Comparison

Service Maps vs Elders

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

Head to head
About

Service Maps

Organize congregation territories, houses, and visits with this app. Add new visits, update existing ones, and manually input territory details. All data syncs across devices via an external server.

Highlights
  • Territory organization
  • House and visit tracking
  • Add/update visits
  • Manual territory input
  • Cross-device synchronization
Features
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App to organize territories of congregation. You can see Territories, Houses, and Visits. Features to add new visits and update old ones. Also has the function to manually add territories, houses and visits as text without needing to log in. Everything is always synchronized with an external server, so it's available on all devices logged in. We hope that you will enjoy it. * If you do not have a congregation ID and password, no worries. You can still use the app as a notes app to enter your territories, visits and houses, separated from your other notes apps or you can contact me. We hope that you will enjoy having one place to store the information gathered on your visits. **The app is totally free and will never be monetized.

About

Elders

This application facilitates the synchronized management and sharing of congregation records among users. It offers real-time updates via push notifications and allows for offline access to data. The tool aims to improve teamwork and efficiency for congregational tasks.

Highlights
  • Synchronized record management
  • Sharing records with other users
  • Push notifications for data changes
  • Offline database access
  • Link sharing for records
  • Mac compatibility
Features
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I am pleased to present you the Elders Plus app, This app has all the benefits of the Elders-Congregation app. Only this version has synchronization and the feature of sharing the records with other Elders Plus users. It has Push notifications, which means that when you or another guest user of the Elders Plus app changes any data, the app will notify you. This will make the job available to all the elders at the same time. And each Group Superintendent can add the reports of her group and the changes will be reflected to all. Easing the work for everyone and working as a team. It is only necessary to share a single record, by copying the link and sending it by mail, imessage or whatever you want. 1.- Sharing Options / Anyone who has the link 2.- Use the "Copy Link" function directly please. This app works with a hybrid database. This means that the app can be used with the internet and without the internet. I hope that this new tool will make our service in the congregation even more effective. Mac compatibility with Apple silicon Note: Remember that iCloud is a private and encrypted container on each user's Apple ID. No one has access to that data other than the user himself. .

Screenshots

Service Maps4 screens
Elders4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Service Maps at Free against Elders's $2.99. Service Maps also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Elders's advantage is update cadence (daily vs weekly). On ratings volume, 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

Service Maps is free to download; Elders costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Service Maps holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Service Maps ships an update weekly, Elders daily. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Service Maps versus Elders: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterService MapsElders
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.8 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings44
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJose BlancoMartha Dariela Cavazos

Customer experience

Service Maps

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Elders

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Service Maps

No in-app purchases

None

Elders

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Service Maps free?
Service Maps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Elders free?
Elders costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Service Maps or Elders?
Service Maps is rated higher. Service Maps averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Elders averages 4.8 from 4 ratings.
Do Service Maps or Elders have ads?
Neither Service Maps nor Elders shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Service Maps or Elders?
Service Maps ships an update weekly, and Elders daily. Most recently, Service Maps was updated on September 10, 2026 and Elders on September 21, 2026.

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