Comparison

Sermon Assist vs DiscipleDeck

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

Head to head
About

Sermon Assist

This app assists religious speakers and preachers in creating compelling messages and sermons. It offers personalized outlines, curated scriptures, and illustrative examples to streamline preparation and inspire audiences.

Highlights
  • Effortless message and sermon outline generation
  • Curated scriptures and illustrative examples
  • Personalized guidance tailored to themes
  • Structured support for messaging
  • Inspiration for devotions and encouragements
Features
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Sermon Assist is a sermon preparation app for pastors, preachers, and ministry leaders. Build expository, topical, or conversational sermon outlines, study Scripture with Bible commentary, and walk into Sunday ready to preach. This is a study tool. It will never replace the Holy Spirit, prayer, or your own time in God’s Word. SERMON OUTLINES Create a sermon outline from a Bible passage, topic, verse, or biblical story. Choose the preaching framework that fits the message: • Expository — walk through Scripture verse by verse • Topical — weave a biblical theme across passages • Textual — draw out a single verse or short text • Narrative — preach a biblical story or character • Conversational — a Me-We-God-You-We message Build one Sunday sermon or a multi-week sermon series. Choose Standard or Scholarly depth, then get introductions, main points, illustrations, applications, study notes, reflection questions, and story ideas. BIBLE STUDY & COMMENTARY Read Scripture in the app, then go deeper without leaving your prep: • Bible commentary with insights, historical context, theological themes, and practical application • Word study on key terms in the passage • Ask — a Scripture companion for questions about the text • Classic public-domain commentary notes • Related verses and cross-references • Multiple Bible translations, including English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese SERMON REFINER Already have a draft? Upload a Word, PDF, or text file, or paste the sermon. Get help on structure, clarity, theology, and how the message lands — then keep, copy, or push it to Notes. NOTES, PREACH MODE & PREP HABITS • Sermon notes with Scripture, points, illustrations, and personal asides • Preach mode with a sermon-length timer • Weekly prep reminders so Sunday does not sneak up • Libraries for outlines, notes, commentaries, series, and refinements • English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean • iPhone and iPad WHO IT’S FOR Pastors, preachers, ministers, evangelists, youth leaders, Bible teachers, and anyone preparing a sermon, homily, devotion, or Sunday message. Sermon Assist helps you prepare. The pulpit is still yours. Standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy https://sermonassist.faith/privacy-policy Subscriptions Sermon Assist Pro is an auto-renewable subscription (monthly and yearly). Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Apple ID account settings. Prices are shown in the app and may vary by location.

About

DiscipleDeck

Features
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DiscipleDeck is a Bible study companion. Not a library you browse — someone to study with. STUDY WITH SOMEONE Ask about any passage in your own words. Answers are drawn from Matthew Henry's commentary on every chapter of the Bible and more than 600 classic sermons, and they say which source they came from. When there's nothing in the library on your question, it says so rather than guessing. TYPE A REFERENCE, READ IT John 3:16, Rom 8:28-30, Ps 23. Straight back, no searching. Or describe what you half-remember — "the verse about the mustard seed" — and find it that way. BRING YOUR OWN MATERIAL Photograph a sermon note and it becomes text you can keep and study from. The photo is read on your own phone and never uploaded. Every scripture reference in it becomes somewhere to go. PREPARING TO TEACH Work through a passage one question at a time: what it's about, your big idea, the structure, where it lands. It won't write the sermon for you — it helps you find what you see in the text. READ THE BIBLE The full text offline, with commentary on every chapter, cross-references and topics. DAILY READINGS A devotional each day, and reading plans to follow. New to the Bible? Start with an orientation to what it is and where to begin, before anyone hands you a passage. READ TOGETHER Two to five people who already know each other, reading the same thing. You see whether the others showed up — never what they wrote. No feeds, no likes, no follower counts. SPEAK AND LISTEN Talk instead of typing. Dictation runs on your own device — your audio is never uploaded, only the words you decide to keep. Listen instead of reading, with lock-screen controls for the commute. YOUR NOTES Write as you read. Every scripture reference in a note links straight back to the text, a note can be read aloud to you, and you can share one with someone if you want to. Free to use.

Screenshots

Sermon Assist4 screens
DiscipleDeck4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DiscipleDeck at none against Sermon Assist's 11. On price, update cadence, ads 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. Sermon Assist sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. DiscipleDeck asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sermon Assist ships an update fortnightly, DiscipleDeck every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Sermon Assist versus DiscipleDeck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSermon AssistDiscipleDeck
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.1 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarlon Van WyheGrowth Figures Limited

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Sermon Assist

Subscriptions11
  • Premium - 1 Month$5.991 Month
  • Monthly Pro Special$6.991 Month
  • Premium - 1 Month$9.991 Month
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  • Premium - Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Monthly Pro$12.991 Month
  • One-Time Offer - 1 Year$16.991 Year
  • Premium - 1 Year3 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Premium - Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Special Pro$49.991 Year
  • Premium - 1 Year14 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Yearly Pro14 Days trial$99.991 Year
None

DiscipleDeck

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sermon Assist free?
Sermon Assist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DiscipleDeck free?
DiscipleDeck is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sermon Assist or DiscipleDeck have ads?
Neither Sermon Assist nor DiscipleDeck shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sermon Assist or DiscipleDeck?
Sermon Assist ships an update fortnightly, and DiscipleDeck every 4 weeks. Most recently, Sermon Assist was updated on October 22, 2026 and DiscipleDeck on October 5, 2026.

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