Comparison

Sermon Maker vs iSermons

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

Head to head
About

Sermon Maker

This app helps religious leaders create, organize, and manage sermons and devotionals. It offers features like word counts, project organization, and customizable text colors. The app syncs content across Apple devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Sermon and devotional creation
  • Content organization and management
  • iCloud synchronization across devices
  • Word count for sections and documents
  • Customizable text colors
  • Light and Dark Mode support
Features
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Sermon Maker helps pastors, teachers, and church leaders create, organize, and manage sermons and devotionals, providing practical tools for ministry preparation. Available for iPhone with iOS 27 or later and iPad with iPadOS 27 or later. On Mac, Sermon Maker runs as an iPad app and requires a Mac with Apple silicon (M1 or later). Intel-based Macs are no longer supported. CREATE AND EDIT Prepare structured or flexible sermons and devotionals with customizable sections, editable titles, and text formatting tools. Organize your message around a consistent framework while adapting its structure to your teaching and preaching style. ORGANIZE YOUR LIBRARY Keep sermons and devotionals organized in folders and subfolders. Search, sort, rename, and move projects, or select multiple items for batch actions. Restore deleted projects and customize the information displayed in your private project lists. SAVE AND SHARE WITH ICLOUD Save and synchronize your private projects across compatible devices with iCloud. Share selected projects with others through iCloud Sharing, or publish content to the public library for other Sermon Maker users to discover. IMPORT AND EXPORT Import and export projects, share your work as PDF or text, and export sermons and devotionals in a format also compatible with Speech Maker. Manage individual projects or collections through the app’s import and export tools. PERSONALIZE YOUR WORKSPACE Choose from English, Spanish, German, Italian, French, and Portuguese. Work in Light Mode or Dark Mode, customize text colors and font sizes, and show or hide sections to suit your preparation workflow. TOOLS FOR MINISTRY PREPARATION Track word counts for individual sections and complete documents, use the preaching timer, and access project settings as you work. Sermon Maker brings consistency and structure to sermon and devotional preparation, helping you keep your content organized and develop a clear flow from introduction to conclusion.

About

iSermons

This app offers pastors tools for sermon preparation, including illustrations, commentary, and full sermons. It also features a note-taking section for creating and organizing personal sermon content, with advanced search capabilities. Bookmarking allows easy access to favorite resources.

Highlights
  • Sermon illustrations and commentary
  • Bible dictionary and full sermons
  • Children's sermons and media resources
  • Note-taking for sermon creation
  • Advanced search and categorization
  • Bookmark favorite resources
Features
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This is a Beta Version iSermons provides every pastor with expert tools for sermon preparation. There are three features in this app:  1) Resources from Sermons.com including: illustrations, bible commentary and dictionary, full length sermons, children's sermons, media resources, and contemporary faith news to keep your sermons relevant and fresh.  2) Note keeping to create your own sermons and illustrations. We call it "mySermons." You can upload your existing library or create on the fly. You'll be using our highly advanced search and category features, so all your material will forever be searchable by biblical text, keyword and lectionary.  3) Bookmarks allows you to mark your favorite material, so you don't have to remember where you saw that great sermon, illustration or commentary. Note: The mySermons portion of the app is free for all to use. All resources that are available on Sermons.com are available on this app. If you have a subscription to Sermons.com you’ll be able to access all the features of this app with the same username and password without any additional cost. If you don’t have a subscription you can sign up through this app or online at Sermons.com.

Screenshots

Sermon Maker4 screens
iSermons4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: iSermons at Free against Sermon Maker's $4.99. iSermons also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 27.0). Sermon Maker's advantage is rating (3.3 vs 1.0) and review sentiment (40% vs 0%). On 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

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sermon Maker holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sermon Maker has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Sermon Maker's written reviews are positive against 0% of iSermons's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sermon Maker ships an update every 2 days, iSermons every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Sermon Maker versus iSermons: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSermon MakeriSermons
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating3.3 (7 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS27.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRonald SteinvorthChristian Globe LLC

Customer experience

Sermon Maker

All ratings7 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

iSermons

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Sermon Maker

One-time3
  • Donation$0.99
  • Donation$9.99
  • Donation$99.99
None

iSermons

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sermon Maker free?
Sermon Maker costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is iSermons free?
iSermons is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sermon Maker or iSermons?
Sermon Maker is rated higher. Sermon Maker averages 3.3 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while iSermons averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Sermon Maker or iSermons have ads?
Neither Sermon Maker nor iSermons shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sermon Maker or iSermons?
Sermon Maker ships an update every 2 days, and iSermons every 9 days. Most recently, Sermon Maker was updated on November 11, 2026 and iSermons on November 3, 2026.

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