# Operation World

> Reference

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1181609244](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1181609244)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1181609244`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Johnathan Pulos
- **Category:** Reference
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (49 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.4.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-07
- **First published:** 2017-05-16
- **Size:** 54 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-23
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/operation-world/id1181609244)
- **Website:** [http://www.operationworld.org](http://www.operationworld.org/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.operationworld.org/privacy-policy](http://www.operationworld.org/privacy-policy)

## Description

Join other believers in praying for the world!

Want to join the global prayer movement? Operation World (OW), the definitive global prayer handbook, has been used by more than a million Christians to pray for the nations. Now as a mobile app you can receive reminders to pray for the “country of the day,” research statistics on each country and read the in-depth prayer request and praise reports given for each country of the world.

OW is widely regarded as the definitive volume of prayer information about the world and is the recipient of the ECPA Gold Medallion Award for Excellence in Evangelical Christian Literature.

OW has had seven editions published. The most recent is from 2010, which is a complete update of the 21st century edition, released in 2001. The previous edition was published in 1993. The original edition was produced in 1964, from South Africa, and was only 32 pages of basic information about 30 countries.

OW has been translated into several other languages: German, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Korean, Chinese, Russian, and in part into Indonesian and Italian. The cumulative number of copies printed in all languages exceeds 2 million. The 7th edition was released in October of 2010.

OW listed in Christianity Today's The Top 50 Books That Have Shaped Evangelicals, Landmark titles that changed the way we think, talk, witness, worship, and live.

## Rankings

- #178,529 — Overall

## Review summary

Operation World's iOS app is valued for concise, prayer-ready country briefs that foster daily global prayer and community, plus ongoing updates from the developers. However, reviewers commonly report issues with notifications, navigation bugs, outdated content, and intermittent prayer-tracking features, indicating a mix of strong usefulness and reliability challenges.

### Pros

- Concise, well-structured country briefs with clear prayer points.
- Encourages daily prayer and shows others praying, fostering a global prayer community.
- Broad country coverage with practical information to help plan prayers.
- Active updates and maintenance by developers.

### Cons

- Notifications/reminders often fail or stop working, reducing timely prompts.
- Navigation/UX can be buggy, with pages getting stuck and difficult to move between sections.
- Content can feel outdated, with sources and country information not always current.
- Prayer-tracking features (e.g., I’m Praying counter, 'People Praying' tab) are unreliable at times.

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