# Sermon Scribe: Bible Notetaker — user reviews > 66 indexed App Store user reviews of Sermon Scribe by JAM AppWorks LLC, rated 4.82/5 from 1,479 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sermon-scribe-bible-notetaker/id6740540936/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sermon-scribe-bible-notetaker/id6740540936.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,317 · 4★ 96 · 3★ 40 · 2★ 8 · 1★ 18 ## What do users think of Sermon Scribe? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Helpful for sermon notes and reflection - 👍 Useful resources and features - 👍 Accurate sermon summaries and outlines - 👍 Integrates well with personal study and small groups **Cons** - 🐛 Recording issues, not always reliable - 🔒 Lack of export options for notes and reflections - 💰 Expensive subscription model **Commonly reported bugs** - Recording not working as expected - Subscription issues, unable to cancel **Most requested features** - Export options for notes, outlines, and reflections - Improved recording reliability ## Newest reviews (15 of 66) ### 3/5 — Could be better *2026-08-23, version 5.0.2* I love this app its super useful in many ways but I realized that in order to creat a sermon it’s only takes audio,which I use this feature anyways but because I have a baby i cant always talk due to her sleeping and taking naps, keep in mind I live in a apartment so my voice bounces of the walls. I would love if they would have a feature to type my sermons out as well. Also once you use transcribe and misspoke or used the live transcription you cannot edit the words after. ### 3/5 — Not as good as it used to be to be *2026-08-21* The app use to be brilliant, but since the upgrade, it keeps hanging and things don’t work, eg can’t add a preacher’s name or change the title of a sermon. Using the app is now highly frustrating. ### 4/5 — Sermon Scribe is great *2026-08-20, version 5.0.2* I am truly enjoying this app…..i would like to be able to download other Bible translations in the app that would be a useful addition. ### 2/5 — Great! But… *2026-07-28, version 4.2.2* I love this app. It does what it says it does. But when I receive text or email and navigate off the app and return back to it. The recording tries to reconnect but can’t. I end up having to stop the recording and do another recording. Please help with this issue. Update Now it’s lagging cant transcribe message. Update Now it’s dropping recording and try to reconnect Now it’s freezing.. Are developers keeping up with the latest updates. ### 3/5 — Can not highlight while recording *2026-07-01, version 4.2.2* App does an amazing job at transcribing sermons during live worship events. However, you cannot highlight verses or add notes to margin that are accessible once you stop recording and saves the outlines, and other resources. ### 2/5 — Great! But… *2026-04-30, version 4.2.1* I love this app. It does what it says it does. But when I receive text or email and navigate off the app and return back to it. The recording tries to reconnect but can’t. I end up having to stop the recording and do another recording. Please help with this issue. Update Now it’s lagging cant transcribe message. Update Now it’s dropping recording and try to reconnect ### 3/5 — Love it, but 1 issue and 1 suggestion *2026-04-20, version 4.1.8* I love everything this app has to offer, but one issue I had with it is that I recorded a sermon playing on another device to have it transcribed, and it showed something entirely different. It kinda sounded like my bible notes turned into a sermon, not even close to what I played. I’m wanting to try it again with a different sermon I missed once my church uploads it. I actually would like that to remain a feature (one that scans your notes and turns it into a sermon, connecting related passages and our reflections, maybe also offering to refine our insights for more accurate understanding of The Word. ### 3/5 — Great! But… *2026-03-22* I love this app. It does what it says it does. But when I receive text or email and navigate off the app and return back to it. The recording tries to reconnect but can’t. I end up having to stop the recording and do another recording. Please help with this issue. Update Now it’s lagging cant transcribe message. **Developer response:** Thanks for the review! Sorry to hear about the reconnection issue - that's definitely frustrating and we will look into it as soon as possible. In the meantime, try enabling Do Not Disturb while recording to avoid interruptions. We appreciate your patience and feedback! ### 2/5 — Record Reflect Remember Key *2026-03-14, version 4.1.6* That’s what’s key for me being able to record whether it be a sermon, notes, journaling, my thoughts after meditation or studying. But having a space for it all… 3/8/26: paid trial price- testing a few apps to find the ONE Downloaded the app Monday worked superb. Friday morning it didn’t mark my daily streak no problem not concerned much about that. Friday night after a few hours in worship & prayer, yes a few hours, I’m a worshipper. I went to the Word, then I went to put in a journal entry…. 3/13/26: The app froze - then nothing. It was illumination and it froze. Thankfully my God said take a picture. 3/14/26: Saw there was an Update Ok I do enjoy this app, installed the Update. 11 Sermons Just Gone. 2 stars as a Minister in Training I think I need my sermons. But I do enjoy the other features. Don’t think I will renew 4/9/26 Will probably stick with Goodnotes, my MDiv notes are there but will pray on it and see where he leads. ### 4/5 — Amazing with room to improve *2026-03-06, version 4.1.5* This app is fantastic. Transcribes very accurately. I love the devotional feature. It takes the stress off of focusing more on note-taking than actually listening to a sermon. The app is clearly made for sermons not just speeches in general. The AI identifies key concepts, breaks up a sermon into sections, and offers different types of layout (full summary, study guide, discussion guide, and a practical application guide). This is quite an arsenal. In Live mode you can add footnotes that are time-stamped. And it has a whole built-in Bible to refer to so that you don’t have to leave the app. SUGGESTIONS: 1. More Bible versions. Only has ESV, KJV (not NKJV), and ASV. While the church I go to uses the ESV it would be nice to at least have NIV and/or NRSV. Everyone has their preferences but more variety would be great! 2. An alert if recording stops on its own. Critical alerts will stop the recording. I suggest using a Focus mode that nothing can bypass when you are recording to avoid this. 3. Ability to correct mistakes. While speech to text is great it isn’t perfect, and as the user I need to be able to edit something that was incorrectly transcribed preferably in Live mode. Most of the time these mistakes are corrected during actual processing but not always. 4. Automatically delete “umms” and “uhhs” and bridge the gap between long pauses. Not sure how many of these are viable but for $5/mo it’s great. ### 4/5 — Amazing with room to improve *2026-03-03* This app is fantastic. Transcribes very accurately. I love the devotional feature. It takes the stress off of focusing more on note-taking than actually listening to a sermon. The app is clearly made for sermons not just speeches in general. The AI identifies key concepts, breaks up a sermon into sections, and offers different types of layout (full summary, study guide, discussion guide, and a practical application guide). This is quite an arsenal. In Live mode you can add footnotes that are time-stamped. And had a whole built-in Bible to refer to so that you don’t have to leave the app. SUGGESTIONS: 1. More Bible versions. Only has ESV, KJV (not NKJV), and ASV. While the church I go to uses the ESV it would be nice to at least have NIV and/or NRSV. Everyone has their preferences but more variety would be great! 2. An alert if recording stops on its own. Critical alerts will stop the recording. I suggest using a Focus mode that nothing can bypass when you are recording to avoid this. 3. Ability to correct mistakes. While speech to text is great it isn’t perfect, and as the user I need to be able to edit something that was incorrectly transcribed preferably in Live mode. Most of the time these mistakes are corrected during actual processing but not always. 4. Automatically delete “umms” and “uhhs” and bridge the gap between long pauses. Not sure how many of these are viable but for $5/mo it’s great. **Developer response:** Hi Mr__Meow, thank you so much for this thoughtful review! This kind of feedback means a lot to me! 1. NIV is coming in the next couple of weeks, so stay tuned! More translations are on the way as we work through licensing with publishers. 2. Great point - some interruptions (like phone calls) are unavoidable due to iOS limitations, but we'll add an in-app tip to help you minimize them. 3. Transcript editing + a post-recording cleanup pass are both on the roadmap and coming soon! 4. Love this idea - we'll look into auto-removing filler words and smoothing long pauses. Thanks again for the encouragement and the great suggestions. More good things are coming! 🙏 Please don't hesitate to reach out if you need anything. ### 5/5 — Sermon Scribe: Bible Notetaker *2026-02-10, version 3.4.0* Absolutely the best Bible App I have ever used. No need to make an extra purchase or to go to multiple places within the app. Everything you need to study the Bible is right here in the app. Greek word study, Hebrew word study, chapter analysis, verse analysis, SOAP Method. It's all there in one place. Download today! ### 5/5 — Keep going *2026-02-08, version 3.3.2* Keep trying ### 4/5 — Love this app - could have a couple improvements *2026-02-05, version 3.3.2* Overall this app is amazing. I love the ability to create a devotional off of the messages. One thing that would be nice would be able to select the devotional length based on message and not overall in the system. For example, I would like a 7 day devotional on a Sunday sermon, but a 3 day devotional on a Wednesday sermon. I feel one huge miss on the app is not being family share compatible. My wife and daughter would love to use this app as well, but we certainly are not going to pay triple as a family. ### 4/5 — Really good app *2026-02-03, version 3.3.2* I’ve just tried this with one sermon so far and the weekly review and reflection in the app is a game changer. I love the review, sermon highlights and quotes. They make it easy to create notes in my bible. I have found that the live transcription needs a little more work and I really wish I could upload an arrive from a Facebook live video (reason for 4 stars). However, when working from a recording, the app really shines, creating a beautiful transcription, outline, and summary. After that the devotions for the week really keep me in His word and help me understand and really reflect on what has been taught. Hey—any chance of a referral program? I’d love to share and get a month or three free for referring my friends and church !! All in all, it’s a good app!! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Sermon Scribe *2026-07-15, version 4.2.2* Couldn’t get some features to work. Unable to copy or paste on iPad or iPhone. So, unable to share for Bible study. Couldn’t get it to work on windows 11. Couldn’t find anywhere to go for support and as soon as ask internal ai for help the ai would say unable to assist in a web based format. Too bad as it had some great features. ### 1/5 — Anarque *2026-06-03* Premier point il est pas possible de faire un essai de l’application gratuitement j’ai donc été contraint de payer pour me rendre contre que cette application ne prend pas en charge le français alors qu’une pub a été faite sur Instagram France. De plus ça ne génère pas les serments correct, j’ai fait un essai et alors que je faisais un sermon pour présenter l’application ça m’a rédigé un serment sur la foi alors que je n’ai même pas évoquer un verset biblique une seule fois. Next ### 1/5 — Connection issues *2026-05-17, version 4.2.2* Not great, unstable ### 1/5 — Not easy to navigate *2026-03-26, version 4.1.7* Can’t record a sermon off of YouTube. Says links are invalid and won’t let me 😭 kinda useless unless physically recording in persona sadly ### 1/5 — It does not work for me *2026-02-27, version 4.1.3* I have tries over 5 times and this app doesn't work for me as it is promoted. I have asked for a refund and I have been denied 3 times. ### 1/5 — I Wish *2026-01-13, version 3.1.3* Nice app. I wish I could afford it but I’m an old lady on a fixed income, so…🤷🏻‍♀️ ### 1/5 — Currently not very good *2025-11-14, version 2.2.1* Great idea, but currently not accurate ### 1/5 — Why do we have to pay to get help *2025-11-13, version 2.2.1* We should get a better understanding of the Bible for free ### 1/5 — What an incredible rip off *2025-09-04* I canceled my free trial and the plan was still processed. You try to call the number given but it doesn’t actually work. And they put in their terms “all sales are final and non refundable” but they won’t let you know that upfront don’t waste your time unless you want to get ripped off for !!50!! Dollars!!! **Developer response:** Hi ReVvB01, I’m sorry for the frustration you experienced. Just to clarify for you and others reading: the trial length and pricing are always clearly displayed both in the subscription details and at the time you start the free trial. We as developers don’t control when Apple processes payments, and all subscription management and refunds are handled directly through Apple. I received your email as well and immediately replied with these details, and I see that you were able to successfully request & receive a refund already. It would be appreciated if you can remove this 1 star review as it only hurts our brand for a circumstance that we have no control over. Thanks for your understanding. ### 1/5 — Disappointed *2025-07-14, version 1.3.0* I love the thought of this app but I can’t afford $10 a month so I can’t use it. I’m sure it’s a great app but just put a price to download instead of getting my hopes up. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Fantastic Bible/Devotional App *2026-08-18, version 5.0.2* This App has literally been an absolute answer to my prayer. I was sitting in church before the service started searching for a devotional app — I said a prayer and this app appeared, it covers everything you would want in a Bible/Devotional app and more. This App is well worth the price and it allows my wife and I to have daily devotions. ### 5/5 — Fantastic Bible/Devotional App *2026-08-16* This App has literally been an absolute answer to my prayer. I was sitting in church before the service started searching for a devotional app — I said a prayer and this app appeared, it covers everything you would want in a Bible/Devotional app and more. The only beef I have is since the last update, they removed the Recap feature that provided a summary of the sermon. However, this App is well worth the price and it allows my wife and I to have daily devotions. ### 5/5 — Love this App *2026-07-13, version 4.2.2* Totally helps me go deeper with my Sunday Sermons. Still taking in all of the features it offersgives me a wealth of informtion to take to my lifegroup ### 5/5 — Print option *2026-07-11, version 4.2.2* The Bible Study and Journal sections of the app do not have the option to share/print. Nor can you copy to paste. That would be a good update for those wanting to print. ### 5/5 — Love this app *2026-06-14, version 4.2.2* Best Bible note taking app EVER!! ### 5/5 — Android app *2026-05-04, version 4.2.2* Pls make an android for this… thank u… ### 5/5 — Best one on the store *2026-05-04, version 4.2.2* The price is right and the feature set is huge. Competitor apps have silly pricing structures and lack a lot of the features. Glad I found this one. ### 5/5 — Near Excellent *2026-02-21, version 4.1.1* I’m amazed at how well this app works. I have tried it both at church and other Christian talks and it is just amazing. The only thing that would make it perfect would be able to use my iPencil for underlining or drawing circles around certain words. Great program, can’t wait to give it 5 stars! Eric ### 5/5 — Immerse yourself in the sermon *2026-02-17, version 3.4.0* Sit back or lean forward in your pew seat and enjoy the sermon without scrambling to jot down everything the minister says. I can finally be caught up in the moment. I also won’t forget the key elements of the sermon or forget all together what was said the very next day. I really like the quotes. Those are easy “truth bombs” that can really wreak havoc to the enemy’s plans for someone. ### 5/5 — Wow! *2026-02-11, version 3.4.0* I’ve tried other Bible Note Taker apps. Sermon Scribe is by far the best! It’s loaded with extras. Doesn’t get any better than this. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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