Comparison

Sermon Notes PRO 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 PRO

Capture sermon or lecture insights with an intuitive interface. Record audio simultaneously with notes, automatically time-tagging them for easy recall. Organize your recordings by various criteria and export them for further study.

Highlights
  • Simultaneous audio recording and note-taking
  • Automatic time-tagging of notes
  • Export notes and audio
  • Organize by date, category, speaker, location
  • iCloud database transfer
  • 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 Notes PRO4 screens
My Sermon Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: My Sermon Notes at Free against Sermon Notes PRO's $19.99. My Sermon Notes also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Sermon Notes PRO's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 3.8) and ads (none vs shown). On review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

My Sermon Notes is free to download; Sermon Notes PRO costs $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sermon Notes PRO holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sermon Notes PRO has 253 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Sermon Notes PRO's written reviews are positive against 80% of My Sermon Notes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sermon Notes PRO ships an update every 3 months, My Sermon Notes monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Sermon Notes PRO versus My Sermon Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSermon Notes PROMy Sermon Notes
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (253 ratings) — better3.8 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews84.8% of reviews — better80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings253 — better13
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.1.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChuChu Train ProductionsCT Software Systems, LLC

Customer experience

Sermon Notes PRO

All ratings253 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral2.4%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive84.8%
Neutral6.1%
Negative9.1%

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 PRO

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes every time trying to open a note
  • Crashing
  • Having trouble with recording, needs practice
  • Multiple copies of the same category

Requested features

6 requests
  • Upload own screenshots or pictures
  • Add a feature to upload own screenshots or pictures
  • More update features: deleting or editing speakers, editing sermons, font size, bold, underlining
  • Access scripture within the app
  • Add an option to take a photo or video in app
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  • Update for iPhone 6 Plus display

My Sermon Notes

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Sermon Notes PRO

No in-app purchases

None

My Sermon Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sermon Notes PRO free?
Sermon Notes PRO costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is My Sermon Notes free?
My Sermon Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sermon Notes PRO or My Sermon Notes?
Sermon Notes PRO is rated higher. Sermon Notes PRO averages 4.8 out of 5 from 253 ratings, while My Sermon Notes averages 3.8 from 13 ratings.
Do Sermon Notes PRO or My Sermon Notes have ads?
My Sermon Notes shows ads; Sermon Notes PRO does not.
Which is updated more often, Sermon Notes PRO or My Sermon Notes?
Sermon Notes PRO ships an update every 3 months, and My Sermon Notes monthly. Most recently, Sermon Notes PRO was updated on September 23, 2026 and My Sermon Notes on September 30, 2026.

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