Comparison

Field Service Assistant vs Equipd Bible

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

Head to head
About

Field Service Assistant

This app helps Jehovah's Witnesses manage their field service activities. It tracks calls, placements, and volunteer time, with features for reporting, contact synchronization, and goal setting. It also offers mapping and navigation capabilities.

Highlights
  • Call and placement management
  • Volunteer time tracking
  • Customizable reports
  • Contact synchronization
  • Mapping and directions
  • Goal setting
  • Notes and appointment scheduling
Features
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Field Service Assistant is a contact management program for Jehovah's Witnesses. It manages calls, placements, and calculates volunteered time. Features Include: • Start/Stop timer. • Sort by Street, Name, Date, City, Zip, Day, Offer • Custom field support (LDC time, miles, …) • Manage and categorize up to 12 offers • Autofill values in time entry screen • Multiple user support • Email reports to three addresses • Text message reports • WhatsApp and Hourglass support • Daily time log, monthly and yearly time totals • Synchronize contacts to host computer • Map calls • Get directions • Create and manage notes • Set monthly and yearly goals • Custom definition of *any* column • Send and Receive contacts. • Settings->FieldService for monthly report settings • Settings->FieldService to set appearance/theme • GPS solution for areas without street addresses • Email backups • Email backups to other devices to sync calls • Locally stored backups • Detailed and simplified report view • Schedule appointments Please visit www.fieldServiceAssistant.com for detailed instructions. **** Important **** Some reviews have claimed some features are missing such as adding an extra field for LDC hours or assigning a call as a study. These features are actually present. Unfortunately, there is no way to respond to reviews to be of proper assistance. Please visit www.fieldserviceassistant.com to learn how all of the features work. Thanks! P343X22

About

Equipd Bible

A comprehensive Bible study app designed for personal use and ministry. It offers features like side-by-side Bible viewing, study notes, reading schedules, and scripture lookup tools. Supports EPUB Bible imports and MP3 audio files.

Highlights
  • Side-by-side Bible comparison
  • Study notes and bookmarking
  • Customizable reading schedules
  • Fast scripture copy tool
  • EPUB Bible import
  • MP3 audio file import
  • Multi-language support
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Welcome to the Equipd Bible - a powerful Bible reading and personal study app. What makes the Equipd Bible different from other Bible apps? It has been carefully optimised for daily workflows, from using in the ministry, to daily bible reading and collating your favourite scriptures and study notes. Use it one-handed on your iPhone or in split-screen mode on your iPad. Look up selected verses with the fastest copy scripture tool ever. Personalise this Bible app and make it your own. * Load compatible Bibles in EPUB format from the Equipd website or other approved sources. Check www.equipd.me/bibles for more information. * View different Bibles side-by-side for easy comparison. Or read just one Bible full-screen. * Load multiple languages side-by-side for sharing in the ministry with those from different cultures. Great for language learners. * Bible Reading Schedules with reminder notifications. You can setup one or multiple schedules at a time. Never get behind on daily Bible reading again. * For Chinese users or learners ... automated Pinyin, Zhuyin (Bopomofo), Sidney Lau, or Yale romanization can be generated and shown in 2-line format above the Simplified or Traditional characters. * For Japanese users or learners ... automated Furigana or Romaji in 2-line format. * Jump from viewing just the selected verses to the Chapter window to get the full context. * Multiple ways to look up scriptures. Use the 3 scrollers at the top, or the Bible Picker accessed from the toolbar. Use the double-tap or "shake" gestures to show the Picker - great for one-handed use on the iPhone. * Add study notes against verses. View notes for the current chapter in a side-panel (iPad and iPhone Plus). Access all notes from the toolbar. * Import MP3 files for offline audio. In Safari locate a MP3 ZIP file and "Open in..." the Equipd Bible. * The easiest "Copy" scripture feature you have ever seen. Great for copying scriptures into note-taking apps. * Bookmarks organised by topic or category. You can even put a comment against a bookmarked scripture to highlight a main point or line of reasoning. * History of scripture lookups. * Backup and Restore of verse notes and bookmarked scriptures, with backup reminders. * Clipboard Lookups - just copy a scripture from another document or app, and then open Equipd ... Equipd will try and look it up for you! * A powerful URL scheme so that you can create links to open scriptures in the Equipd Bible from external apps or documents. The Equipd Bible implements the x-callback-url scheme for developers to integrate with. * Streamlined workflow and screen rotation for all devices from the iPhone 4S to the larger iPhone 6 Plus, and of course it works great on the iPad. iOS 7 or above is required. * Split Screen support for iPad mini 4, iPad Air 2, iPad Pro. --- Please view the website and forums on www.equipd.me for more details and support. All official support is in English, but community users may offer support in other languages. I sincerely hope the Equipd Bible app can help you to be "completely equipped for every good work"! — 2 Timothy 3:17. --- Website: www.equipd.me Forums: www.equipd.me/forums FaceBook: facebook.com/equipd.me Twitter: twitter.com/equipd --- If you enjoy Equipd Bible, you might also enjoy... *** ServicePlanner *** A new Field Service and Ministry App with automated Dropbox Sync, full Call and Return Visit Management, Reporting, Time Scheduling and much more. www.serviceplanner.me

Screenshots

Field Service Assistant4 screens
Equipd Bible4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Field Service Assistant at Free against Equipd Bible's $2.99. Field Service Assistant also leads on ratings volume (6.4K vs 207) and review sentiment (85% vs 72%). Equipd Bible's advantage is chart position (#160 vs unranked). On rating, update cadence, 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

Field Service Assistant is free to download; Equipd Bible costs $2.99 up front. 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 — 4.7 for Field Service Assistant against 4.6 for Equipd Bible. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Field Service Assistant has 6.4K ratings behind it against 207, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Field Service Assistant's written reviews are positive against 72% of Equipd Bible's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Field Service Assistant ships an update every 2 months, Equipd Bible every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Field Service Assistant versus Equipd Bible: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterField Service AssistantEquipd Bible
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.7 (6.4K ratings) — better4.6 (207 ratings)
Positive reviews84.6% of reviews — better72.3% of reviews
Number of ratings6.4K — better207
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank—#160 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB125 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSarka Tyri Software LLCiMatt Solutions

Customer experience

Field Service Assistant

All ratings6,325 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral3.4%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews842 reviews
Positive84.6%
Neutral8.8%
Negative6.7%

Equipd Bible

All ratings206 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral1.9%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews220 reviews
Positive72.3%
Neutral6.4%
Negative21.4%

User reviews

Field Service Assistant

From 6.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Helps keep ministry organized
  • 💡 Useful features like timer, mapping, and report sending
  • 🙏 Grateful for developer's hard work
  • ⭐ Great app overall

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Issues with data loss/deletion
  • 🐛 Crashes/stability problems after updates
  • 🔍 Difficult to edit/correct entries
  • 🔍 Missing features like Bible study tracking

Equipd Bible

From 207 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and responsive app
  • 👍 Excellent Bible study tool
  • 🌐 Supports multiple languages and translations
  • 📚 Comprehensive Bible features (bookmarks, notes, schedules)
  • 💡 Innovative features like verse highlighting and Strong's Concordance integration

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or stability issues
  • 🔒 Difficulty downloading/importing certain Bible versions
  • 🔍 Limited search and annotation capabilities compared to some other apps

Bugs and requests

Field Service Assistant

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Duplicate entries appearing in reports
  • Estimated address feature not working
  • Contacts/data disappearing after updates
  • Inability to delete old return visits

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add LDC and pioneer school hour tracking
  • Improve monthly/yearly report viewing and editing
  • Sync data across devices
  • Add more customization options
  • Integrate with other ministry apps

Equipd Bible

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Downloading Bible versions from JW.org not working for some users
  • Scrolling issues or small display windows after recent updates

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add audio Bible playback functionality
  • Improve note-taking and highlighting capabilities
  • Integrate with more online Bible resources and research tools

In-app purchases

None

Field Service Assistant

No in-app purchases

None

Equipd Bible

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Field Service Assistant free?
Field Service Assistant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Equipd Bible free?
Equipd Bible costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Field Service Assistant or Equipd Bible?
Field Service Assistant is rated higher. Field Service Assistant averages 4.7 out of 5 from 6.4K ratings, while Equipd Bible averages 4.6 from 207 ratings.
Do Field Service Assistant or Equipd Bible have ads?
Neither Field Service Assistant nor Equipd Bible shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Field Service Assistant or Equipd Bible?
Field Service Assistant ships an update every 2 months, and Equipd Bible every 5 weeks. Most recently, Field Service Assistant was updated on October 21, 2026 and Equipd Bible on November 1, 2026.

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