Sermon Maker vs ScanFolio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
ScanFolio
Transform paper and digital documents into an organized, searchable library. Scan, edit, sign, and redact sensitive information with ease. Keep your important files accessible and protected across all your Apple devices.
- Scan documents with automatic edge detection
- Import and edit PDFs
- Annotate with text, drawing, and highlights
- Sign documents and fill forms
- Permanently redact sensitive information
- Searchable documents with OCR
- Organize with folders and merge/split pages
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Scan anything to a crisp PDF, sign it and find it again in seconds. ScanFolio turns your iPhone and iPad into a pocket document scanner with OCR, e-signatures, true redaction and smart organisation. Contracts, receipts, invoices, forms, letters, study notes: capture them once and ScanFolio sorts them, suggests a name and makes every word searchable. WHY PEOPLE LOVE SCANFOLIO · Scan to PDF in seconds with automatic edge detection · Sign and fill PDF forms without printing anything · Search the text inside every scan with built-in OCR · Redact for real: hidden content is removed, not just covered · Find documents from Spotlight, Siri and the Shortcuts app SCAN & IMPORT · Scan paper documents with automatic edge detection · Convert photos to PDF right from the Photos app: tap Share, then "Convert to PDF" · Scan QR codes and barcodes · Import PDFs and keep them native or convert them into editable pages · Drag and drop images or PDFs from Files, Safari, Mail and other apps SMART ORGANISATION · Receipts, business cards and general documents are sorted automatically · Smart name suggestions based on content: document type, date and amount · Folders and tags, with tag search across your library · Merge files or split out individual pages · Restore deleted documents for up to 30 days SEARCH EVERYTHING · Built-in OCR makes every scanned page searchable · Recognise text in all your documents at once and choose the languages · Your documents and the text inside your scans show up in Spotlight · Use Siri or Shortcuts to scan, import from Photos or search your documents EDIT & ANNOTATE · Crop, rotate, reorder and enhance pages · Highlight, underline, strikethrough and add text boxes · Draw with Apple Pencil or your finger SIGN, FILL & PROTECT · Save your handwritten signature and place it on any page · Fill PDF forms without printing, scanning or switching apps · Permanently black out sensitive information with true redaction · Export PDFs with optional password protection and your own watermark MADE FOR iPHONE, iPAD & MAC · Keep your library in sync across your devices with iCloud · Use Split View on iPad to read and work side by side Download ScanFolio and turn today's paper pile into a searchable library.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ScanFolio at 100% against Sermon Maker's 40%. ScanFolio also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and price ($1.99 vs $4.99). Sermon Maker's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly). On ads, monetization model, device support and iOS requirement 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
Sermon Maker costs $4.99 and ScanFolio $1.99 up front. Sermon Maker sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. ScanFolio asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sermon Maker ships an update every 2 days, ScanFolio monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sermon Maker | ScanFolio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 3.3 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ronald Steinvorth | Solueman Hussain |
Customer experience
Sermon Maker
ScanFolio
In-app purchases
Sermon Maker
- Donation$0.99
- Donation$9.99
- Donation$99.99
ScanFolio
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Sermon Maker free?
Is ScanFolio free?
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