Sermon.ly vs LectionarAI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Sermon research and planning
- Minimalist writing interface
- Organized sermon storage
- Connect with other preachers
- Easy sermon delivery
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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.
LectionarAI
This AI-powered application assists in creating sermons by generating content based on weekly lectionary verses. It aims to simplify the sermon writing process, allowing users to save time and effort.
- AI sermon generation
- Uses lectionary verses
- Simplifies sermon writing
- Time-saving tool
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Writing sermons is tough...writing sermons with AI is fun! We'll generate a sermon using cutting edge AI based on this weeks lectionary verses. No hassle, go to sleep early on Saturday night! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sermon.ly at 2.0 against LectionarAI's 1.3. Sermon.ly also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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
Both are free to download. LectionarAI sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. Sermon.ly asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sermon.ly holds the better App Store score, 2.0 against 1.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sermon.ly | LectionarAI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (4 ratings) — better | 1.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Your Giving, Inc. | George Bell |
Customer experience
Sermon.ly
LectionarAI
In-app purchases
Sermon.ly
No in-app purchases
LectionarAI
- Monthly Basic$0.491 Month
- Monthly Enhanced$3.991 Month
- Advanced Features$3.991 Month
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