Comparison

Sermon Maker vs Contral Content Calendar

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

Contral Content Calendar

This app helps content creators, influencers, and businesses organize their social media strategy. It offers a centralized platform to plan, schedule, and track content across multiple platforms for consistent posting and better management.

Highlights
  • Visual date-based planning
  • Chronological content overview
  • Organize by content type (Stories, Posts, Reels)
  • Cross-platform content scheduling
  • On-device data storage for privacy
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Contral Calendar is a comprehensive social media content planning and organization tool designed to help content creators, influencers, and businesses streamline their social media strategy. The app provides a centralized platform to plan, schedule, and track all types of social media content across multiple platforms, ensuring consistent posting and improved content management. Take control of your social media strategy with Contral Calendar, the essential tool for content creators, influencers, and businesses who want to maintain a consistent and organized online presence. Calendar View - Visual date-based planning with an interactive calendar List View - Chronological overview of all your upcoming content Type View - Organize content by Stories, Posts, and Reels for better content mix analysis Your content data is stored exclusively on your device. No personal information is collected, no analytics are performed, and no data is transmitted to external servers. Your creative ideas and content plans remain completely private. Download Contral Calendar today and transform your social media planning from chaotic to organized, and from reactive to strategic.

Screenshots

Sermon Maker4 screens
Contral Content Calendar3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Contral Content Calendar at 5.0 against Sermon Maker's 3.3. Contral Content Calendar also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and price ($0.49 vs $4.99). Sermon Maker's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1) and device support. On monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Sermon Maker costs $4.99 and Contral Content Calendar $0.49 up front. Sermon Maker sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Contral Content Calendar asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Contral Content Calendar holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. 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.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Sermon Maker versus Contral Content Calendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSermon MakerContral Content Calendar
Price$4.99$0.49 — better
Rating3.3 (7 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — better—
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRonald SteinvorthJennifer Wu

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Sermon Maker

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

Contral Content Calendar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sermon Maker free?
Sermon Maker costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Contral Content Calendar free?
Contral Content Calendar costs $0.49, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sermon Maker or Contral Content Calendar?
Contral Content Calendar is rated higher. Sermon Maker averages 3.3 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Contral Content Calendar averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.

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