# JW Service

> App for Jehovah's Witnesses

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1186640347](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1186640347)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1186640347`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Bartlomiej Semanczyk
- **Category:** Reference
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (14,084 ratings)
- **Version:** 10.16
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-08
- **First published:** 2017-01-05
- **Size:** 194 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-24
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/jw-service/id1186640347)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://fieldservice.blue-world.pl](http://fieldservice.blue-world.pl/)

## Description

JW Service is a modern Chrome extension for Jehovah's Witnesses that helps organize ministry, Bible study, and scheduling, with iCloud backup and syncing across devices.

Key features include iCloud syncing and sharing, goals and graphs, sending reports and notes, timers and hourglass integration, address and maps, theme switching (dark mode), scheduling appointments, distance tracking in service, bookmarking favorite Bible verses, and Bible reading plans.

## Rankings

- #14,280 — Overall
- #7 — service

## Review summary

Users value JW Service as an all-in-one tool for ministry time tracking and yearly planning with a simple interface and responsive support. The core appeal is time tracking and planning, along with a free/basic tier. Recurrent downsides are the shift to paid features, restrictive free limits, abrupt pricing changes, and occasional reliability issues after updates. Overall it’s a solid planning/time-tracking app, but persistent pricing changes and feature restrictions pose a major hurdle for many users.

### Pros

- All-in-one hub for ministry tracking (return visits, hours, coordinates, and tags)
- Strong time-tracking and yearly planning features (monthly view, goals, scheduling around assemblies/conventions)
- Easy-to-use, clutter-free interface that’s easy to navigate
- Helpful, responsive developer/support
- Free/basic version available for core features without subscribing (when accessible)

### Cons

- Paywall and subscription required for many features; free version is limited
- Strict free-tier limits (e.g., 5 service days per month) and abrupt price increases
- Unannounced changes to pricing/features without notice
- Stability and reliability issues after updates (laggy performance, missing/changed reports)
- Discontent from longtime users who can’t justify paying for time-tracking alone (leading some to switch)

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1186640347)