Comparison

Returns Pro vs NWS Mobile

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

Head to head
About

Returns Pro

This tool helps Jehovah's Witnesses manage their ministry by quickly adding and updating return visits. It's designed for speed and simplicity, offering a lightweight experience for efficient record-keeping.

Highlights
  • Fast return visit tracking
  • Easy update functionality
  • Simple and beautiful interface
  • Lightweight design
  • Ministry assistance tool
Features
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A beautiful, simple, and easy to use return visit app to assist Jehovah's Witnesses with ministry. This app was designed to be fast and lightweight to quickly add and update your return visits without being bogged down with too many taps. I hope you enjoy using it. This app is NOT an official app from Jehovah's Witnesses. Please feel free to report bugs to me at fgathright@me.com

About

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.

Highlights
  • Schedule meeting parts
  • Assign public talks
  • Manage congregation duties
  • Territory management
  • Data sharing with NW Publisher app
  • View publisher reports
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Returns Pro3 screens
NWS Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: NWS Mobile at every 2 weeks against Returns Pro's every 4 months. NWS Mobile also leads on ratings volume (87 vs 19) and device support (4 vs 2). Returns Pro's advantage is review sentiment (86% vs 60%). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Returns Pro against 4.3 for NWS Mobile. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 87 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of Returns Pro's written reviews are positive against 60% of NWS Mobile's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Returns Pro ships an update every 4 months, NWS Mobile every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Returns Pro versus NWS Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReturns ProNWS Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (19 ratings) — better4.3 (87 ratings)
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews — better60.5% of reviews
Number of ratings1987 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB90 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFloyd GathrightNew World Solutions Pty Ltd

Customer experience

Returns Pro

All ratings19 ratings
Positive84.2%
Neutral5.3%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral7.1%
Negative7.1%

NWS Mobile

All ratings87 ratings
Positive80.5%
Neutral6.9%
Negative12.6%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive60.5%
Neutral14.0%
Negative25.6%

In-app purchases

None

Returns Pro

No in-app purchases

None

NWS Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Returns Pro free?
Returns Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NWS Mobile free?
NWS Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Returns Pro or NWS Mobile?
Returns Pro is rated higher. Returns Pro averages 4.3 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while NWS Mobile averages 4.3 from 87 ratings.
Do Returns Pro or NWS Mobile have ads?
Neither Returns Pro nor NWS Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Returns Pro or NWS Mobile?
Returns Pro ships an update every 4 months, and NWS Mobile every 2 weeks. Most recently, Returns Pro was updated on October 7, 2026 and NWS Mobile on October 14, 2026.

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