Instapray

Instapray, Inc.
Founded January 10, 2013
Headquarters San Francisco, California, US
Area served Worldwide
Founder(s) Fryderyk Ovcaric
Industry Microblogging, social networking service
Slogan(s) Receive immediate love and support from people around the world whenever you need it, wherever you are.[1]
Website instapray.com
Registration Required for full functionality [2]
Available in English
Launched April 18, 2013
Current status Active

Instapray is a mobile microblogging platform and social network service that allows users to pray, post prayers, request prayers and discover other religions through the multimedia posts of other users.[3][4][5][6][7]

History

Instapray was founded on January 9, 2013 in San Francisco, California. The Founder and CEO Fryderyk Ovcaric, a Stanford University graduate, says “Our mission is to build a global online community of happiness, love and support – facilitating exchanges of inspiration, compassion and care among people through prayers.”[8][9][10]

Service

The platform is designed to deliver instant, crowd-sourced feedback to users who request prayers. Prayers can be public or sent to user generated groups and communities around specific topics, locations or faiths.[11]

Instapray users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, follow other users, join prayer groups, exchange messages and receive automatic notifications with updates about their prayers.[12]

People use Instapray to get support from around the world during problems they face, to meet other people who share their religious and spiritual beliefs or discover and discuss various life and world events.[13][14]

Users are able to use # hashtags and @ mentions.[15] Prayers from Instapray can be shared to Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.[16]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.instapray.com/
  2. ↑ http://www.instapray.com/terms/
  3. ↑ http://margaretfeinberg.com/4-best-prayer-apps-phone/ The Top 4 Prayer Apps for Your Phone
  4. ↑ http://theprayingwoman.com/2013/12/29/7-christian-apps-you-dont-want-to-be-without/ 7 Christian Apps You Don’t Want To Be Without
  5. ↑ http://godgathering.com/5-must-have-prayer-apps/ 5 Must Have Prayer Apps
  6. ↑ http://www.kevinhalloran.net/boost-your-prayer-life-with-your-smartphone-best-prayer-apps/ 10 Tips to Boost Your Prayer Life with Your Smartphone (+ The Best Prayer Apps)
  7. ↑ http://antoinetteandnicole.com/technology/113-instapray-an-inspiring-app.html Instapray - an inspiring app
  8. ↑ http://www.instapray.com/team
  9. ↑ http://www.creativeministry.org/article/2041/store/small-group-tools/contemporary-comments/contemporary-comments-2014/discipleship-and-prayer Discipleship and Prayer
  10. ↑ http://sumofallforms.co.uk/2013/05/11/instapray-prayer-up-builds-christian-community-in-the-cloud/ Instapray – talk to God through your smartphone
  11. ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/angela-jamene/prayer-theres-an-app-for-_b_4565651.html Prayer? There's an App for That
  12. ↑ http://notashamedofthegospel.com/encouragement/prayer-for-healing-instapray/
  13. ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/angela-jamene/prayer-theres-an-app-for-_b_4565651.html Prayer? There's an App for That
  14. ↑ http://blog.jcluforever.com/mobile-apps-that-every-christian-should-check-out/ Mobile Apps That Every Christian Should Check Out
  15. ↑ http://churchm.ag/instapray-prayer-app/
  16. ↑ http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Technology&title=Five-recommended-apps-for-the-Holy-Week&id=86110