Ministry vs Returns Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ministry
This app helps Jehovah's Witnesses organize their ministry. It offers features for tracking hours, return visits, studies, and territory management. Personalization options and secure data storage are also included.
- GDPR mode for safe data recording
- Monthly and annual statistics
- Personalized app designs
- Automatic report sending
- Pioneer service year overview
- Interactive territory map
- Cloud-based data synchronization
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The App Ministry helps Jehovah's Witnesses organize their ministry. *** IMPORTANT *** Within the app it is possible to financially support the project and the further development, as I have to pay monthly costs. Since Apple does not allow donation links, in-app purchases are intended for this purpose. By donating an amount of money once, which everyone can choose freely, some additional functions are activated in the app. Of course, a donation is not required to unlock the additional functions. Thank you very much for your support and I hope that the app will help you in your service! :) Functions of this app are among others: - GDPR mode: If this mode is activated, the app will only show you areas that are safe in the respective country. Please be sure to enable this feature if you live in a country where you are no longer allowed to record personal information. - Clear monthly and annual statistics on hours, fees, return visits, videos and studies - Personalize your app and choose between different beautiful designs - Send your monthly report conveniently and automatically via email or whatsapp - For pioneers: complete overview of the current year of service and the last years of service in the archive - Pioneers see how many hours they are plus or minus in relation to the year - Setting an individual hourly target - Transferring minutes: In the new month, the system notes whether there are any remaining minutes in the last month and transfers them to the new month. - Easy and fast addition of data by easy left or right swiping - Time recording by stopwatch or manual input - Intelligent calendar to plan service hours, return visits, studies and service appointments - iOS Dark Mode - Load your territory map as a photo into the app so you can take it with you wherever you go. In addition, the app displays an interactive map where you can zoom in and out and move around freely. - LDC & Remote: Capture LDC & remote hours separately and send them in report with - Shortened annual target for pioneers: As a pioneer, you have the option of automatically reducing the annual target by the hours entered for LDC or Remote. You can also manually reduce the annual target by any number of hours, e.g. by crediting it after attending the pioneer service school. - Creation of visits with personal data and the option of creating return visits and/or studies within a clear framework - Create journal routes with automatic recognition of whether someone has already received the current journal - Innovative tile system to edit territories and automatically add a visit if someone needs to be visited again - Graphic, clear bell system for houses with many bells - Cloud-based system: Your data is always the same on all devices - Encrypted and secure data storage Important: This app is cloudbased, so it only works with an internet connection. This has the advantage that the data entered is the same on every device at all times. You have your own account which you can use to log in on any device. You do not have to enter an e-mail address or personal data. For the login, a user name / pseudonym was deliberately chosen, with which you can log in on all your devices. ----------- You have suggestions for further features? Send me your ideas to mail@danielederosa.de, I will consider them for future updates. ----------- You miss a language and would be willing to help with the translation? In that case, please contact me. ----------- I wish you much joy in your ministry and hope that Ministry will help you to organize.
Returns Pro
This tool helps Jehovah's Witnesses manage their ministry by quickly adding and updating return visits. It's designed for speed and simplicity, offering a lightweight experience for efficient record-keeping.
- Fast return visit tracking
- Easy update functionality
- Simple and beautiful interface
- Lightweight design
- Ministry assistance tool
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A beautiful, simple, and easy to use return visit app to assist Jehovah's Witnesses with ministry. This app was designed to be fast and lightweight to quickly add and update your return visits without being bogged down with too many taps. I hope you enjoy using it. This app is NOT an official app from Jehovah's Witnesses. Please feel free to report bugs to me at fgathright@me.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Returns Pro at none against Ministry's 3. Ministry's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (178 vs 19). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Ministry sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Returns Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Ministry against 4.3 for Returns Pro. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ministry has 178 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 87% and 86% positive.
Ministry ships an update every 3 weeks, Returns Pro every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on August 31, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ministry | Returns Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (178 ratings) — better | 4.3 (19 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.5% of reviews — better | 85.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 178 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniele De Rosa | Floyd Gathright |
Customer experience
Ministry
Returns Pro
Bugs and requests
Ministry
Reported bugs
8 issues- Month display not updating correctly
- Data loss when not logging out properly
- Return visit feature non-functional in pro version
- Time calculation adding extra hours to daily totals
- iPad rotation lock not working
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- Password reset requires manual developer intervention
- Missing data synchronization issues
- App not rotating to landscape on iPad despite rotation lock being off
Requested features
17 requests- Landscape mode for tablets and iPad
- Return visit location mapping and pinpointing
- Ability to add custom publications to literature database
- Phone number integration with calling capability
- Apple Watch compatibility
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- Biometric login (Face ID, Touch ID)
- Report reminder notifications
- Multiple email address support for report sharing
- Territory mapping feature
- Sort return visits by scheduled return date
- Color-coding for individual calls
- Keyboard number input option for hours
- Appointment calendar as dedicated tab
- Text/email report sending capability
- Automatic dark mode synchronization with iOS settings
- 12-hour time format option
- Private backup functionality
Returns Pro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ministry
- Support 1$0.99
- Support 2$2.99
- Support 3$5.99
Returns Pro
No in-app purchases








