the three: a prayer and Rosary app listed as free with no in-app purchases at all, rated 4.9 out of 5 from roughly 45,000 US App Store ratings. If Hallow's production quality is what draws you but the price is what stops you, Amen is the closest free equivalent for daily Catholic prayer.

Laudate is the long-running Catholic toolbox — daily Mass readings, the Liturgy of the Hours, an interactive Rosary, the NAB Bible, and the Catechism, all in one app with no subscriptions listed. It is dense rather than beautiful, closer to a reference shelf than a guided experience, and that is exactly why many people keep it installed for years.

iBreviary is the specialist: a fully free app for praying the Liturgy of the Hours, with the complete breviary plus the Roman Missal and Lectionary. If the Hours are your daily practice, it does the one thing Hallow treats as a feature as its entire purpose.

Who should choose which: Amen for guided daily prayer and the Rosary, Laudate if you want everything in one reference app, iBreviary if you pray the Hours. None of the three matches Hallow's audio production, but all three are free forever.

Pray.com — for faith-based sleep and audio content

Pray.com occupies a different niche: it is less a prayer companion than a faith-based audio platform, strongest at bedtime. The app is free to download with basic daily prayers, and the Premium subscription unlocks its signature content — Bedtime Bible Stories, Sleep Psalms, and similar audio programs. It is rated 4.8 out of 5 from roughly 192,000 ratings on the US App Store.

Pricing is the least transparent in this comparison: the App Store lists in-app purchases ranging from $1.99 all the way up to $109.99 across various tiers, so the price you see will depend on which offer the app shows you — check the listing and the in-app screen before subscribing.

Who should choose it: people who fall asleep to audio and want that audio to be Scripture rather than white noise. Who should not: anyone looking for liturgy, structured daily prayer, or a predictable price.

Lectio 365 — for a free, structured devotional rhythm

Lectio 365, from the 24-7 Prayer movement, is fully free and quietly one of the best daily habits on this list. It now offers three devotional moments per day — morning, midday, and night — each available in both written and audio form, and you can download a week's worth in advance, which makes it unusually reliable for commutes, flights, and patchy signal.

It is a devotional, not a toolbox: no Bible reader to browse, no Rosary, no AI, no liturgy. That constraint is its strength — you open it, pray the moment, and close it.

Who should choose it: anyone who wants a guided daily rhythm without paying anything, especially readers from evangelical or non-denominational backgrounds where Hallow's Catholic framing never quite fit. Who should not: people who want one app to hold their whole prayer life.

Pricing compared: what you'd actually pay

Here is every verified price in one place, as listed by official sources in July 2026. Where an app's pricing varies or is shown per-offer, we say so rather than guess — always confirm on the store listing. Full disclosure: Bosko is our app.

Two patterns worth noticing. First, four of the eight apps are fully free, which is unusual in any app category. Second, the paid apps split into two pricing philosophies: flat monthly-or-yearly plans you can reason about (Hallow, Bosko, Bible Chat's yearly tiers), and weekly or variable in-app offers that are easy to underestimate (Bible Chat's weekly plans, Pray.com's $1.99 to $109.99 spread). Whatever you pick, do the per-year math once before subscribing.

Which should you choose?

By tradition: if you are Catholic and happy with guided audio, staying with Hallow is a legitimate answer, and Amen is the best free substitute. If you pray the Liturgy of the Hours, iBreviary. If you are Orthodox, Anglican, Lutheran, Reformed, or Evangelical — or your household spans traditions — Bosko is built for exactly that gap (again: our app), and Lectio 365 is the strongest free option in a broadly evangelical register.

By budget: if the answer must be $0 forever, you have four real choices — Amen, Laudate, iBreviary, and Lectio 365 — and none of them is a compromise product. If you can pay a little, compare yearly numbers only: Bible Chat Lite at $19.99, Bible Chat Premium at $59.99, Hallow at $69.99, and Bosko Plus (monthly or yearly, priced in-app). Avoid drifting into weekly billing by default.

By language: most apps in this list are strongest in English. Bosko runs in 18 languages with a Bible in 30 translations, which matters if you or your family pray in something other than English.

By habit: produced audio meditation, Hallow. Falling asleep to Scripture, Pray.com. A fixed devotional rhythm three times a day, Lectio 365. Questions and study, Bible Chat. Liturgy and prayer that adapts to your tradition, Bosko.