Prayer.

Requests and Answers

Adding Prayer Requests

  1. Add a new entry by pressing the “+” sign at the top right of the "Prayers" tab.
  2. Enter Title, Category and Detail information.
  3. Bible: Add a scripture reference verse for reflection.
  4. Created: Update/Set the date of the entry.
  5. Answered: Update/Set the answered date of the entry (only on Answers tab).
  6. Schedule: set what day during the week you wish to pray for this item. See the "Weekly Calendar" section below on how to review your daily prayer list.
  7. Share: You can share the entry with other devices depending on what you have available: Text Message, E-mail, & Airdrop.
  8. Add Calendar Reminder: Add a reminder to your default Apple calendar for this request.
  9. Add Photo: Add a photo for this entry.

Rearrange and Deleting Requests

  1. In the top right press the icon labeled "..."
  2. Press the "Edit/Reorder Items" button.
  3. On the left select which item to delete.
  4. Confirm and delete the request.  If “Categories” is enabled go to the specific category to delete the item.
  5. On the right is a rearrange icon.  Touch and drag the icon to reorder the list.​
  6. When finished press the "..." and press "Done Editing"

Categories

  1. Switching ON “Enable Prayer Categories” under “Settings” tab enables grouping for prayer requests.  If enabled, the start screens for Prayer Requests and Answers will change to a list of categories.  Prayers are grouped by the category specified for each request.  For example all requests under the category “Church” will be shown under the “Church” category.
  2. You can change the category for a request by editing the prayer request itself.
  3. Prayers without a specified category will fall under the “Unassigned” category until a category is assigned to them.
  4. Only categories with prayer requests populating them will be shown on the top-level page.
  5. For every prayer saved, the auto-fill category box will be saved with that category entry.  The next time you start typing an entry for the category, a drop down will appear with a list of previously entered names for easy reference and selection.  This list can be reset via the “Settings” tab. Default values are populated with current prayer request’s categories.

Weekly Calendar (Requests Only)

  1. The weekly calendar allows assignment of requests to each day of the week.
  2. Tap the calendar icon on the top left of the "Prayers" tab to switch to the weekly calendar view.
  3. To assign a request to a day of the week tap on the request and press the calendar icon.  Select the appropriate days and press the “Done” button.
  4. An optional widget can be added to your iOS widget page. The number of requests for the day will be displayed and updated accordingly.

Prayer List View

  1. When viewing a summary of requests on the "Prayers" tab, pressing the Check Button will mark the request as answered and will move it to the "Answers" tab and vice versa.
  2. For items where the details section cannot fit on the tab a red expand button is inserted on the left.  Pressing this will expand and/or contract the details for easy viewing.
  3. Expand all and collapse all buttons are located in the "..." button on the top right.
  4. Tapping on an item will bring up the edit page where you can add/edit details, change the title, and/or write answers to the request. 

Journal (Diary) Entries

Adding Journal Entries

  1. Add a new entry by pressing the “+” sign at the top right of the "Journal" tab.
  2. Enter Title, Category and Detail information.
  3. Bible: Add a scripture reference verse for reflection.
  4. Created: Update/Set the date of the entry.
  5. Share: You can share the entry with other devices depending on what you have available: Text Message, E-mail, & Airdrop.
  6. Add Photo: Add a photo for this entry.
  7. Sort Journal entires by date, category, or book by going to the "Settings" tab and changing the Journal sort option.

Deleting Journal Entries

  1. Drill down from the top level (Date, Category, Book) view to see individual entries.
  2. Press the "..." button.
  3. Press the "Edit" button.
  4. Select the entry to delete and press the delete icon by that entry
  5. Confirm delete.
  6. Press the "..." and end editing.

Inspiration Tab

About

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Settings Tab

In-App Purchases

  1. Go to "Settings". At the top you can quickly tell if the app is activated or if the subscription has expired.
  2. Under "Settings" tap the "Details".
  3. Select the purchase you'd like to make and press "Buy".
  4. Enter your Apple ID and Password.
  5. Confirm purchase and wait for processing.
  6. If your have previously purchased the product but have lost the purchase on the device click “Restore” and input your Apple ID and Password to restore the purchase.
  7. NOTE: You must purchase the product with the same Apple ID that you used to download the App.
  8. You can manage your subscriptions by pressing the "Manage Subscriptions" button
  9. You can view and update your billing information by pressing the "View Billing Info" button.

Display

  1. Enable Prayer Categories: Puts requests into top level categories on the "Prayers" tab.
  2. Journal Grouping By: Sort Journal entries by Date, Category, or by Bible Book references. You can also set whether entries are displayed ascending or descending.

Password Protection

  1. Prayer Notes has a simple password protection scheme to protect privacy.  Enable it via the “Settings” page.
  2. Enabling the password feature automatically makes you enter and verify your password.  This will happen every time you switch the password feature off and back on.
  3. When enabled, a password page will be displayed whenever the application is started or resumed.
  4. There is no password recovery option.  If you forget your password there is nothing that can be done to get back into the program.  You’ll have to delete the app and reinstall it from the app store.  All your prayer requests will be lost.
  5. Passwords are not encrypted within the app.  Choose a password that you’ll remember, but that is not critical to your life (i.e. don’t use your bank PIN number).

Prayer Time Reminder

  1. Use this feature to remind yourself to pray.
  2. Set the time of the day to pray.
  3. Set the frequency of the reminder to daily, weekday, or weekend.
  4. Show App Use Streak (This Device) - Use this as a tool to track your daily usage streak. For each consecutive day that you open the app a +1 will be added to the streak. The streak is displayed at the top of the Prayer and Answers table. Please note that this only tracks the streak for the current device. It does not cross sync between devices.

Prayer Timer

  1. A simple timer to help with your prayer duration. Displayed on the Prayers tab.
  2. Can be set as a count up or count down timer.
  3. Press the duration to change the amount.

Database

  1. Statistics - Displays statistical information such as your oldest prayer, average answer time, number of entries, etc.
  2. Export Prayer / Export Journal Entries: Export prayer and journal entries via HTML file to an e-mail address of your choosing. You can also export subsets of requests and journal entries by pressing going to the "Prayers", "Answers", or "Journal" tab and pressing the "..." button. At that point any request shown and as a subset will be exported. Note that images are not exported.
  3. Reset Category Autocomplete: This will reset the autofill category dropdown list for Prayers and Journal entries.
  4. Delete Database: Delete all Prayer, Answer, and Journal data from the app, all other devices, and from iCloud.

iCloud Sync

  1. If iCloud is enabled for the device and for the app the status message "Auto Sync Enabled" will be shown.
  2. All device data will sync automatically over iCloud and to your other iOS devices with the app installed on it.
  3. iCloud choses when to sync and may be delayed depending on your device settings, internet connection speed, and Apple's servers.
  4. If you are having difficulty with iCloud please review the FAQ on iCloud sync issues.