Comparison

Proaneer vs Zeal

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

Head to head
About

Proaneer

This tool helps organize field ministry activities. It allows users to record service activity, manage contacts with map integration, save conversation ideas, and track territories. It syncs across devices and offers a simple, fast user experience.

Highlights
  • Record and report field service activity
  • Track interested ones and their locations on a map
  • Save conversation ideas with scripts and videos
  • Manage territories with one-tap street records
  • Syncs with iCloud across devices
  • Supports dark mode
Features
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Proaneer is a simple, modern way to organize your ministry. Keep track of your service time, return visits, Bible studies, conversations, and territories—all in one lightweight app designed for Jehovah’s Witnesses. Whether you’re a publisher, pioneer, or simply want to stay more organized, Proaneer helps you spend less time managing your ministry and more time doing it. REPORTS • Quickly record your ministry activity • Track hours, return visits, Bible studies, placements, and more • See your Service Year progress, totals, and averages • Set monthly and yearly goals • Share reports with Hourglass and NW Publisher CONTACTS Keep your return visits and interested ones organized. • Add notes after each visit • See when you last contacted someone • Quickly find people who need a follow-up • Sort contacts by name, city, label, or last contacted • View contacts on a map CAMPAIGNS Organizing a special invitation or other ministry effort? Create a campaign and easily see who you still need to reach. CONVERSATIONS Keep your favorite conversation starters and ministry notes close at hand. • Save scriptures, videos, and publications • Organize multiple resources for each conversation • Quickly access ideas with the Conversations widget TERRITORIES Make house-to-house ministry easier to keep track of. • Record streets with a single tap • Create and manage street records • Keep your territory information organized WIDGETS Put the information you need right where you need it. • Track your ministry goals • See contacts who need follow-up • Quickly access conversation ideas BUILT FOR YOUR MINISTRY Proaneer is designed to be fast, flexible, and easy to use. • Simple enough to use like pen and paper • Common tasks take just a few taps • Syncs securely across your devices with your personal iCloud account • Your data stays in your personal iCloud account • Optional credit-hour support INDEPENDENT APP Proaneer is an independent app and is not produced by Jehovah’s Witnesses organization. Questions or feedback? proaneer@davidalvarezdev.com We hope Proaneer makes your ministry a little easier.

About

Zeal

This app streamlines scheduling for Christian Life & Ministry meetings, public talks, and various congregation duties. It allows for easy assignment of roles, submission of field service reports, and territory management. The tool is designed to be a free, mobile-first utility for congregations.

Highlights
  • Schedule meeting parts automatically
  • Assign public talks and duties
  • Submit field service reports
  • Manage and assign territories
  • Multi-language support
  • Free to download and use
Features
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Zeal helps you to instantly schedule Christian Life & Ministry meeting parts, Public Talk assignments, Duties, Territories, Cart Schedule, Field Service Reports and much more, all on mobile, for free and in multiple languages. ASSIGNMENTS Instantly create schedules of the Midweek Meeting parts, with the talk titles filling in automatically, with no need to copy and paste them. You can schedule teaching parts, student & assistant assignments, reading, prayers and more. You can also view and assign Weekend Meeting assignments such as Local Public Talks, Away Public Talks, Chairman, Watchtower Reader and Hospitality. DUTIES View all upcoming events such as Cleaning Groups, Attendants, Sound System, Microphones and more. Publishers can also submit their Field Service Reports to the congregation. FIELD SERVICE REPORT Submit your Field Service Report directly to your congregation via the App. TERRITORIES You can draw and assign Territories in the app. Zeal is completely free to download and use. PLEASE NOTE: This is NOT an official app developed by Jehovah’s Witnesses and does not replace any official app. It is not affiliated or associated with Watch Tower. This app is simply a tool or a utility and it does not contain any teaching or information or any ‘spiritual food’.

Screenshots

Proaneer4 screens
Zeal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Zeal at weekly against Proaneer's every 3 weeks. Proaneer's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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 — 5.0 for Proaneer against 5.0 for Zeal. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Proaneer has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Proaneer ships an update every 3 weeks, Zeal weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Proaneer versus Zeal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProaneerZeal
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (10 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings10 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid AlvarezTrace Apps

Customer experience

Proaneer

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Zeal

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Proaneer

No in-app purchases

None

Zeal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Proaneer free?
Proaneer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Zeal free?
Zeal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Proaneer or Zeal?
Proaneer and Zeal are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 10 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Proaneer or Zeal have ads?
Neither Proaneer nor Zeal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Proaneer or Zeal?
Proaneer ships an update every 3 weeks, and Zeal weekly. Most recently, Proaneer was updated on November 3, 2026 and Zeal on October 30, 2026.

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