# Holdfast: Sermon Notes — Church Recorder & Bible Verses

> Church Recorder & Bible Verses (iPhone/iPad app by Sergei Semashko.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/holdfast-sermon-notes/id6831829129 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Sergei Semashko](https://appshunter.io/developer/866039452)
- Category: Reference, Lifestyle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 15 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-11-14
- Data updated: 2026-11-15

## What is Holdfast?

Stay in the sermon. Keep it all week.

You shouldn't have to choose between listening and writing it down. Press Record, put the phone down, and tap Mark when something lands. Then Holdfast brings Sunday back with one question a day, drawn from what your pastor said.

FREE
• Record: keeps going if you lock the phone or switch apps, and needs no signal. It saves as it goes, so a crash loses under a minute.
• Mark: one tap holds the moment.
• Notes: type a thought while you listen. Each one keeps its place in the sermon.
• Transcript: read what was said in your last 3 sermons, or only the moments you marked.
• Verses: references your pastor says are caught and shown from the World English Bible, matched by reference and never rewritten.
• Export any sermon as plain text. No account.

HOLDFAST PRO
• Study sheet: the main idea, the points and your pastor's own words, each linked to the recording.
• The week: six questions, Monday to Saturday. Each answer ties a knot on your week line.
• Your whole library, searchable by word or verse.
• Group sheet: a PDF with points, verses and questions for your small group.

WHY QUESTIONS?
Being asked beats rereading. In a 2006 study by Roediger and Karpicke, students who were tested on a passage remembered 56% of it a week later, against 42% for those who studied it again.

GOOD TO KNOW
• English sermons only for now.
• Record only where your church allows it, and stop for private conversations.
• Transcripts are made automatically and can contain mistakes.
• Your sermons stay on your iPhone. Export what you want to keep.

Holdfast Pro: $49.99 a year with a 7-day free trial, or $7.99 a month. Billed once a year or monthly, never weekly. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage them in your Apple account settings.

Terms: https://dabzzapp.com/holdfast/terms/
Privacy: https://dabzzapp.com/holdfast/privacy/

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Holdfast Pro Monthly | $7.99 | per month |
| Holdfast Pro Yearly | $49.99 | per year |


## Is Holdfast safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Holdfast.

## Is Holdfast legit?

Holdfast: Sermon Notes appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Holdfast is 68 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0 — 2026-11-14

No release notes.

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