Sermon Maker vs DocFlip
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Unified sermon structure
- iCloud synchronization
- Font color customization
- Word count per section
- Multi-language support
- Dark/Light mode
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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.
DocFlip
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Scan anything to a crisp PDF, sign it and find it again in seconds. DocFlip 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 DocFlip sorts them, suggests a name and makes every word searchable. WHY PEOPLE LOVE DocFlip · 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 DocFlip and turn today's paper pile into a searchable library.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: DocFlip at Free against Sermon Maker's $4.99. Sermon Maker's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 5 weeks). On ads, in-app purchases, 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
DocFlip is free to download; Sermon Maker costs $4.99 up front. Sermon Maker sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and DocFlip sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Sermon Maker ships an update daily, DocFlip every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sermon Maker | DocFlip |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ronald Steinvorth | Solueman Hussain |
In-app purchases
Sermon Maker
- Donation$0.99
- Donation$9.99
- Donation$99.99
DocFlip
- PDF Export$2.99
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