Origin Helper vs Shepherd
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Origin Helper
This tool helps Jehovah's Witnesses identify the native language of individuals based on their first or last name. It can also display relevant content and open websites in the detected spoken language, aiding in their ministry.
- Recognize origin and spoken language by first name
- Recognize origin and spoken language by surname
- View tracts, videos, and content in spoken language
- Automatically open website in correct language
- Indicate gender for first names
- Supports multiple languages and website auto-opening
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Origin Helper is an auxiliary tool for Jehovah's Witnesses to recognize the native language of people by their first or last name. The following functions are included: - Recognition of Origin and Spoken Language by First Name - Recognition of origin and spoken language by surname - The ability to view tracts, videos, the contact form or other content in spoken language - Automatically open the website in the correct language - The indication whether it is a male or female person (only for first names) - There are places where different languages are spoken. Origin Helper offers the ability to automatically open the website after a previous selection of the searched for More features are planned. I wish you Jehovah's blessing and much joy in your valuable service!
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 in-app purchases: Shepherd at none against Origin Helper's 1. Shepherd also leads on ratings volume (5 vs 1). Origin Helper's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, ads and monetization model 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. Origin Helper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Shepherd asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Origin Helper against 5.0 for Shepherd. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shepherd has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Origin Helper ships an update every 2 weeks, Shepherd every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and July 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Origin Helper | Shepherd |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniele De Rosa | Adam Coots |
Customer experience
Origin Helper
Shepherd
In-app purchases
Origin Helper
- OriginJW Pro$2.99
Shepherd
No in-app purchases
