You want to pray more consistently, but life gets in the way. You jot prayer requests on sticky notes that disappear, or you promise to pray for a friend and forget by Tuesday. Echo Prayer was built for exactly this tension — it turns your phone into a prayer companion that helps you organize, remember, and actually follow through on your prayers.^1
Echo keeps a running list of everything you're praying for, lets you categorize requests with tags, set push notification reminders throughout the day, and mark prayers as answered so you can look back and see how God has moved. The "Pray Now" feature strips away distractions and walks you through your prayer list with an optional timer, creating focused space to talk with God. Where Echo really shines is in community: share prayer requests privately with friends or family, create small group prayer circles, and even follow your church's prayer feed to stay connected to what your community is lifting up. When you pray for someone, you can send them a notification with an encouraging note — a small feature that users say makes a big difference.^2
Built by The Parable Group in San Luis Obispo, California, Echo Prayer launched around 2014-2015 with a simple mission: help people pray without ceasing. The app has been actively maintained with regular updates through December 2025, and features like guided prayers and group invitation links have been added over time.^3
Why Christians Love Echo Prayer: "This app has transformed my prayer life. It has taken something which has the potential to be a great distraction (my phone) and turned it into a spiritual asset/weapon. Echo has truly helped me to live more in a continual state of prayer."^1 Users consistently praise how Echo turns forgetfulness into faithfulness — one reviewer shared, "I love this app. So easy to use and is very versatile. It has helped me to maintain a regular prayer time and it gives me notifications of when to pray."^3 Another wrote simply, "Simple, easy to use and no ads. Thank you."^3 Churches and small groups have adopted Echo as their go-to prayer tool — from Crossroads Church using it as their official prayer app to missionaries using Feeds to keep supporters praying in real time.^4 A reviewer on BibleQuestions.info gave it five stars, noting: "It doesn’t do everything I want, but it helps me focus on God, which makes it a success."^5 Global Christian Relief named Echo one of the top 5 best prayer apps for Christians, highlighting its ability to tag answered prayers as a way to be "a faithful witness to others."^6
Platforms: iOS, Android Pricing: Freemium (free core features; Echo Plus+ subscription for groups, feeds, and advanced sharing)
