FSGroup Mobile vs Ministry Helper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Ministry Helper
Organize your preaching work with this app. Track hours for various activities, set monthly goals, and schedule your service days. Receive reminders to submit reports and calculate annual hours for pioneers.
- Territory Helper compatibility
- Track 'other theocratic activities'
- Set monthly hours goal
- Schedule service weeks and days
- Enter notes and appointments
- Monthly report submission reminder
- Annual hours calculation for pioneers
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Ministry Helper helps you organize your field service and keep track of your preaching activity. RECORD AND REVIEW YOUR ACTIVITY - Record the time you spend in field service, including with the timer. - Log hours spent on other theocratic activities, such as LDC work and Bethel service. - Set a monthly goal and track your progress. - View monthly summaries and your total hours for the service year, useful for regular pioneers. - Share your field service report and receive a reminder on the first day of the month. MANAGE YOUR TERRITORIES Keep your territory information and access territories assigned through Territory Helper. EXPAND YOUR OPTIONS WITH MINISTRY HELPER PREMIUM With a Premium subscription, you can: - Plan field service, appointments and reminders in the calendar. - Organize return visits and Bible studies with individual records. - View statistics and charts of your activity. - Enable synchronization of supported data across your devices. Your activity data is saved on your device and you can view it without an internet connection. Synchronization is optional: with Premium, you choose whether to enable it in settings. Try it now! Privacy policy: https://ministryhelper.app/en/privacy Terms of use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ministry Helper at 4.8 against FSGroup Mobile's 4.1. Ministry Helper also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). FSGroup Mobile's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (63% vs 50%). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Ministry Helper sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. FSGroup Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ministry Helper holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 105 and 120 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 63% of FSGroup Mobile's written reviews are positive against 50% of Ministry Helper's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
FSGroup Mobile ships an update every 2 months, Ministry Helper fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | FSGroup Mobile | Ministry Helper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (105 ratings) | 4.8 (120 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.3% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 105 | 120 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joe Majestic | Jonathan Serravalle |
Customer experience
FSGroup Mobile
Ministry Helper
Bugs and requests
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
Ministry Helper
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
FSGroup Mobile
No in-app purchases
Ministry Helper
- Ministry Helper Premium1 Month trial$0.991 Month
- Ministry Helper Premium1 Month trial$8.991 Year
Questions
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