In Jainism, many important scriptures and devotional works are in Prakrit. Here are some main “types” (categories) of Jain works in Prakrit, with key examples from both traditions:

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1. Agam / Canonical Texts (mainly Śvetāmbara)

Written mostly in Ardhamāgadhī Prakrit.

• Aṅga-s – Core canonical texts

• Upāṅga-s – Subsidiary canonical texts

• Cheda-sūtra, Mūla-sūtra, Prakīrṇaka-sūtra – Rules of conduct, basics for monks and laity, and short treatises.

All these are in Prakrit, not Sanskrit.

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2. Āgama-style Commentaries & Niryukti

Short verse commentaries on Agams, also in Prakrit.

• Niryukti – mnemonic verses explaining Agam sutras
• Bhāṣya (in some cases mixed with Prakrit, Apabhraṁśa, early Sanskrit)

These help in understanding the original Prakrit Agams.

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3. Kāvya (Poetry) in Prakrit / Apabhraṁśa

Though many famous Jain poems are in Apabhraṁśa and Sanskrit, there are poetic works and stutis with strong Prakrit base.

• Early Jain narratives, legends, stories in Prakrit/Apabhraṁśa that later inspired Sanskrit Jain kāvya.
• Many gāthā-s, śloka-s used in traditional Jain literature and commentaries are in Prakrit forms.

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4. Prakrit Works in the Digambara Tradition

The original canon is considered lost, but Digambaras also have important Prakrit-based texts and gāthās:

• Traditional belief speaks of Prakrit āgamas earlier, now lost.
• Later śāstras often quote or preserve Prakrit verses explaining vows, conduct, cosmology, etc.

Most extant Digambara philosophical texts are in Sanskrit, but Prakrit verses are embedded in many works, especially in older layers.

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5. Ethical / Conduct Texts with Prakrit Base

Many small śrāvakācāra (lay conduct) and sādhu-dharma verses circulate in Prakrit/Apabhraṁśa form:

• Gāthās on pañca-vrata (five vows), anuvrata / mahāvrata,
• Verses describing ahiṁsā, samyak-darśan, etc.

These are often memorized and recited traditionally.

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6. Stotra / Bhakti Verses with Prakrit Elements

Though famous stotras today (like Bhaktāmara, Kalyāṇamandira, etc.) are in Sanskrit, there exist older devotional verses in Prakrit gāthā form, especially in manuscripts and traditional recitation.

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In summary, “similar types of Jain works in Prakrit” include:

1. Canonical Agam texts (Śvetāmbara) in Ardhamāgadhī Prakrit.
2. Niryukti and Agama commentaries in Prakrit.
3. Narrative and poetic gāthās in Prakrit / early Apabhraṁśa.
4. Prakrit verses preserved in Digambara tradition within later Sanskrit works.
5. Ethical and conduct gāthās for monks and householders.
6. Early devotional verses in Prakrit metres.

If you tell me what kind of work you have in mind (e.g., rules for monks, stories, stotras, philosophy), I can list more specific Prakrit Jain texts of that type.