Comparison

Sermon.ly vs Gloo Messaging

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Sermon.ly

This app streamlines the sermon creation process for pastors. It offers a clean interface for researching, planning, writing, and delivering sermons, helping users organize their work and connect with other preachers.

Highlights
  • Sermon research and planning
  • Minimalist writing interface
  • Organized sermon storage
  • Connect with other preachers
  • Easy sermon delivery
Features
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We reinvented sermon writing from the ground up: creating a new way to research, plan, write, and deliver your sermons.

Sermonly is an all-in-one sermon writing tool for pastors who love to preach: We are revolutionizing the way sermons are being written. With Sermonly, you can focus on writing your best sermon. All from a neat, minimal space. --- The best sermon writing experience – ever.
Writing a sermon is hard but the software you use to write it in shouldn't be. We've created Sermonly to be a breeze to use because it was designed for writing sermons. --- Easily Organize and Store Your Sermons
Let's keep sermons organized and easy to access. No more losing Word files or trying to hunt through Dropbox to find your sermon. --- Social is at the core We want to connect 1,000s of preachers together. So, you can write better sermons together.

About

Gloo Messaging

Facilitate authentic communication for church and ministry leaders. Manage contacts, send broadcasts, and respond to prayer requests on the go. Assign conversations and engage with members seamlessly.

Highlights
  • Real-time conversations
  • Respond to prayer requests
  • One-to-many Broadcasts
  • Contact management
  • Assign conversations
  • Add to Groups/Workflows
  • Engage with Explorers
Features
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The Gloo Messaging app is designed for church and ministry leaders to communicate on the go. Now you can stay connected with your people through meaningful, real-time conversations, respond to prayer requests, send one-to-many Broadcasts, simplify contact management, assign conversations to team members, add people to Groups or Workflows, and engage with Explorers without missing a message.

Screenshots

Sermon.ly4 screens
Gloo Messaging3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Sermon.ly at none against Gloo Messaging's shown. Sermon.ly also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). Gloo Messaging's advantage is rating (2.3 vs 2.0) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gloo Messaging holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gloo Messaging has 61 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Sermon.ly's written reviews are positive against 10% of Gloo Messaging's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sermon.ly ships an update every 2 months, Gloo Messaging every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and August 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Sermon.ly versus Gloo Messaging: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSermon.lyGloo Messaging
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (4 ratings)2.3 (61 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews9.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings461 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYour Giving, Inc.Gloo LLC

Customer experience

Sermon.ly

All ratings4 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative75.0%

Gloo Messaging

All ratings56 ratings
Positive28.6%
Neutral7.1%
Negative64.3%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive9.8%
Neutral9.8%
Negative80.5%

In-app purchases

None

Sermon.ly

No in-app purchases

None

Gloo Messaging

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sermon.ly free?
Sermon.ly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gloo Messaging free?
Gloo Messaging is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sermon.ly or Gloo Messaging?
Gloo Messaging is rated higher. Sermon.ly averages 2.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Gloo Messaging averages 2.3 from 61 ratings.
Do Sermon.ly or Gloo Messaging have ads?
Gloo Messaging shows ads; Sermon.ly does not.
Which is updated more often, Sermon.ly or Gloo Messaging?
Sermon.ly ships an update every 2 months, and Gloo Messaging every 3 weeks. Most recently, Sermon.ly was updated on September 17, 2026 and Gloo Messaging on August 14, 2026.

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