Is the prayer lock app market saturated? What the Google Play US data says

9 keywords measured on Google Play US, last scanned 2026-10-31. Figures are read directly from store pages, not estimated.

NEW ENTRANTS · 12 MONTHS

How many prayer lock apps released in the last 12 months are ranking on Google Play US today, and how many reached the ratings threshold?

Newcomers do survive here 5 of 10 top-10 apps released 6–12 months ago cleared 50 ratings; 13 more were released in the last 6 months and are too young to judge; 1 of 9 keywords are still unclaimed.

Released 6–12 months ago, past 50 ratings

5/10

top-10 apps released 6–12 months ago that reached 50 ratings

Too young to judge

released in the last 6 months, not counted either way

Over 24 months

8/13

same ratings threshold

Median release year, top-10

2026

of 32 dated apps

Store autocomplete confirms people search for this niche. Searched for: "prayer lock" suggested after typing 36% (position 4).

Rating counts on Google Play are worldwide, not one country, so the 50-ratings threshold is easier to clear here than on the App Store. Read this figure against Play; the App Store page for the same niche is a different scale.

WHAT WINNERS CHARGE

Are prayer lock apps profitable, and what do the top apps on Google Play US charge?

4 of 5 sell in-app purchases, top prices range from 23.99 USD to 100 USD. 1 not updated in a year.

Real prices, read from each app's own store page, not estimated

App holding top-5	Ratings	What it charges	Last update
Prayer Times - Qibla & Salah	60,060	100 USD — IAP $1.99 - $100.00 per item	updated 2026-10-06
prayer lock: christian focus	10,409	44.99 USD — IAP $0.49 - $44.99 per item	updated 2026-07-10
Pray Screen Time - Bible Focus	2,602	59.99 USD — IAP $9.49 - $59.99 per item	no update in 13 months
PrayGo -Daily Bible Meditation	1,663	23.99 USD — IAP $8.99 - $23.99 per item	updated 2026-03-19
theWell Christian Social Media	628	free, sells nothing	updated 2026-10-27

REVENUE CHARTS

Do prayer lock apps make money on Google Play US, judged by days on a top-grossing chart?

Not measured on Google Play. The App Store publishes its category charts as a public feed; this report reads that feed and nothing equivalent on Google Play.

See the App Store figure for prayer lock →

KEYWORDS

What do people search to find a prayer lock app, and which keywords does nobody target?

1 of 8 keywords have no top-10 app aiming at them: prayer lock pray screen time.

Keyword	Difficulty (0–100)	Apps targeting it
prayer lock pray screen time	14	nobody — 0/10
prayer social	19	2/10
prayer lock christian focus	21	2/10
prayer lock app christian	22	3/10
prayer time lock	22	5/10
prayer lock for salah	23	6/10
pray focus	27	8/10
prayer lock	30	8/10

1 more keywords in the full report.

How to read this

Difficulty is the cost of reaching the top, 0–100. "Apps targeting it" counts top-10 apps carrying every word of the keyword in their name or subtitle.

COMPLAINTS

What do users complain about in the top prayer lock apps?

Too few complaints collected to summarise (0).

How to read this

Google ranks these by how many people found them helpful, which leans towards complaints — so the shares show which problems dominate, not how many users hit them.

OTHER STORE

Is the prayer lock app market different on iOS (the App Store)?

See prayer lock on App Store US → 3 of 11 top-10 apps released 6–12 months ago reached 50 ratings there