--- title: "Pray.com vs YouVersion: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Pray.com or YouVersion more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Bible and prayer apps set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/pray-com-vs-youversion" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Pray.com vs YouVersion: Which is searched more? Is Pray.com or YouVersion more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Bible and prayer apps set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Pray.com and YouVersion - **Competitive set**: Bible and prayer apps - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Pray.com Share of Search**: 1.4% - **YouVersion Share of Search**: 19.2% ## Is Pray.com or YouVersion more popular in search? - In September 2026, YouVersion had more branded searches than Pray.com among bible and prayer apps worldwide. YouVersion had about 74,000 branded searches, while Pray.com had 5,400. YouVersion made up 19.2% of all bible and prayer app searches we track, and Pray.com accounted for 1.4%. - YouVersion was ahead of Pray.com in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Pray.com’s share of searches among bible and prayer apps worldwide moved from 0.47% to 1.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.9K to 5.4K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, YouVersion’s share of searches among bible and prayer apps worldwide moved from 22.5% to 19.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 90.5K to 74K. ## Top bible and prayer apps in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, YouVersion was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Pray.com was mentioned in one out of five: not in any of the three ChatGPT answers, but in one of the two Google AI Overviews. YouVersion was listed before Pray.com in three out of four answers that named either. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | YouVersion | 1st | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Hallow | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Lectio 365 | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | PrayerMate | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Echo Prayer | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Pray as you go | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Blue Letter Bible | 7th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Dwell | 8th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Pray.com | 9th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Glorify | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Abide | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about bible and prayer apps - Asked ChatGPT "Which Bible or prayer app should I use?": 1. YouVersion, 2. Hallow, 3. Lectio 365, 4. Blue Letter Bible - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best Bible and prayer apps?": 1. YouVersion, 2. Hallow, 3. Lectio 365, 4. Blue Letter Bible, 5. Echo Prayer, 6. Dwell - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best prayer app for building a daily habit?": 1. Lectio 365, 2. Hallow, 3. Pray as you go, 4. PrayerMate - Searched Google, AI Overview "bible app": 1. YouVersion, 2. Dwell - Searched Google, AI Overview "prayer app": 1. PrayerMate, 2. Echo Prayer, 3. Pray as you go, 4. Pray.com Not named in any answer: Glorify and Abide. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 22, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for bible and prayer apps worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, YouVersion lost share of searches among bible and prayer apps worldwide, from 21.6% to 19.2%. - In September 2026, Pray.com lost share of searches among bible and prayer apps worldwide, from 2.4% to 1.4%. ## Month by month | Month | Pray.com estimated searches | Pray.com Share of Search | Pray.com rank | YouVersion estimated searches | YouVersion Share of Search | YouVersion rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 1.9K | 0.47% | 8 | 90.5K | 22.5% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 1.9K | 0.48% | 7 | 90.5K | 22.6% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 1.6K | 0.45% | 8 | 74K | 20.7% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 2.4K | 0.56% | 8 | 110K | 25.9% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 1.9K | 0.39% | 8 | 90.5K | 18.8% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 1.6K | 0.38% | 8 | 90.5K | 21.7% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 1.6K | 0.41% | 8 | 74K | 19.1% | 2 | | May 2026 | 2.4K | 0.63% | 6 | 74K | 19.3% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 5.4K | 1.6% | 6 | 74K | 22.4% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 8.1K | 2.6% | 6 | 60.5K | 19.1% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 8.1K | 2.4% | 6 | 74K | 21.6% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | 5.4K | 1.4% | 6 | 74K | 19.2% | 2 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Pray.com’s and YouVersion’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Pray.com**: Measured on the search term “pray.com”. - **YouVersion**: Measured on the search term “youversion”. - [Pray.com profile](/demand/global-en/brands/pray-com) - [YouVersion profile](/demand/global-en/brands/youversion) - [All bible and prayer apps worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/bible-and-prayer-apps): The set both shares are measured inside, 11 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Pray.com or YouVersion more popular in search? In September 2026, YouVersion had more branded searches than Pray.com among bible and prayer apps worldwide. YouVersion had about 74,000 branded searches, while Pray.com had 5,400. YouVersion made up 19.2% of all bible and prayer app searches we track, and Pray.com accounted for 1.4%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Pray.com vs YouVersion: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/pray-com-vs-youversion This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/pray-com-vs-youversion. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.