Comparison

Sermon Maker vs Structural Inventory

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 iCloud synchronization across Apple devices. It's designed to bring structure and consistency to ministry preparation.

Highlights
  • Sermon and devotional creation
  • Organization and management tools
  • iCloud synchronization
  • Word count feature
  • Multi-language support
  • Light and Dark Mode support
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.

About

Structural Inventory

Features
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This app is used to collect data on the type and condition of structures in study areas. The location of structures is determined using the GPS in the smartphone. Other data which is relevant to structure classification is also collected. Photos of structures are used to confirm the condition. All data is uploaded for review and further reporting, either at the time of collection or later of there is no connectivity. No personal data except the name of the surveyor is collected and no data is shared with a third party.

Screenshots

Sermon Maker4 screens
Structural Inventory4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Structural Inventory at Free against Sermon Maker's $4.99. Structural Inventory also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Sermon Maker's advantage is chart position (#179 vs unranked) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). 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

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sermon Maker ships an update every 2 days, Structural Inventory every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Sermon Maker versus Structural Inventory: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSermon MakerStructural Inventory
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating3.3 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#179 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB72 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperRonald SteinvorthDonald Schlack

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Sermon Maker

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

Structural Inventory

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sermon Maker free?
Sermon Maker costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Structural Inventory free?
Structural Inventory is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sermon Maker or Structural Inventory have ads?
Neither Sermon Maker nor Structural Inventory shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sermon Maker or Structural Inventory?
Sermon Maker ships an update every 2 days, and Structural Inventory every 5 days. Most recently, Sermon Maker was updated on October 29, 2026 and Structural Inventory on October 6, 2026.

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