Comparison

WitnessWork vs Return Visits App

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

Head to head
About

WitnessWork

This app helps Jehovah's Witnesses manage their field service activities. It offers features for scheduling, tracking time, managing contacts with map integration, and generating reports. Designed for ease of use, it provides automatic reminders and customizable options for efficient ministry.

Highlights
  • Automatic contact mapping
  • Contact sharing and import
  • Service time scheduling and planning
  • Map view for nearby contacts
  • Service time tracking
  • Return visit reminders
  • Automatic study counting
Features
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WitnessWork (formerly JW Time) is the easy way for Jehovah's Witnesses to manage their field service priorities. Designed to focus on user experience, WitnessWork is simple yet feature-rich. KEY FEATURES CONTACTS - Automatic Pins place a contact's address on your map - Dedicated Contacts tab with fuzzy search, smart sorting, and stacked filters - Contact avatars — a photo or emoji, with tap-to-expand fullscreen viewing - Share & import contacts via secure links — easily transfer calls to other publishers - Switching from MyTime? Import your contacts and visit history from a MyTime backup, with a preview before anything is added - Customize pin colors, or touch, hold, and drag to adjust any pin's location - Create coordinate-only contacts for rural territory - Customize the day thresholds and colors behind contact staleness - Dismiss contacts you no longer wish to visit, with reminders when it's time to return - Recover deleted contacts, and add custom fields to any contact - Swift options to reach an address, call, message, email, & more CONVERSATIONS & RETURN VISITS - Make "conversations" that link to contacts and notify you about upcoming return visits - "Upcoming Visits" reminds you of the day's conversations, so you never forget a return visit - Approaching and missed conversations surface on your home screen - Intelligent and automatic study counting SCHEDULING & PLANS - Schedule your service time and create one-time or recurring plans - Recurring plans by day of week and week of month (e.g. "first Monday"), with per-instance overrides - Assign a Type to each plan so projected totals reflect the right credit - A Schedule screen with a calendar view of day plans and recurring conversations - Annual Schedule view to confirm you've planned enough time for the whole service year TIME TRACKING & PROGRESS - Timer (stopwatch) to track your day's service time - Time tracking for every type of publisher, or customize it to exactly what you need - Automatic goal creation based on your publisher type - Time credit with an automatic 55-hour monthly cap, plus time rollover into the next month - Progress Screen 2.0 — Month, Year, and All-time views with customizable milestones, category breakdowns, and lifetime hours - Statistics on your monthly and yearly reports, plus notes on time entries - Beautiful celebrations the moment you cross a goal - Gamified service reporting via your "Monthly Routine" MAP - Quick access to relevant info while finding nearby contacts - Address autocomplete — start typing to see suggestions - Live progress while locating contacts, which you can skip midway SYNC, BACKUP & WIDGETS - Home screen widgets — month calendar, appointments, hours, and contacts - iCloud sync (Supporter) keeps reports, contacts, and plans in step across your devices, with optional photo sync - Backup and restore in seconds, with automatic backup reminders PERSONALIZATION - A whole new look — floating tab bar, frosted cards, and a fresh, modern feel - Redesigned home profile card showing your role, time served, and fun stats - Toggle visibility of home screen sections - Light, dark, or device theme, plus an optional custom accent color (Supporter) - Choose how time displays — decimal (13.5) or hours & minutes (13 Hrs 30 Mins) - Set date format, clock style, and start of week independently from app language, with an Auto option - Adjustable font size, and available in 18 languages MORE - Easy-to-understand monthly and annual service reports - Continual FREE updates WitnessWork does not and will never track any personal information. All personally identifiable data stays local to your device and is never sent to external servers. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Return Visits App

Features
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Return Visits is the ultimate app to organize, manage, and track your visits, return visits, and Bible studies with ease, speed, and complete privacy. Designed for personal productivity and seamless family collaboration, Return Visits keeps all your records up to date—even when offline. KEY FEATURES: • DUAL-COLUMN SMART DASHBOARD View your visits neatly organized into Newest and Oldest sections with independent scrolling for each column, making navigation fast and natural. • REAL-TIME FAMILY SHARING Create or join a family group of up to 10 members. Visits, notes, and progress updates sync instantly across all family devices in real time. • CONVERSATION JOURNAL & TIMELINE Keep a detailed chronological history for each visit. Easily record publications placed, topics discussed, and follow-up plans. • INTERACTIVE MAP & NAVIGATION Pinpoint your return visits on a clean, responsive map. Start turn-by-turn directions with a single tap using Apple Maps or Google Maps. • COLOR-CODED LABELS & QUICK FILTERS Categorize your visits using tags like Bible Study, Pending, Publication, and Interested, with instant filtering. • INDIVIDUAL FAVORITES Star your most important visits individually without affecting other family members' lists. • SCHEDULED REMINDERS Set reminders for planned return visits and receive local notifications right on your device. • FULL OFFLINE SUPPORT Working in an area without signal? Return Visits works 100% offline. Everything you record is saved locally and automatically synced once you're back online. • STRICT PRIVACY & DATA SECURITY Your data belongs strictly to you. No third-party ads, no background tracking, and full respect for your privacy. Organize your ministry with ease and share your goals with your family using Return Visits!

Screenshots

WitnessWork4 screens
Return Visits App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Return Visits App at none against WitnessWork's 23. WitnessWork's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). 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. WitnessWork sells 23 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Return Visits App asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WitnessWork ships an update fortnightly, Return Visits App every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
WitnessWork versus Return Visits App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWitnessWorkReturn Visits App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (430 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews95.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings430 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLevi WilkersonDANIEL GOMES PEREIRA

Bugs and requests

WitnessWork

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Glitches After Latest Update
  • Time Calculation Discrepancies

Requested features

5 requests
  • Lock Screen Widget
  • Ability to Configure Week Start Day
  • Time Entry with Notes
  • Integration with Congregation Apps
  • Placement Tracking for Literature and Videos

Return Visits App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

23 purchases

WitnessWork

Subscriptions14
  • Monthly Donation$0.991 Month
  • Monthly Donation$1.991 Month
  • Monthly Donation$2.991 Month
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  • Monthly Donation$3.991 Month
  • Monthly Donation$4.991 Month
  • Monthly Donation$5.991 Month
  • Annual Donation$9.991 Year
  • Monthly Donation$9.991 Month
  • Monthly Donation$10.991 Month
  • Monthly Donation$11.991 Month
  • Monthly Donation$12.991 Month
  • Annual Donation$14.991 Year
  • Monthly Donation$14.991 Month
  • Annual Donation$19.991 Year
One-time9
  • One Time Donation$0.99
  • One Time Donation$1.99
  • One Time Donation$2.99
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  • One Time Donation$3.99
  • One Time Donation$4.99
  • One Time Donation$5.99
  • One Time Donation$9.99
  • One Time Donation$14.99
  • One Time Donation$19.99
None

Return Visits App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WitnessWork free?
WitnessWork is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Return Visits App free?
Return Visits App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do WitnessWork or Return Visits App have ads?
Neither WitnessWork nor Return Visits App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WitnessWork or Return Visits App?
WitnessWork ships an update fortnightly, and Return Visits App every 3 weeks. Most recently, WitnessWork was updated on October 17, 2026 and Return Visits App on October 7, 2026.

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