My Sermon Notes vs American Polling Machine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
American Polling Machine
This app collects opinions from millions of users to provide accurate insights into public thought. It offers a free and anonymous platform for individuals to share their views and understand collective sentiment.
- Real-time opinion collection
- Millions of respondents
- Accurate public sentiment
- Free to join
- Anonymous participation
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American Polling Machine gets REAL answers from REAL people to know what the world is thinking! Not just a thousand respondents. What does that show? Nothing real of course. When millions of respondents respond, that gives an accurate view of what people really think. Join up, now. It's free and anonymous.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: American Polling Machine at 5.0 against My Sermon Notes's 3.8. American Polling Machine also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
American Polling Machine holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of My Sermon Notes's written reviews are positive against 100% of American Polling Machine's.
My Sermon Notes ships an update monthly, American Polling Machine every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | My Sermon Notes | American Polling Machine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (13 ratings) | 5.0 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.1.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | CT Software Systems, LLC | American Polling Machine, LLC |
Customer experience
My Sermon Notes
American Polling Machine
In-app purchases
My Sermon Notes
No in-app purchases
American Polling Machine
No in-app purchases
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