Approval Manager vs Shepherd
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Approval Manager
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Smartphones have become an integral part of our lives, now eSCRIBE allows you to leverage it for work! The Approval Manager app, working with the eSCRIBE Report Manager module, lets you take action on your eSCRIBE report approval requests anywhere, anytime. With a few simple taps, you can: • review and prioritize awaiting approvals • review documents online; and • add, approve or reject comments. Given the convenience of a smartphone, you will never miss deadlines again! The app also features approval management, allowing secure access to your workflow approval task notifications from eSCRIBE. The built-in online viewer supports all major file formats, including Microsoft Office and PDF. Best of all, you don’t need to remember separate usernames and passwords. Manage your approvals on-the-go today!
Shepherd
This app assists field service group overseers for Jehovah's Witnesses by managing tasks, tracking attendance, and facilitating group projects. It helps overseers stay responsive to their group's needs with reminders and note-taking features.
- To-do list management
- Event reminders
- Attendance statistics tracking
- Note-taking for conversations
- Group project initiation
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Shepherd is an app for Jehovah's Witnesses. It is designed to help field service group overseers remain alert and responsive to the needs of their group. With this app you can: - Keep track of to-dos - Get reminded of important events - Track meeting and ministry attendance statistics - Keep notes on important conversations - Start a project to accomplish a task across your entire group - and more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Shepherd at every 2 months against Approval Manager's every 7 months. On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Approval Manager ships an update every 7 months, Shepherd every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Approval Manager | Shepherd |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | eSCRIBE Software Ltd. | Adam Coots |
In-app purchases
Approval Manager
No in-app purchases
Shepherd
No in-app purchases
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