Christian Meditation Apps | Guided Prayers

First15

A free daily devotional guiding over 1.2 million people each morning through 15 minutes of Scripture, reflection, guided prayer, and curated worship music — designed to anchor your day in God's presence. A resource of Denison Ministries, founded by Craig Denison.

Abide: Bible Meditation Prayer

The #1 Christian meditation app — 2,000+ Bible-based guided meditations, 365+ sleep stories, full NIV Audio Bible, and themed content for anxiety, depression, sleep, and spiritual growth. Co-founded by former Google employees, now part of the Guideposts family. 1.57M YouTube subscribers and endorsed by licensed therapists.

Reflect Christian Mindfulness

A completely free Christian mindfulness app offering guided biblical meditations, lectio divina, contemplative prayer, and imaginative contemplation — all centered on Scripture. Created by UK developer Neill Bowler from his personal journey with chronic fatigue, the app remains ad-free with no in-app purchases and is actively updated.

Live From Rest

A free Christian meditation app by the Smith family (Dr. Steve, Joshua Luke, and Lucinda) — offering customizable guided sessions rooted in Scripture with breathwork, calming music, and topics from gratitude to addiction recovery. A UK charity with free courses, a podcast, a regular Premier Christianity column by Joshua, and endorsement from the Baptist Union of Great Britain.

Soul Rest

A free, open-source web platform gathering Christian meditations and meditative prayers from creators like Christ Centered Tribe, Encountering Peace, Alabaster Co, Rush Podcast, VOUS Church, Abide Christian Meditation, Sr. Faustina Maria Pia SV, and Soulspace — with a Panic Button for immediate calm, random meditation discovery, and content spanning anxiety, sleep, healing, and worship.

Type the Word

Type the Word is a free, open-source web app that lets you type through the Bible verse by verse — tracking accuracy, progress, and consistency while meditating on Scripture across nine translations. New in 2026: memorization modes with word masking, a Goals system for long-term plans, and a Google Classroom integration being piloted in Christian schools.

Evergrace

Evergrace is a Christian bedtime audio story app for kids, created by a team of Australian Christian families. It offers peaceful, Bible-truth-filled narrated stories with original music and sound effects, helping children wind down at bedtime while growing in faith. Now uses one-time purchases instead of subscriptions.

Soultime Christian Meditation

A Christian meditation app offering 200+ guided sessions on anxiety, sleep, stress, and spiritual growth, plus an AI-powered mood tracker, personality assessments, sleep stories, original music, an in-app journal, and a complete AI-narrated audio Bible. Endorsed by the former Archbishop of Canterbury and recommended by the Church in Wales for clergy wellbeing.

The Quiet Collection

A spiritual formation app by NYT bestselling author and spiritual director Emily P. Freeman, offering seasonal audio collections of reflections, ancient prayers, and original piano music — designed to create space for the soul to breathe. Free to download with Borrowed Prayers and Psalms included; additional seasonal collections (Lent, Advent, Birthday, Blessings) available as in-app purchases.

Faith: Scripture Meditation

Personalized guided meditations rooted in Scripture — share what's on your heart and receive a custom session with Bible passages, narration, and calming music.

Amen - Catholic Bible & Prayers

Amen is a completely free Catholic prayer and meditation app by the Augustine Institute, offering daily Mass readings, guided Lectio Divina, the Rosary, Scripture reflections from Dr. Tim Gray, sacred music, sleep stories, a Bible in a Year audio companion, and a prayer journal — all without paywalls or in-app purchases.

ThyWord: Prayer & Scripture

ThyWord is a voice-first Christian prayer companion that listens to your spoken prayers and responds with a matching Bible passage in real time. Built for the "six days between Sundays," it helps Christians develop a consistent daily prayer habit through simple, active, spoken prayer paired with Scripture.

Christ Centered Tribe

Christ Centered Tribe offers 250+ guided biblical meditations and Christian EFT tapping sessions to help believers find peace in God's presence, reduce anxiety, and deepen their faith.

Dwell

An audio-first Bible app with 20+ narrators across 18 Bible versions (including Spanish, Portuguese, and Apocrypha editions), Read Along, meditation tools, 75+ listening plans, Dwell Nightly bedtime devotional, The Biggest Story Bible Storybook, audio introductions for every book, and 80+ biblical figure sketches — built by the twin brothers behind Lightstock via a record-breaking Kickstarter. 3M installs, 40K+ daily listeners. Named a Top 4 Bible App for 2026 by Christian Post. Endorsed by Matt Chandler and Ann Voskamp.

Verses - The Melody of God's Word

A non-profit Scripture-to-song app that turns word-for-word Bible passages into original music performed by diverse worship artists like Charlie Hall, Jackie Hill Perry, and Tori Kelly — helping Christians memorize and meditate on God's Word through melody.

iBreviary

The official Catholic Breviary app by Fr. Paolo Padrini, offering the complete Liturgy of the Hours, Roman Missal, Lectionary, prayers, and sacramental rites in 10 languages — free on iOS, Android, and the web, in partnership with the Custody of the Holy Land.

Bible Clock - Verse Clock

A beautifully designed verse clock app that turns every glance at the time into a Scripture moment. Features time-matched verses (like John 3:16 at 3:16), book-by-book Bible browsing, home screen widgets, personal photo backgrounds, and Guided Flow meditation mode — available in 10 languages on iOS and Android.

Hallow

The #1 Christian prayer app with nearly 1.5 billion prayers prayed, offering 10,000+ audio-guided sessions — from Lectio Divina and the Rosary to Byzantine prayers, sleep Bible stories, and an AI faith Q&A tool — built to help anyone find peace in God. Partnered with Lauren Daigle, Mark Wahlberg, and Jonathan Roumie for seasonal challenges drawing hundreds of thousands of participants.

Pray As You Go

A free daily audio prayer app celebrating 20 years of ministry from the Jesuits in Britain — offering 10–13 minute guided sessions blending music, Scripture, and Ignatian reflective questions to over half a million people annually across 9 languages, with a new monthly "Pray with the Pope" series alongside Pope Leo XIV.

Pause: Prayer & Meditation

A free guided pause app by John Eldredge (Wild at Heart) that helps you reconnect with God in 1 to 10 minutes through short, audio-guided sessions with Scripture, breathing exercises, and multi-day programs like 30 Days to Resilient.

Life After Pornography Coach

A research-backed 10-week coaching program by clinical psychologist Dr. Cameron Staley, using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help individuals overcome unwanted pornography use through mindfulness, guided videos, journaling, and community support.

helloHOPE

A free app from a 501(c)(3) nonprofit by founders Andrew and Mary Beth Thomas, offering daily Scripture, prayer prompts, calming music by Stanton Lanier, and real family stories to help parents navigate a childhood diagnosis with hope and faith.

Soulspace Prayer & Meditation

A Holy Spirit-centered Christian meditation app with daily Scripture-based guided prayers, 300+ topical meditations, Bible sleep stories, kids content, worship instrumentals, and a 'Bible in 100 Days' audio series — created by a tight-knit team originally from Westside Church in Bend, Oregon. Features daily meditation reminders, shareable verse cards, and read-along transcripts. Free daily meditation, no ads. Recently rebranded across stores as 'Reflect & Rest: Soulspace' (iOS) and 'Soulspace: Holy Spirit Prayer' (Android).

Glorify: Devotional & Prayer

The #1 Christian devotional app — daily guided devotionals, Scripture-based meditations, worship music, audio courses, journaling, Bible Stories for Kids, and community groups. 20M+ downloads, backed by a16z and SoftBank. Partnered with The Chosen, Great American Media, and co-led Global Bible Month 2025 with YouVersion and Hallow. Free with optional Glorify Plus subscription.

On-Demand Prayer

A free, growing library of over 100 pre-written Christian prayers across 20 categories — from family and health to career and community — helping you find the right words for any situation.

Lectio 365

A free daily prayer app from the 24-7 Prayer movement offering morning, midday, and night devotionals inspired by Lectio Divina, The Lord's Prayer, and the Examen. Follow the P.R.A.Y. rhythm with 330K+ active users and 2 million downloads worldwide. Available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Chinese (via WeDevote). Created by Pete Greig.

Pray.com

One of the world's most-downloaded Christian prayer apps with 10M+ downloads, offering daily guided prayers, Bedtime Bible Stories, audio Bible dramas, Pray AI companion, and devotional series from Tim & Demi-Leigh Tebow and 80+ ministry leaders across iOS, Android, and web.

A Simple Pause

A free, ad-free spiritual companion app offering seven guided five-minute practices — including Lectio Divina, Ignatian imaginative prayer, Visio Divina, and timed silence — rooted in ancient monastic traditions. Available in English, Spanish, and Chinese. Created by spiritual director LuAnn Roberson under the Spiritual Formation Society of Arizona.

Lectio for Families

A free daily family devotional from 24-7 Prayer using the P.R.A.Y. pattern (Pause, Rejoice, Ask, Yes) — 5-10 minute Bible readings, discussion questions, and prayer prompts designed for families with children ages 7-11. Written and read by an international team of adults and kids from 6+ countries across 4 continents. Web-based with active daily content.

Encountering Peace

A free, listener-supported Christian meditation ministry with 1,400+ hours of Scripture-rooted guided audio, daily new meditations, 170+ YouVersion Bible plans, a private journal, community features, and 200+ YouTube videos — available on iOS, Android, Apple TV, and web.

Build Your Faith App

A faith-based web app offering healing prayers, Scripture-based affirmations, gratitude activities, and daily encouragement for individuals navigating serious health challenges — now with a church fundraising program through Gratitude Challenge.