Comparison

Ministry Helper vs HourSync

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

Head to head
About

Ministry Helper

Organize your ministry activities and track your preaching time. Log hours, manage territories, and set monthly goals. Premium features include calendar planning, return visit organization, and cross-device synchronization.

Highlights
  • Record field service time with timer
  • Log other theocratic activities
  • Set and track monthly goals
  • Manage territory information
  • Calendar for appointments and reminders (Premium)
  • Organize return visits and Bible studies (Premium)
  • Cross-device data synchronization (Premium)
Features
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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/

About

HourSync

Features
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Hoursync is a simple, private hour tracker made for pioneers and publishers. Log your hours in seconds, see how far you are from your monthly and yearly goals, keep your Bible studies and return visits organized, and care for your spiritual life — all in one clean app. LOG HOURS FAST • Log today's hours and minutes with a single tap • Separate credit hours (caregiving, construction, etc.) • Record the Bible studies conducted each day, linked to your students • Add notes for the day: territories, return visits, remarks • Edit any day from the calendar and see your latest entries at a glance GOALS THAT KEEP YOU ON TRACK • Regular, auxiliary and special pioneer goals • Progress ring with hours left and the daily pace you need • Monthly and yearly progress for the service year (September to August) • Customize your monthly and annual targets MONTHLY AND ANNUAL REPORTS • Monthly report with hours, Bible studies, credit and notes • Send your report through WhatsApp, email or any app in one tap • Transfer leftover minutes to the next month before sending • Service-year report, month by month, with your monthly average BIBLE STUDIES • Keep a list of your students with day, time and publication • Track the current lesson and see each study's history • Mark studies as active or paused • Manage your own list of study publications and lessons RETURN VISITS • Save name, phone, address and the best day and time to return • Fill in the address from your current location • Note the topic discussed and what to share next time REMINDERS • Optional notifications for studies and return visits, at the time or in advance SPIRITUAL LIFE • Spiritual goals: set personal goals for the service year, break them into steps and log your progress • People to encourage: plan simple actions to support others and keep a private history • Qualities to improve: focus on the fruitage of the spirit with suggested actions, Bible references and the verses that helped you • Bible reading: create a reading schedule for the whole Bible or the sections you choose, over 1 month to 2 years — the app spreads the readings out and shows whether you're on track • Reading reminders on the days and time you choose MAKE IT YOURS • Six color themes • Profile photo and name • Choose the order of the Spiritual life cards on Home YOUR DATA, ONLY ON YOUR DEVICE • No account, no login, no ads • Automatic backup, plus export and restore whenever you want • Available in English, Portuguese, Spanish, French, Italian and German Hoursync is free, independent and built with care for the ministry.

Screenshots

Ministry Helper4 screens
HourSync4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HourSync at none against Ministry Helper's 2. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Ministry Helper sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. HourSync asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ministry Helper ships an update fortnightly, HourSync every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Ministry Helper versus HourSync: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinistry HelperHourSync
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (120 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings120 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJonathan SerravalleMario Morais

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Ministry Helper

Subscriptions2
  • Ministry Helper Premium1 Month trial$0.991 Month
  • Ministry Helper Premium7 Days trial$8.991 Year
None

HourSync

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ministry Helper free?
Ministry Helper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HourSync free?
HourSync is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ministry Helper or HourSync have ads?
Neither Ministry Helper nor HourSync shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ministry Helper or HourSync?
Ministry Helper ships an update fortnightly, and HourSync every 9 days. Most recently, Ministry Helper was updated on November 7, 2026 and HourSync on November 6, 2026.

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