Preachup vs Sermon Maker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Preachup
This app helps organize, write, search, and present sermons. It features a calendar for planning, an organizer to analyze sermon content for topics and gaps, and a smart editor with verse and topic recommendations. It also offers a unique presentation mode and syncs across devices.
- Sermon calendar for planning and tracking
- Sermon organizer for topic analysis
- Smart sermon editor with recommendations
- Search for related passages and ideas
- Presentation mode for sermons
- Cross-device syncing
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Preachup aims to be the best place to organize, write, search and present your sermons. CALENDAR The calendar helps you plan or easily remember when you preached last preached a topic or passage of scripture. Preachup's calendar is also great for planning and creating placeholders for future sermons. ORGANIZER The sermon organizer analyzes your sermons and their verse references. It then detects topics, people, places and more. The organizer keeps track oh how repetitive you are, and can even find potential gaps. SEARCH Search is built to answer all of your questions. Search can find related passages, related topics, your sermons, and can even find ideas from the community. WRITE The sermon editor is smart and tailored for biblical notes. The editor gives you recommendations for related verses and topics. PRESENTING - Preachup is designed to make it easy to present your sermons. SYNC ANYWHERE - Preachup works on your computer, tablet or phone. Use Preachup to: * Plan * Write sermons * Effortlessly become more organized and systematic * Store your sermons in a safe place for many years to come * Present your sermons from the pulpit with a unique presentation mode
Sermon Maker
Create and organize sermons and devotionals with a unified structure. This app synchronizes projects across iCloud-compatible devices and offers font customization and word count features. Available in multiple languages and supports dark and light modes.
- Unified sermon structure
- iCloud synchronization
- Font color customization
- Word count per section
- Multi-language support
- Dark/Light mode
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Sermon Maker is an application designed to help pastors, teachers, and church leaders create, organize, and manage sermons and devotionals. The app is compatible with iPhone devices running iOS 16.0 or later, iPads running iPadOS 16.0 or later, and Macs running macOS 13 Ventura or later. The macOS version is built with Mac Catalyst and is compatible with both Apple Silicon and Intel-based Macs (through Rosetta when required). Sermon Maker integrates with iCloud, allowing users to securely save and synchronize their content across all compatible devices using CloudKit private and public databases, as well as iCloud Sharing. The application is available in English, Spanish, German, Italian, French, and Portuguese. It supports both Light Mode and Dark Mode and allows users to customize the color of text in various sections, including sermons and devotionals. Additional features include word counts for individual sections and complete documents, project organization tools, and many other productivity features designed specifically for ministry preparation. The primary purpose of Sermon Maker is to provide consistency and structure in sermon and devotional preparation. The app was intentionally designed to help users follow a unified framework, making it easier to maintain clear organization, consistency, and a standardized flow across all sermons and devotionals.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Preachup at Free against Sermon Maker's $4.99. Preachup also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (32 vs 6). Sermon Maker's advantage is rating (3.0 vs 2.1) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). On review sentiment, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Preachup is free to download; Sermon Maker costs $4.99 up front. Sermon Maker sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Preachup asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sermon Maker holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Preachup has 32 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Preachup's written reviews are positive against 40% of Sermon Maker's.
Preachup ships an update every 3 weeks, Sermon Maker every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Preachup | Sermon Maker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 2.1 (32 ratings) | 3.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.7% of reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 32 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Phillip Burch | Ronald Steinvorth |
Customer experience
Preachup
Sermon Maker
Bugs and requests
Preachup
Reported bugs
17 issues- App completely shuts down when creating new sermons
- App crashes when tapping on a new note
- Cannot see past sermons
- Bolding, highlighting, and quoting scriptures no longer works
- App is no longer fluid to scroll through when preaching (scrolls a page at a time)
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- App freezes and requires multiple restarts
- Recent updates to formatting are confusing and not user-friendly
- Formatting seems glitchy at times
- No “send” button for feedback in the app
- Cannot change Bible version (stuck on KJV)
- Spanish Bible versions are no longer available
- Lost sermons after the update
- Bluetooth keyboard delete key not recognized in the sermon section
- Printing changes Bible versions
- Login page jumping around and not allowing sign-in
- Cannot use references offline
- No iCloud connection
Requested features
15 requests- Revert to the old version
- Bring back the old format
- Add multiple Bible versions
- Add Spanish Bible versions
- Add a Bible within the app
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- Improve split screen mode
- Add user guide (text or video)
- Improve printing functionality
- Add dark mode
- Add more editing tools (bold, italic)
- Save to computer option
- Multiple layouts
- Podium mode
- Offline reference use
- Connect to iCloud
Sermon Maker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Preachup
No in-app purchases
Sermon Maker
- Donation$0.99
- Donation$9.99
- Donation$99.99
Questions
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