FSGroup Mobile vs NWS Mobile
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.
NWS Mobile
This app assists Jehovah's Witnesses in organizing congregation activities. It facilitates scheduling meeting parts, public talks, and various duties. The app also includes territory management and data sharing capabilities with other compatible applications.
- Schedule meeting parts
- Assign public talks
- Manage congregation duties
- Territory management
- Data sharing with NW Publisher app
- View publisher reports
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NWS Mobile (New World Scheduler Mobile) is designed for Jehovah’s Witnesses to help with scheduling and organizing your congregation. Easy. Simple. Fast. NWS Mobile is a mobile companion to New World Scheduler, which allows appointed brothers to schedule and organize many aspects of the congregation, including scheduling Christian Life & Ministry meeting parts, Public Talk assignments, & Duties. It also contains Territory Management, send & receive selected data to NW Publisher and more! CONGREGATION - View Congregation Overview, Congregation Information, Congregation Events, Congregation Field Service Reports, Publisher Reports. PERSONS - View Persons Information, Away Periods, Spiritual Information, Privileges, Assignments, Publisher Reports, Emergency Contacts. SCHEDULE - Christian Life & Ministry Meeting, including Main & Auxiliary classes, and Local Needs. - Local and Away Public Talks, including visiting speakers and hospitality. - Assignments, including chairman, reading, hospitality and prayers. - Duties, including attendants, security, sound, video, microphones, platform, and even custom duties. TERRITORIES - Territory Information, Territory Addresses, Assign Territories, Territory Campaigns. NW PUBLISHER APP - Share selected data with publishers using NW Publisher app. - Receive data from publishers using NW Publisher app, including Publisher Reports, Away Periods.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: NWS Mobile at every 2 weeks against FSGroup Mobile's every 2 months. NWS Mobile also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.1). 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.
NWS Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 104 and 92 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 63% of FSGroup Mobile's written reviews are positive against 60% of NWS Mobile'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, NWS Mobile every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FSGroup Mobile | NWS Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (104 ratings) | 4.4 (92 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.3% of reviews — better | 60.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 104 — better | 92 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 92 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joe Majestic | New World Solutions Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
FSGroup Mobile
NWS Mobile
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
NWS Mobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
FSGroup Mobile
No in-app purchases
NWS Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is FSGroup Mobile free?
Is NWS Mobile free?
Which has better reviews, FSGroup Mobile or NWS Mobile?
Do FSGroup Mobile or NWS Mobile have ads?
Which is updated more often, FSGroup Mobile or NWS Mobile?
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