Comparison

Return Visits vs PhosMap

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

Head to head
About

Return Visits

This app helps you track people met during ministry, logging conversations and visit details. It generates monthly reports and suggests who to visit next, with map integration for navigation. All data is encrypted and stored locally for privacy.

Highlights
  • Log return visits and Bible studies
  • Generate monthly field service reports
  • Suggests next contacts
  • Map integration for directions
  • Encrypted local data storage
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Return Visits – Field Service helps you remember the people you meet in your ministry — and pick up every conversation right where it left off. Keep your return visits and Bible studies in one private place: who you spoke with, where they live, what you talked about, and when to go back. When the month ends, your field service report is ready in a tap. No feeds, no streaks, no scores — just the next conversation, ready when you are. REMEMBER EVERY RETURN VISIT • Create a contact in seconds — at the door, or later from notes. • Log each visit with the outcome, your ministry notes, and any literature you left. • Mark who has become a Bible study, and fix or remove a visit you logged by mistake. • If a call interrupts you mid-form, what you typed is waiting when you come back. YOUR MONTHLY REPORT, READY • A Report tab gathers what you need for your field service report: Bible studies, hours, and whether you shared in the ministry. • Log your hours by category and set a monthly or service-year goal. Don't report hours? Turn time tracking off — your monthly report stays a tap away on the dashboard. • Copy or share your report in one tap. Only your totals, plus any comment you add, are shared — never contact names or visit notes. NEVER MISS THE NEXT CONVERSATION • A gentle dashboard suggests who to see next: by momentum, by distance, or by how long it has been. • Set a reminder right after a visit; the Coming up list and snooze keep you on schedule. FIND YOUR WAY BACK • See your return visits on a map and get directions in Apple Maps, Google Maps, or Waze. • No street address? Save a spot as GPS coordinates, a Plus Code, or a pasted map link. • Share an address with a ministry companion by text message. BRING YOUR RECORDS WITH YOU • Import contacts from your phone, or bring over your records from a My Time backup. • Make an encrypted backup, protected by a recovery phrase only you keep. YOUR NOTES STAY YOURS • Everything is encrypted on your device. After sign-in, the app works fully offline (the map needs a connection). • Your contacts and notes never reach our servers — you hold the only key. • No ads. No tracking of the people you visit. MADE WITH CARE • In English, Spanish, Portuguese, and French. • Most things are three taps away. • Full VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, and accessibility support. ABOUT Field Service Companion is a personal ministry tool for individual publishers. It is an independent product — not affiliated with, endorsed by, or an official product of Jehovah's Witnesses, jw.org, or the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania. Learn more at returnvisits.org

About

PhosMap

Features
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PhosMap makes territory management and door-to-door visit records simple — all on the map. It brings together everything you need for field activity in one app. ■ Territory management Draw and edit your territories on the map. Assign them to members and track progress at a glance. ■ Powerful map Built on Google Maps. Switch between map and satellite, show your location with GPS, and search addresses, buildings and memos together. ■ Buildings & rooms Register everything from houses to each apartment room, with flexible numbering. ■ Visit records Record statuses such as home or absent, and instantly see the last status. Apartments keep history per room. ■ Personal memos & reports Add memos to places you care about, visualized with color-coded pins. File building reports and hand them over to others. ■ Share with your team / congregation Create a group, invite members, and share territories and records. Admins manage permissions and approvals. Location sharing lets you share your position with members for a set time. ■ Languages & display Japanese, English, Thai, Spanish, Portuguese, Korean, Tagalog and Indonesian — follows your device language automatically, with manual switching in settings. Light and dark mode supported. Pricing: Every feature is free. If you’d like to support the app, you can optionally support the developer from within the app (supporting does not unlock any features). Traffic is encrypted and data is isolated per group. You can permanently delete your account and personal data anytime from “Settings › Delete account.” Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.phosmap.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.phosmap.com/privacy

Screenshots

Return Visits4 screens
PhosMap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Return Visits at none against PhosMap's 6. PhosMap's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 8 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. PhosMap sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. Return Visits asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Return Visits ships an update every 8 days, PhosMap every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Return Visits versus PhosMap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReturn VisitsPhosMap
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVineyard Software LLCSHIN FUJITA

In-app purchases

None

Return Visits

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

PhosMap

Subscriptions3
  • Light Supporter$0.491 Month
  • Supporter$1.991 Month
  • Gold Supporter$2.991 Month
One-time3
  • Buy a coffee$2.99
  • Coffee & cake$5.99
  • Treat to dinner$19.99

Questions

Is Return Visits free?
Return Visits is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PhosMap free?
PhosMap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Return Visits or PhosMap have ads?
Neither Return Visits nor PhosMap shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Return Visits or PhosMap?
Return Visits ships an update every 8 days, and PhosMap every 3 days. Most recently, Return Visits was updated on November 5, 2026 and PhosMap on November 6, 2026.

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