Territory Helper vs NWS Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Territory Helper
Manage your territory and campaign assignments with this companion app. View, return, or request assignments, annotate territory maps, and record location details. It offers offline access and supports over 20 languages for seamless use.
- View territory and campaign assignments
- Annotate territory maps
- Manage location details and notes
- Offline access to data
- Multi-language support
- QR code scanning for territories
- Backup and restore functions
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Territory Helper is a companion application to the Territory Helper website, allowing publishers to view their territory, campaign, and field service group assignments. Territories • View all personal and field service group assignments. • Return or request territory assignments. • Scan QR codes of territories for quick access. • Automatically open territories in the app when viewing them in a browser. • Access the entire viewing history for an easy way to switch between assignments. • Share territories quickly and easily. • Get directions to a territory assignment. Territory Annotations • Draw, highlight, and annotate territory images. • Share annotations quickly and easily. • Available regardless of internet connectivity. Locations • Create and manage locations (depending on congregation settings). • Add and create custom tags for locations. • Record not-at-homes and visits per territory assignment. • Write notes and comments for locations. • Share location details and directions to other publishers. • Easily search and sort locations. • Manage your own personal list of locations. Data • Redundant backups are kept and stored locally. • Backup and restore functions are available. Localization • Available in over 20 languages. • Translations are dynamically updated. Offline/Poor connections • Territories and assignment data are cached for access without an internet connection. • A snapshot of the territory is taken so access to a map is always available. • Functionality is clearly marked and disabled where an active internet connection is required. GDPR Compliance • Non-compliant features are removed and disabled. • Non-compliant data is only stored locally. • Congregation can easily control publisher accounts and their compliance. Please visit territoryhelper.com/help for support and detailed documentation.
NWS Mobile
This app assists Jehovah's Witnesses in organizing congregation activities. It facilitates scheduling meeting parts, public talks, and various duties. The app also includes territory management and data sharing capabilities with other compatible applications.
- Schedule meeting parts
- Assign public talks
- Manage congregation duties
- Territory management
- Data sharing with NW Publisher app
- View publisher reports
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NWS Mobile (New World Scheduler Mobile) is designed for Jehovah’s Witnesses to help with scheduling and organizing your congregation. Easy. Simple. Fast. NWS Mobile is a mobile companion to New World Scheduler, which allows appointed brothers to schedule and organize many aspects of the congregation, including scheduling Christian Life & Ministry meeting parts, Public Talk assignments, & Duties. It also contains Territory Management, send & receive selected data to NW Publisher and more! CONGREGATION - View Congregation Overview, Congregation Information, Congregation Events, Congregation Field Service Reports, Publisher Reports. PERSONS - View Persons Information, Away Periods, Spiritual Information, Privileges, Assignments, Publisher Reports, Emergency Contacts. SCHEDULE - Christian Life & Ministry Meeting, including Main & Auxiliary classes, and Local Needs. - Local and Away Public Talks, including visiting speakers and hospitality. - Assignments, including chairman, reading, hospitality and prayers. - Duties, including attendants, security, sound, video, microphones, platform, and even custom duties. TERRITORIES - Territory Information, Territory Addresses, Assign Territories, Territory Campaigns. NW PUBLISHER APP - Share selected data with publishers using NW Publisher app. - Receive data from publishers using NW Publisher app, including Publisher Reports, Away Periods.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Territory Helper at 4.8 against NWS Mobile's 4.4. Territory Helper also leads on review sentiment (84% vs 60%) and ratings volume (1.4K vs 93). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Territory Helper holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Territory Helper has 1.4K ratings behind it against 93, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Territory Helper's written reviews are positive against 60% of NWS Mobile's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Territory Helper | NWS Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.4K ratings) — better | 4.4 (93 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.5% of reviews — better | 60.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 93 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 92 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Two Fifty Six AB | New World Solutions Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
Territory Helper
NWS Mobile
Bugs and requests
Territory Helper
Reported bugs
3 issues- Map preview not always visible in territory list
- Two-factor authentication issues
- Progress not saving properly
Requested features
5 requests- Add note field for publishers
- Allow real-time territory editing
- Improve map zoom and street name visibility
- Provide option to select map provider
- Add landscape mode support
NWS Mobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Territory Helper
No in-app purchases
NWS Mobile
No in-app purchases






