Freedcamp vs ActiveCollab
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Freedcamp
Streamline teamwork and personal organization with advanced task management features. Assign tasks, track progress, and communicate with team members all in one place. Enjoy a comprehensive calendar view and receive real-time project updates.
- Task and subtask assignment
- Combined calendar view
- Task prioritization
- Comment-based discussions
- Push notifications
- Unlimited projects and users
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Collaboration has never been this easy whether solo or with a group. Stay organized with advanced task functionality: - Assign tasks and subtasks to people - View Project tasks or all tasks assigned to you - upcoming and overdue - Prioritize with 3 levels of importance - Discuss tasks and subtasks via comments - Set due dates - See upcoming tasks, issues, milestones, events as well as CRM calls and tasks in a combined calendar view - Get push notifications for your projects updates Use our iOS application to successfully work on any type of project life brings. Freedcamp is always there ready to assist you every step of the way. ABSOLUTELY FREE Unlike competitors, we actually offer a true FREE experience. Unlimited projects, tasks, users, and features. We will never limit your ability to work on any type of project. Use your account to access our web-based application at https://freedcamp.com
ActiveCollab
This tool helps organize and manage projects by breaking them into tasks, setting deadlines, and assigning responsibilities. It facilitates team communication and collaboration, allowing users to track progress and receive real-time updates.
- Project organization into tasks
- Task assignment and deadlines
- File uploading and sharing
- Team communication and collaboration
- Real-time notifications
- Multiple project views (Kanban, List, Gantt)
- Time tracking and reporting
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ActiveCollab is THE project management tool that helps you complete your projects within budget and deadline. ORGANIZE & MANAGE • Split your projects into tasks • Set up start and due dates for each task • Assign tasks to the right people • Upload files COMMUNICATE & COLLABORATE • Track a task's progress through comments • Mention team members • Put endless email chains behind you! PLAN & STAY UPDATED • Get a personal to-do list of upcoming assignments • Get real-time notifications • Stay updated on the go But that's not all. Our desktop app offers many more features: • Three project views: Kanban, List, Gantt • Task dependencies and auto rescheduling • Upload files or attach them from G-Drive or Dropbox • Time tracking on tasks and projects • Personal and team timesheet • Workload management • Availability records • Advanced reporting • Invoicing and integration with Quickbooks and Xero Collaborate with your team and clients or use ActiveCollab for personal organisation. Keep the essentials in your pocket, and stay in the loop wherever you are!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ActiveCollab at 4.6 against Freedcamp's 2.8. ActiveCollab also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (38% vs 26%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
ActiveCollab holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ActiveCollab has 42 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of Freedcamp's written reviews are positive against 38% of ActiveCollab's.
Freedcamp ships an update every 2 months, ActiveCollab every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 22, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Freedcamp | ActiveCollab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (5 ratings) | 4.6 (42 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.3% of reviews | 38.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 42 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Freedcamp LLC | A51 DOO |
Customer experience
Freedcamp
ActiveCollab
Bugs and requests
Freedcamp
Reported bugs
39 issues- App crashes on launch
- Cannot create events, white screen and freezes
- Cannot add tasks, app freezes
- Showing notifications for nothing
- App crashes 99% of the time
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- Cannot scroll down, glitches and crashes
- Cannot login consistently
- Attachments don't upload consistently
- Comments not possible unless task has comments
- Cannot select dates in tasks
- App freezes on loading
- Latest version crashes when starting task
- Recent update made app useless, crashes on updates
- Cannot click into any projects
- Task detail view flashes and leaves blank screen
- New update doesn't work, blank screen
- App doesn't work, only view tasks
- Cannot add comments on tasks without existing comments
- Clicking new task redirects to blank screen
- Formatting weird on iPhone XS
- App doesn't work, blank screen for tasks
- Task view crashes
- Tasks endlessly repeat
- Cannot select specific project group
- App crashes when clicking task button
- Calendar doesn't update
- Cannot see calendar events
- Cursor jumps around in comments, scrolling difficult
- Subtasks end up as parent tasks
- Adding tasks on iPhone is difficult, disappears
- App crashes when opening tasks
- Task detail view appears briefly then blank
- Cannot add calendar events
- Calendar view not combined for all projects
- Tasks listed in order added, no sorting
- Cannot reorder tasks easily
- Attachments not displayed in mobile version unless edited
- Cannot open/save attachments on mobile
- Sticky notes feature removed
Requested features
22 requests- Two-way sync with Gcal/iCal
- Add discussions feature
- Add files feature
- Add passwords feature
- Add milestones section
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- Improve calendar functionality
- Add sticky notes feature
- Add Kanban board
- Improve task ordering/sorting
- Filter by text and save settings
- Full iPad integration (not windowed)
- Add Wall feature for chat
- Add reporting from app
- Better time tracking on tasks
- Improve comment functionality
- Add subtask functionality
- Add notification bell
- Improve login consistency
- Make app more like desktop version
- Improve notification system
- Add dark mode
- Add landscape mode for iPad
ActiveCollab
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Freedcamp
No in-app purchases
ActiveCollab
No in-app purchases
