Comparison

WorshipStand vs Sermon Maker

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

Head to head
About

WorshipStand

This digital music stand app synchronizes worship sets and services for teams. It displays chord charts, lyrics, and PDF sheet music, with full song audio playback for practice. Seamless integration with a subscription service provides access to a vast song library and user-created content.

Highlights
  • Digital music stand for worship sets
  • Bluetooth pedal control
  • User synchronization for teams
  • Display chord charts, lyrics, and sheet music
  • Full song audio playback for practice
  • Access to 18000+ songs and custom additions
Features
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WorshipStand is the digital music stand for all your worship sets and services. This app, included exclusively for subscribers of WorshipTeam, has full bluetooth pedal control and user sync so you and your team are all connected. All the charts in WorshipTeam will display seamlessly in the WorshipStand app, including our 20000+ songs or your own songs you add to your account. Features include display of chord charts, lyrics, PDF sheet music, and playing of full song audio for practice and prep. Read songs your way with standard, song map, and expanded views, multi-column layouts in portrait or landscape, color-coded section bands, and your choice of chart fonts — and switch any song's version or key live, right from your music stand. Lead your whole team through a service with Leader Sync, mark up any chart with annotations and share them with your team, download your services for full offline use, and keep full-song audio playing in the background with lock screen controls. Project congregation-ready lyrics to a TV, projector, or Chromecast, and take your services on the road with Apple CarPlay.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Unified sermon structure
  • iCloud synchronization
  • Font color customization
  • Word count per section
  • Multi-language support
  • Dark/Light mode
Features
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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.

Screenshots

WorshipStand4 screens
Sermon Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: WorshipStand at Free against Sermon Maker's $4.99. WorshipStand also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.0) and review sentiment (80% vs 40%). Sermon Maker's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). On ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

WorshipStand is free to download; Sermon Maker costs $4.99 up front. Sermon Maker sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. WorshipStand asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WorshipStand holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of WorshipStand's written reviews are positive against 40% of Sermon Maker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WorshipStand ships an update every 5 days, Sermon Maker every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
WorshipStand versus Sermon Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorshipStandSermon Maker
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.4 (8 ratings) — better3.0 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings8 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWorship Team LLCRonald Steinvorth

Customer experience

WorshipStand

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Sermon Maker

All ratings6 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

In-app purchases

None

WorshipStand

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Sermon Maker

One-time3
  • Donation$0.99
  • Donation$9.99
  • Donation$99.99

Questions

Is WorshipStand free?
WorshipStand is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sermon Maker free?
Sermon Maker costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, WorshipStand or Sermon Maker?
WorshipStand is rated higher. WorshipStand averages 4.4 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Sermon Maker averages 3.0 from 6 ratings.
Do WorshipStand or Sermon Maker have ads?
Neither WorshipStand nor Sermon Maker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WorshipStand or Sermon Maker?
WorshipStand ships an update every 5 days, and Sermon Maker every 2 days. Most recently, WorshipStand was updated on October 25, 2026 and Sermon Maker on October 25, 2026.

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