Comparison

My Sermon Notes vs Maana

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

My Sermon Notes

Capture sermon notes with fill-in-the-blank outlines and access them offline. Submit prayer requests, receive church announcements, and join or create ministry groups. Stay connected with your congregation through interactive features.

Highlights
  • Interactive fill-in-the-blank sermon notes
  • Offline access to sermon notes
  • Submit and view prayer requests
  • Receive church announcements
  • Create and join church groups
  • Event sign-ups and reminders
Features
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Take interactive, fill-in-the-blank sermon notes at your church with My Sermon Notes. You can also interact with your church in other ways, including prayer requests, announcements, and more. NOTES Our fill-in-the-blank notes system gives you an outline of your pastor's sermon to easily and effectively take notes. You always have access to your past sermon notes, whether online or offline, and our search feature allows you to locate previous sermons you're interested in. PRAYER REQUESTS Pray for others in your church congregation using the Prayer Requests feature. Prayer requests are submitted with the option of being anonymous or restricted to the church staff only. When new prayer requests are added, users can receive push notifications. Users can leave comments of encouragement on published prayers. ANNOUNCEMENTS Receive push notification updates from your church with the latest announcements. Share images, links, contact info, and more. GROUPS Create and join groups for any category of your church ministry. Small groups, serving teams, or age groups. Create a group for your youth ministry to offer exclusive sermons, announcements, and prayer requests only to group members. Groups can be public, private (requires permission to join), or hidden (users can only be added by an admin). FEATURE OVERVIEW - Sermons notes are saved locally and in the cloud and are searchable by tags. - Users can submit connection card information directly to the church staff. - Church members can view and sign up for events or contact the event coordinator. Notification reminders are sent for upcoming events. - Prayer requests can be submitted to church staff or congregation. Members will receive notifications when new prayer requests are added. - Church members can join or leave ministry teams or contact the team coordinator.

About

Maana

This app helps you record and remember significant moments where divine intervention or blessings occurred. It provides daily reminders of past positive experiences to reinforce faith and the belief in constant presence and faithfulness.

Highlights
  • Record divine moments
  • Daily reminders
  • Jot down answered prayers
  • Track God's provision
  • Reinforce faith
Features
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Maana is designed to capture those moments that we forget. The moments that God does amazing things in our every day routines. In 140 characters or less, you can quickly jot down those times that God showed up, provided, or answered prayers. Every day, you will be reminded of a time that God showed up in your past, so that you can remember he is always with you, and always faithful.

Screenshots

My Sermon Notes4 screens
Maana4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Maana at 5.0 against My Sermon Notes's 3.8. Maana also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). My Sermon Notes's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 48 months) and ratings volume (13 vs 1). On price and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Maana holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: My Sermon Notes has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Sermon Notes ships an update monthly, Maana every 48 months. Both last shipped on October 16, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
My Sermon Notes versus Maana: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy Sermon NotesMaana
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (13 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 48 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.1.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCT Software Systems, LLCTaylor Smith

Customer experience

My Sermon Notes

All ratings13 ratings
Positive69.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.8%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Maana

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

My Sermon Notes

No in-app purchases

None

Maana

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is My Sermon Notes free?
My Sermon Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Maana free?
Maana is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, My Sermon Notes or Maana?
Maana is rated higher. My Sermon Notes averages 3.8 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Maana averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do My Sermon Notes or Maana have ads?
My Sermon Notes shows ads; Maana does not.
Which is updated more often, My Sermon Notes or Maana?
My Sermon Notes ships an update monthly, and Maana every 48 months. Most recently, My Sermon Notes was updated on October 16, 2026 and Maana on October 16, 2026.

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