About 15 percent of Americans use apps to remind them to pray
Outside of using the internet to tune into religious services, the digitally spiritual also use tech for a number of other godly reasons. One is to remind them to pray. According to Pew’s research, at least 15 percent of Americans say they use an app to remind them to commune with a greater power—whatever that happens to be. Similar apps can also be used to remind users to read scripture. In general, it’s younger Americans who are using these apps, though a lot of older Americans also use them. Pew research shows that…
Americans ages 65 and older are slightly less likely than younger adults to use apps and websites for religious purposes. According to a scale measuring overall usage of multiple kinds of religious technology, 13% of people 65 and older are “heavy users” of apps and websites for religious reasons, compared with 16% to 18% of those in younger age brackets.
