iSermons vs Verbatum

This is a Beta Version iSermons provides every pastor with expert tools for sermon preparation. There are three features in this app:  1) Resources from Sermons.com including: illustrations, bible commentary and dictionary, full length sermons, children's sermons, media resources, and contemporary faith news to keep your sermons relevant and fresh.  2) Note keeping to create your own sermons and illustrations. We call it "mySermons." You can upload your existing library or create on the fly. You'll be using our highly advanced search and category features, so all your material will forever be searchable by biblical text, keyword and lectionary.  3) Bookmarks allows you to mark your favorite material, so you don't have to remember where you saw that great sermon, illustration or commentary. Note: The mySermons portion of the app is free for all to use. All resources that are available on Sermons.com are available on this app. If you have a subscription to Sermons.com you’ll be able to access all the features of this app with the same username and password without any additional cost. If you don’t have a subscription you can sign up through this app or online at Sermons.com.

A sermon is two tasks in one: structuring your argument and speaking it at the pulpit. Most tools do one or the other. Verbatum does both — a mind-map editor for shaping the sermon, and a Speech view that strips every distraction once you walk to the pulpit. THOUGHTS MODE Outline your sermon as a mind map. Every heading is a branch; every sentence is a leaf. Reorder by drag, fold sections away, see the whole argument at a glance. Reading-time estimates show next to every branch, with a running total against your target so you know how long the sermon will be before you walk up. SPEECH MODE Plain prose, large type, generous line height. A quiet timer, an unobtrusive ruler, and a progress runner that lets you see — without reading the clock — how much sermon is left. No menu bars, no editing controls, no notifications. Nothing between you and the words. YOUR FILES, YOUR FUTURE Sermons are saved as plain Markdown files on disk. No accounts, no lock-in, no proprietary format. Open them in any editor; carry them on a USB stick; sync through iCloud Drive if you want to. Your archive outlives any app. PRIVACY Verbatum has no backend, no telemetry, no analytics. Your sermons never leave your device unless you put them somewhere yourself. REQUIREMENTS macOS 15 (Sequoia) or later. iPadOS 17 or later.