Bible Read vs FSGroup Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bible Read
Track your Bible reading progress with this dedicated application. Monitor your reading schedule and stay organized with your spiritual journey. Designed for personal study and spiritual growth.
- Bible reading progress tracking
- Personal study organization
- Spiritual growth monitoring
- Reading schedule management
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Please note that this app is NOT sponsored or supported by Watchtower And Tract Society. If you need support, please contact me at: wolinweb@gmail.com.
FSGroup Mobile
This app allows Group Overseers to easily submit Field Service reports to the secretary. It serves as a companion to KHS (Kingdom Hall Schedules) for streamlined reporting.
- Submit Field Service reports
- Companion to KHS
- For Group Overseers
- Report submission to secretary
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FSG Mobile is an app designed as a compliment to KHS (Kingdom Hall Schedules) for Group Overseers to submit Field Service reports to the secretary.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bible Read at 4.6 against FSGroup Mobile's 4.1. Bible Read also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bible Read holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 176 and 104 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of Bible Read's written reviews are positive against 63% of FSGroup Mobile's.
Bible Read ships an update weekly, FSGroup Mobile every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bible Read | FSGroup Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (176 ratings) — better | 4.1 (104 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 65.5% of reviews — better | 63.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 176 — better | 104 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 14.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 158 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Manuel De Freitas | Joe Majestic |
Customer experience
Bible Read
FSGroup Mobile
User reviews
Bible Read
From 176 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Helps build reading habit
- 👍 Tracks reading progress
- 👍 Audio playback feature
- 👍 Dark mode available
- 👍 Remembers reading progress
Room to improve
- 🐛 Progress erased with updates
- 🐛 App not easy after updates
- 🐛 Limited Bible versions
- 🐛 Synchronization issues (iPad/iPhone)
- 🐛 Timer doesn't work
FSGroup Mobile
From 104 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Helpful and convenient app
- 🚀 Efficient for collecting reports
- ✅ Green check mark for submitted reports
- 💡 Great idea for an app
- ✨ Makes reporting easy
Room to improve
- 🐛 App frequently crashes
- 🐛 App does not work
- 🐛 Data not saving or disappearing
- 🐛 File import issues
- 🐛 Send button greyed out
Bugs and requests
Bible Read
Reported bugs
6 issues- All progress erased with update
- Reading plans disappeared
- App crashes and won't open
- Progress not saving
- Timer doesn't work
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- Verse 4 missing in Jeremiah 47
Requested features
6 requests- Option to pick accent color
- Sync accent color from Mac
- Change reading speed of audio
- Option to choose KJV Bible version
- Ability to track reading chronologically
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- Automatic backup of progress
FSGroup Mobile
Reported bugs
28 issues- Filtering not working
- Uploading FGS file hit or miss
- App opens to splash page and closes
- Entry disappearing after tapping DONE
- Designating publishers as pioneers incorrectly
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- App won't open after entering time
- File won't import for secretary
- FSG file empty on import
- Records out of order and half reports have no publisher name
- App crashes when trying to open it
- Data not accepted or disappears after inputting
- Numbers reset to 0
- Secretary unable to open file
- App deletes entries and takes multiple tries to save
- App tends to delete everything when tapping DONE
- App keeps crashing
- Numbers don't stay after inputting
- Placements resets to 0 when entering hours
- Secretary unable to open file
- App crashes when trying to open email file
- Send button greyed out
- Filter hides publishers who haven't turned in time
- App flashes and closes on file import
- Names do not appear in FSG once imported
- App crashes on file import
- Can't open publisher archive
- Works great on iPhone but crashes and loses data on iPad
- Only previous month completed reports available
Requested features
12 requests- Indicate filled reports on main screen
- Manually upload publisher information
- Add another publisher directly in app
- Option for Secretaries to use for ALL publishers
- Input meeting attendance
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- Sync iPad with iPhone
- Change number entry text color to black (resolved by dark mode)
- See which publishers time has been entered for
- Record 'Less than an Hour'
- Mass send all listed info in one email
- Full featured version similar to PC version
- KHS for iOS
In-app purchases
Bible Read
No in-app purchases
FSGroup Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Bible Read free?
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Which has better reviews, Bible Read or FSGroup Mobile?
Do Bible Read or FSGroup Mobile have ads?
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