Empowered Bible Studies vs My Sermon Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Empowered Bible Studies
Access inspirational articles, audio, and video Bible studies designed to empower your faith. Deepen your understanding and apply biblical principles to daily life.
- Inspirational articles
- Audio Bible studies
- Video Bible studies
- Faith-based content
- Daily life application
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Our ministry offers inspirational articles, audio, and innovative video Bible studies that will empower you to live for the Lord in every aspect of your life.
My Sermon Notes
Capture sermon notes with fill-in-the-blank outlines and access them offline. Submit prayer requests, receive church announcements, and join or create ministry groups. Stay connected with your congregation through interactive features.
- Interactive fill-in-the-blank sermon notes
- Offline access to sermon notes
- Submit and view prayer requests
- Receive church announcements
- Create and join church groups
- Event sign-ups and reminders
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Take interactive, fill-in-the-blank sermon notes at your church with My Sermon Notes. You can also interact with your church in other ways, including prayer requests, announcements, and more. NOTES Our fill-in-the-blank notes system gives you an outline of your pastor's sermon to easily and effectively take notes. You always have access to your past sermon notes, whether online or offline, and our search feature allows you to locate previous sermons you're interested in. PRAYER REQUESTS Pray for others in your church congregation using the Prayer Requests feature. Prayer requests are submitted with the option of being anonymous or restricted to the church staff only. When new prayer requests are added, users can receive push notifications. Users can leave comments of encouragement on published prayers. ANNOUNCEMENTS Receive push notification updates from your church with the latest announcements. Share images, links, contact info, and more. GROUPS Create and join groups for any category of your church ministry. Small groups, serving teams, or age groups. Create a group for your youth ministry to offer exclusive sermons, announcements, and prayer requests only to group members. Groups can be public, private (requires permission to join), or hidden (users can only be added by an admin). FEATURE OVERVIEW - Sermons notes are saved locally and in the cloud and are searchable by tags. - Users can submit connection card information directly to the church staff. - Church members can view and sign up for events or contact the event coordinator. Notification reminders are sent for upcoming events. - Prayer requests can be submitted to church staff or congregation. Members will receive notifications when new prayer requests are added. - Church members can join or leave ministry teams or contact the team coordinator.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Empowered Bible Studies at 5.0 against My Sermon Notes's 3.8. Empowered Bible Studies also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). My Sermon Notes's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 28 months) and ratings volume (13 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Empowered Bible Studies holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: My Sermon Notes has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Empowered Bible Studies ships an update every 28 months, My Sermon Notes monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Empowered Bible Studies | My Sermon Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.8 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 28 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.1.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sermon Network | CT Software Systems, LLC |
Customer experience
Empowered Bible Studies
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In-app purchases
Empowered Bible Studies
No in-app purchases
My Sermon Notes
No in-app purchases
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