Comparison

Sermon Notes vs My Sermon Notes

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

Head to head
About

Sermon Notes

Capture sermon or lecture insights with simultaneous audio recording and note-taking. Organize your thoughts by date, category, speaker, or location, and easily export your content.

Highlights
  • Simultaneous audio recording and note-taking
  • Automatic time-tagging of notes to audio
  • Export notes via email or iTunes File Sharing
  • Organize notes by date, category, speaker, location
  • iCloud database transfer between devices
  • Dark mode support
Features
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Sermon Notes is an application to help you get the most out of a sermon or lecture. Featuring a user intuitive interface and audio recording sizes optimized for the mobile platform. Highlights • Simultaneously record audio while taking notes • Automatic time tag aligns notes with audio track • Export to iTunes App File Sharing and/or e-mail • Simple, clean design • Database transfer between iOS devices via iCloud • Easily organize by date, category, speaker, or location • Dark mode support (iOS 13 and newer) • Default font size support based on iOS settings John 3:16

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Sermon Notes4 screens
My Sermon Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sermon Notes at 4.6 against My Sermon Notes's 3.8. Sermon Notes also leads on ratings volume (1K vs 13) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.1.0). My Sermon Notes's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). On price, review sentiment, 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 Notes sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. My Sermon Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sermon Notes holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sermon Notes has 1K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 73% of Sermon Notes's written reviews are positive against 80% of My Sermon Notes's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sermon Notes ships an update every 4 months, My Sermon Notes monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Sermon Notes versus My Sermon Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSermon NotesMy Sermon Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1K ratings) — better3.8 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews73.0% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1K — better13
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.1.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChuChu Train ProductionsCT Software Systems, LLC

Customer experience

Sermon Notes

All ratings1,031 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral4.7%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews63 reviews
Positive73.0%
Neutral7.9%
Negative19.0%

My Sermon Notes

All ratings13 ratings
Positive69.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.8%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Bugs and requests

Sermon Notes

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when app goes to sleep
  • Loses notes when closing the app
  • Ignores regional settings
  • Audio quality issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add formatting options (bold, italics, bullet points)
  • Integrate with Bible apps
  • Improve note-taking experience (e.g., Apple Pencil support)
  • Provide better file management and export options

My Sermon Notes

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Sermon Notes

One-time4
  • Database Transfer$4.99
  • Remove Ads$9.99
  • Unlimited Entries$9.99
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  • All Features$19.99
None

My Sermon Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sermon Notes free?
Sermon Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is My Sermon Notes free?
My Sermon Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sermon Notes or My Sermon Notes?
Sermon Notes is rated higher. Sermon Notes averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1K ratings, while My Sermon Notes averages 3.8 from 13 ratings.
Do Sermon Notes or My Sermon Notes have ads?
Both Sermon Notes and My Sermon Notes show ads.
Which is updated more often, Sermon Notes or My Sermon Notes?
Sermon Notes ships an update every 4 months, and My Sermon Notes monthly. Most recently, Sermon Notes was updated on September 23, 2026 and My Sermon Notes on September 11, 2026.

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