Comparison

Sermon Assist vs BibleText

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

BibleText

Features
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A clean, fast, distraction-free way to read and study the Bible. • Distraction-free reading — the World English Bible (including a Catholic edition), the Berean Standard Bible, and the New King James Version — words of Christ in red, light and dark themes. • AI study — select any passage and have it explained, its context unpacked, or its translation discussed. Bring your own AI key; entirely optional. • Share — any verse as a clean, typeset image card, or as text with a Bluebook-style citation. • Notes from friends — send a verse with a short note carried inside the link. Public-domain passages open with the note in the app or browser; licensed-translation links show the note and a licensing notice on the web, with a route into the app. No account, no server. • Narration — complete human-recorded audio, with read-along verse highlighting and on-device read-aloud. Audio keeps playing with the screen locked. Free and open source. No ads, no accounts, no tracking.

Screenshots

Sermon Assist4 screens
BibleText4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BibleText at none against Sermon Assist's 11. BibleText also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. BibleText asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sermon Assist ships an update fortnightly, BibleText every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Sermon Assist versus BibleText: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSermon AssistBibleText
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarlon Van WyheWillow Noonan

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

BibleText

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sermon Assist free?
Sermon Assist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BibleText free?
BibleText is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sermon Assist or BibleText have ads?
Neither Sermon Assist nor BibleText shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sermon Assist or BibleText?
Sermon Assist ships an update fortnightly, and BibleText every 3 days. Most recently, Sermon Assist was updated on October 22, 2026 and BibleText on October 24, 2026.

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