Comparison

ServicePlanner vs Journal Mapper

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

Head to head
About

ServicePlanner

This app helps Jehovah's Witnesses manage their ministry and field service activities. It features contact management, activity planning, and a timer for recording time spent. Users can sync data across devices and access a library of publications and videos.

Highlights
  • Dropbox Sync
  • Territory Helper Integration
  • Today Screen with Timer
  • Contact Management & History
  • Contact Filtering & Map View
  • Publication & Video Library
  • Monthly & Annual Activity Tracking
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ServicePlanner is a Field Ministry and Contact Management app designed for Jehovah's Witnesses. • Dropbox Sync - automatically backup your data and sync across multiple devices. • Integration with Territory Helper. • Today Screen - quick access to the Timer, Videos, Publications, Website Browser, Activity Planner and your scheduled calls for the day. • Timer - record your time spent in the ministry or on "other" work (LDC etc). Tap the timer bar on the Today screen or force touch the app icon. • Contact Management - centrally manage your Calls with a searchable Contact list. Colours are carefully used to indicate the Contact Type and render a heat map showing if your visits are overdue or on schedule. Swipe or long-press on a Contact to quickly reschedule or update a contact. • Contact Visit History & Library - quickly access your call history with a list of previous visits. Colour again is used to visually indicate the Visit Type. Define your Next Visit Date and Plans. A central Library for each contact shows all of the publications you have ever placed with them. • Contact Filtering - powerful filtering allows you to define how you Group and Sort your calls. Search for Contacts using Tags, Language, Locality, Next Visit Date and more criteria. • Map View - get an overview of your Calls, search for addresses, place custom markers for the location of your Car, Territory, Kingdom Hall, your Home and more. You can tap+hold to create a new Contact straight from a map location. • Library - centrally manage Publications and Videos. Optionally add Cover Art to make it easier to visualise items. Video locations can be downloaded for offline use, or streamed to free up storage space. Add items to your Today screen. Note that the Library is empty by default, users will need to populate it themselves. • Websites - use the inbuilt browser to show web content. Bookmark your favourite websites. Supports Reader View with Themes. Reader View supports Chinese Pinyin, Zhuyin, Yale, Sidney Lau above Chinese characters when reading content from the official websites. • Monthly Activity - plan your daily activity with Planned Hours vs Actual Hours. Projected Hours indicate if you are on track with your time. • Service Year - see at a glance your hours per month and a summary of your activity for the Service Year. Projected Hours indicate if you are on target to reach your annual goal. OR ... * "Shared in Ministry" Mode - You can optionally switch both the Month and Annual calendars to just show a green tick when you shared in the ministry, instead of focussing on hours. • Scheduling - define your Annual, Monthly and Daily Hour Goals. These will then be used to track your progress for the Month and Year. Apply your Daily Schedule to your Month and view the Projected Hours - so easy to see if you will get your time in or if you need to alter your schedule. • Witnessing Partners - arrange your partners each day. Contact your witnessing partner by SMS, Phone, or messaging apps. Mark the arrangement as confirmed or not. Icons on the calendar indicate days with arranged partners. Optional integration with iOS calendars. • Reporting - support for multiple Hour Credits and Carry-Over Minutes. Your Monthly Report can be submitted using Email, TXT, Telegram, WhatsApp, LINE, Hourglass or NW Publisher. • "Other Hours" - log your non-ministry hours such as LDC or Branch Consultation work. Up to 5 "Other Hour" categories can be scheduled and planned alongside your Ministry Hours. Configure the category name (eg "LDC") and Reporting options in Settings. --- And this is just the beginning! Please check the website for details and support: www.serviceplanner.app Requirements: iOS 14+ Some mapping features require a connected device. All support and documentation is provided in English. Some cannot locate the app because they search for "Service Planner". The app is called "ServicePlanner".

About

Journal Mapper

This app lets you create a spatial journal, using a map as your canvas to store memories, plans, and reference material. Organize locations with custom categories and add notes and images to each annotation. Sync your data across devices for seamless access.

Highlights
  • Map-based journaling
  • Customizable location categories
  • Notes and image annotations
  • Cross-device data sync
  • Filterable map view
  • Location-based organization
Features
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A spatial journal to store, organise and review information related to points of interest in the real world. Journal Mapper offers a fresh perspective on a personal journal, with a focus on locations as opposed to dates. Use the map as your canvas to create delightful annotations to store memories, future plans, reference material and everything in between. - Create categories to organise locations and customise their visual appearance to give them a unique personality - Add notes and images to each annotation and organise them as a traditional journal - Filter categories to control what is visible on the map in order to make comparisons and draw conclusions to solve a specific problems - Automatically sync data across all your devices - Consistent UI across all your devices Locations service is only used to display your current location and provide search results that are relevant. This are no ad services or third party analytics. Create up to 10 annotations and 3 categories with an option to unlock unlimited annotations and categories via a one-time In-App Purchase. Download Journal Mapper to start creating your very own spatial journal!

Screenshots

ServicePlanner4 screens
Journal Mapper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ServicePlanner at 91% against Journal Mapper's 33%. ServicePlanner also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.8) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Journal Mapper's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On 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

Journal Mapper is free to download; ServicePlanner costs $2.99 up front. Journal Mapper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ServicePlanner asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ServicePlanner holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ServicePlanner has 188 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of ServicePlanner's written reviews are positive against 33% of Journal Mapper's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ServicePlanner ships an update every 2 months, Journal Mapper weekly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
ServicePlanner versus Journal Mapper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterServicePlannerJournal Mapper
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (188 ratings) — better3.8 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews91.4% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings188 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#106 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS14.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiMatt SolutionsRanveer Mamidpelliwar

Customer experience

ServicePlanner

All ratings186 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral2.7%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews162 reviews
Positive91.4%
Neutral3.7%
Negative4.9%

Journal Mapper

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

ServicePlanner

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashing or not opening
  • Syncing issues between devices
  • Incorrect translation or localization

Requested features

8 requests
  • Ability to record 'Not at Home' visits
  • Integration with Apple Watch
  • Support for multiple types of hours (ministry, LDC, etc.)
  • Customizable color coding for different visit types
  • Ability to add photos to records
Show 3 more
  • Compatibility with macOS
  • Automatic territory management features
  • Integration with NW Publisher for reporting

Journal Mapper

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ServicePlanner

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Journal Mapper

One-time1
  • Unlimited Markers + Categories$3.99

Questions

Is ServicePlanner free?
ServicePlanner costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Journal Mapper free?
Journal Mapper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ServicePlanner or Journal Mapper?
ServicePlanner is rated higher. ServicePlanner averages 4.7 out of 5 from 188 ratings, while Journal Mapper averages 3.8 from 4 ratings.
Do ServicePlanner or Journal Mapper have ads?
Neither ServicePlanner nor Journal Mapper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ServicePlanner or Journal Mapper?
ServicePlanner ships an update every 2 months, and Journal Mapper weekly. Most recently, ServicePlanner was updated on November 3, 2026 and Journal Mapper on November 3, 2026.

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