Comparison

FSGroup Mobile vs CongPlan

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Submit Field Service reports
  • Companion to KHS
  • For Group Overseers
  • Report submission to secretary
Features
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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.

About

CongPlan

Features
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CongPlan brings your congregation's plan to iPhone and iPad: meetings, assignments, field service and public witnessing — with passkey sign-in, notifications and a plan you can read offline. The app connects you directly to your CongPlan account. For you personally • My Plan: all your own assignments and dates in one list • Assignment with context: date, part, assistant and location • Record an absence without giving a reason • Request a swap: qualified people who are not absent are asked • See open public witnessing shifts and sign yourself up if you are eligible • Congregation announcements with an unread marker • Calendar subscription (ICS): your personal plan in your device calendar • A reminder notification before it is your turn For the planning team • Plan the programme of the Life and Ministry Meeting and the Weekend Meeting • Field Service Meetings with location and conductor • Public witnessing: create locations, weekdays and shifts • Outgoing public talks with speaker, theme and host congregation, including protection against double booking on a weekend • Automatic suggestions leave out people who are absent • Print Center: week and month overview, field service groups and congregation roles as PDF or notice On iPhone • Sign in with a passkey via Face ID, Touch ID or device passcode. There is no password. • First access through the personal invite link or QR code from your admin • Notifications for assignments, swap requests and announcements • Without a connection the last loaded plan stays readable. Changes need a connection. • Links to your plan open directly in the app • 14 languages: Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Ukrainian Access and cost CongPlan is free. A congregation registers once, then the admin invites everyone else with a personal link. Without that invitation or your own registration the app cannot be used. Transparency CongPlan is a private project by Sascha Henning and not an official product of any organisation. The data is held on servers in Germany (Frankfurt). Every congregation sees only its own data. Usage statistics are collected without tracking cookies. The source code is published under AGPL-3.0. Questions: kontakt@congplan.app Guides: docs.congplan.app

Screenshots

FSGroup Mobile4 screens
CongPlan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: CongPlan at weekly against FSGroup Mobile's every 2 months. FSGroup Mobile's advantage is iOS requirement (14.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FSGroup Mobile ships an update every 2 months, CongPlan weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
FSGroup Mobile versus CongPlan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFSGroup MobileCongPlan
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (104 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews63.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings104 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoe MajesticSascha Henning

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

CongPlan

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

FSGroup Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

CongPlan

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FSGroup Mobile free?
FSGroup Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CongPlan free?
CongPlan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FSGroup Mobile or CongPlan have ads?
Neither FSGroup Mobile nor CongPlan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FSGroup Mobile or CongPlan?
FSGroup Mobile ships an update every 2 months, and CongPlan weekly. Most recently, FSGroup Mobile was updated on October 16, 2026 and CongPlan on October 3, 2026.

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