Comparison

Ministry Planner vs PhosMap

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

Head to head
About

Ministry Planner

This app helps Jehovah's Witnesses manage their field service activities. It offers various recording methods for time, counts, and notes, with features like GPS route tracking and calendar scheduling. Users can set goals, view statistics, and generate reports.

Highlights
  • Field service reporting
  • GPS route tracking
  • Calendar scheduling
  • Monthly hour goals
  • Statistics and reports
  • Interested ones management
  • Data export
Features
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Ministry Planner— an essential JW field service tool app for Jehovah’s Witnesses. Experience the convenience of field service reporting and record keeping with Ministry! Try a variety of recording methods: time, count, checkbox, text, photos/videos, stopwatch, GPS route, and distance traveled. Record items can be added or removed at any time. You can also change their names and display order. Did you spend 55 minutes in field service? Turn on automatic rounding to count it as 1 hour! Start your field service stopwatch right from a Home Screen widget. When you start field service, tap the button on the map. The app will draw the route you walked on the map so you can review it when you finish. Route analysis is provided, including walking, vehicle travel, and stops. You can also create and save an image with the map drawing. Check your field service time, notes, media, and schedules by date at a glance in the calendar. You can add schedules, assign colors, and set reminders. Set a monthly hour goal and check your remaining time. View monthly, yearly, and overall statistics. Generate and share month-end field service report text using the items you select. Organize interested ones into folders in the Interested Ones tab. Notes, contact information, locations, photos/videos, and other records are supported. Save and check the locations of interested ones on the map. Dark mode, light mode, and system theme are supported. Try setting different app colors. Save a backup of your field service records with data export.

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

Ministry Planner4 screens
PhosMap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: PhosMap at none against Ministry Planner's shown. PhosMap also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 9 days) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Ministry Planner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and PhosMap sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ministry Planner ships an update every 9 days, PhosMap every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 6, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Ministry Planner versus PhosMap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinistry PlannerPhosMap
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJIAN KIMSHIN FUJITA

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Ministry Planner

One-time1
  • More Caffeine$1.99
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 Ministry Planner free?
Ministry Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PhosMap free?
PhosMap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Ministry Planner or PhosMap have ads?
Ministry Planner shows ads; PhosMap does not.
Which is updated more often, Ministry Planner or PhosMap?
Ministry Planner ships an update every 9 days, and PhosMap every 4 days. Most recently, Ministry Planner was updated on October 6, 2026 and PhosMap on October 6, 2026.

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