Comparison

Sermon Maker vs Scripture Clock

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 assists pastors, teachers, and church leaders in creating, organizing, and managing sermons and devotionals. It offers tools for structuring messages, managing a library of content, and sharing work across devices.

Highlights
  • Create and edit structured or flexible sermons
  • Organize sermons in folders and subfolders
  • Synchronize projects across devices with iCloud
  • Import and export projects as PDF or text
  • Personalize workspace with language and theme options
  • Tools for ministry preparation like word count and timer
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

Scripture Clock

This app aligns each minute of your day with a corresponding Bible verse, offering a continuous stream of Scripture. It provides AI-powered explanations for verses and supports multiple languages and translations.

Highlights
  • Verse-by-minute Bible verse display
  • Multiple languages and translations
  • AI-powered verse explanations
  • Continuous Scripture stream
  • Time-based verse matching
Features
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Scripture Clock turns the time into Scripture. At every minute of the day it shows the Bible verse whose chapter and verse match the clock, so 3:16 shows John 3:16 and a glance at the time becomes a moment with God's Word. It is made to simply be there. Leave it running on a phone by your bed, on a stand while it charges, or add it to your Home and Lock Screen, quietly pairing each minute of the day with a verse. FEATURES - A verse for every minute, updating on its own - 20 translations across 13 languages, including ESV, KJV, WEB, and ASV, plus Ukrainian, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Arabic, Chinese, and Hebrew - Home and Lock Screen widgets - Ambient nightstand mode: dimmed, full screen, always on - Tap the AI icon for a short, plain-language explanation of any verse - Listen: a natural voice reads the verse aloud - Double-tap to like a verse and keep it in your Liked list - Share a beautiful verse image - Themes, a custom background color, and font choices - Full-screen focus mode A quiet, beautiful way to keep Scripture in view all day.

Screenshots

Sermon Maker4 screens
Scripture Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Scripture Clock at 100% against Sermon Maker's 40%. Scripture Clock also leads on price (Free vs $4.99) and rating (5.0 vs 3.3). Sermon Maker's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 months). 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

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Scripture Clock holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Sermon Maker's written reviews are positive against 100% of Scripture Clock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sermon Maker ships an update every 2 days, Scripture Clock every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Sermon Maker versus Scripture Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSermon MakerScripture Clock
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating3.3 (7 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS27.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRonald SteinvorthIgor Kushch

Customer experience

Sermon Maker

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

Scripture Clock

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Sermon Maker

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

Scripture Clock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sermon Maker free?
Sermon Maker costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Scripture Clock free?
Scripture Clock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sermon Maker or Scripture Clock?
Scripture Clock is rated higher. Sermon Maker averages 3.3 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Scripture Clock averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Sermon Maker or Scripture Clock have ads?
Neither Sermon Maker nor Scripture Clock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sermon Maker or Scripture Clock?
Sermon Maker ships an update every 2 days, and Scripture Clock every 6 months. Most recently, Sermon Maker was updated on November 11, 2026 and Scripture Clock on November 5, 2026.

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