Sermon Scribe vs Written
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sermon Scribe
This app helps users engage more deeply with religious services and personal study. It allows for recording and transcribing sermons, taking notes, and exploring biblical content. Features include AI-generated summaries, reflection questions, and a Bible exploration tab.
- Record and transcribe sermons
- AI-generated summaries and outlines
- Real-time note-taking
- Bible exploration and insights
- Daily devotionals
- Cloud syncing
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Sermon Scribe: Your all-in-one faith companion. Whether you're attending a Sunday service, diving into personal Bible study, or spending quiet time in prayer—Sermon Scribe is built to help you stay present, reflect deeply, and grow spiritually. Capture Every Word, Remember Every Insight With one tap, record sermons or devotionals and get accurate speech-to-text transcriptions. Take notes in real-time, highlight Scripture references, and revisit key teachings with AI-generated outlines, summaries, and reflection questions. Understand the Bible Like Never Before Sermon Scribe's Bible tab lets you explore any book of the Bible with clarity. Access concise overviews, chapter-by-chapter breakdowns, and deep insights into key verses, themes, and characters—making Scripture easier to grasp and apply. Grow Your Faith Daily - Daily Devotionals to keep you grounded - Bible study tools to enhance your understanding - Journaling for thoughts, reflections, and spiritual growth - Bible chat to explore your questions with thoughtful, Bible-rooted responses Organize & Reflect with Ease Everything you record or write is searchable and synced to the cloud, so your sermons, notes, and reflections are always at your fingertips. Whether you're in church, in a small group, or alone with your Bible, Sermon Scribe helps you preserve your spiritual moments, revisit them anytime, and deepen your walk with God. We hope you enjoy this app and that it helps you grow in your faith. We are always looking for feedback to improve your experience, so please do not hesitate to reach out. Terms: https://jamappworks.xyz/tos Privacy: https://jamappworks.xyz/privacy Disclaimer: A subscription is required to use Sermon Scribe's advanced features, however, everyone is given a free trial period to experience the app before choosing to commit to one of the subscription plans.
Written
This app facilitates focused Bible reading and personal reflection. It offers tools for memorization, prayer tracking, and daily gratitude, with widgets for quick access to your study.
- Chapter progress tracking
- Verse memorization modes
- Prayer request management
- Daily gratitude journaling
- Custom study chains
- Lock screen and home screen widgets
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Written: Bible Study is a personal Scripture study app built for focused reading and daily reflection. Read the Bible with chapter progress, bookmarks, highlights, notes, cross-references, commentary, word study, audio playback, and widgets that help you return to where you left off. Capture sermons with formatted notes, photos, embedded Scripture, related passages, folders, and PDF sharing. Return to your verse notes alongside their passages while reading. Memorize verses with practice modes for first letters, fill-in-the-blanks, typing, speaking, and hearing the passage aloud. Save each verse with its own translation and organize verses into collections. Keep prayer requests, praises, and daily gratitude entries close to your study workflow. Add photos to gratitude entries, mark prayers answered, and return to meaningful moments from widgets. The app also includes custom study chains, physical Bible mode, and lock screen/home screen widgets for quick access.
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Verdict
Sermon Scribe and Written both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Written's written reviews are positive against 64% of Sermon Scribe's. Written also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10). Sermon Scribe's advantage is ratings volume (1.6K vs 10) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Sermon Scribe sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Written asks for nothing beyond the download.
Written holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sermon Scribe has 1.6K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Sermon Scribe's written reviews are positive against 100% of Written's.
Sermon Scribe ships an update every 6 days, Written every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sermon Scribe | Written |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.6K ratings) | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 129 MB | 108 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | JAM AppWorks LLC | Drew Dudney |
Customer experience
Sermon Scribe
Written
Bugs and requests
Sermon Scribe
Reported bugs
2 issues- Recording not working as expected
- Subscription issues, unable to cancel
Requested features
2 requests- Export options for notes, outlines, and reflections
- Improved recording reliability
Written
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sermon Scribe
- Sermon Scribe Plus - Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Sermon Scribe Plus - Weekly7 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Sermon Scribe Plus - Weekly$4.997 Days
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- Sermon Scribe Plus - Monthly1 Month trial$9.991 Month
- Sermon Scribe Plus - Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Sermon Scribe Plus - Monthly$12.991 Month
- Sermon Scribe Plus - Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Sermon Scribe Plus - Annual3 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Sermon Scribe Plus - Annual7 Days trial$69.991 Year
- Sermon Scribe Plus - Annual$69.991 Year
Written
No in-app purchases









