FarmSimple vs Auto
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FarmSimple
Record, monitor, and track all farm activities, including jobs, spray logs, planting, harvesting, and inventory. Manage timesheets and farm assets with a complete history. Offers offline and online synchronization for seamless data access.
- Job assignment and tracking
- Detailed spray log recording
- Activity logging (planting, harvest, etc.)
- Inventory management (grain, fuel, chemicals)
- Timesheet management with approval
- Offline and online synchronization
- Asset history tracking
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FarmSimple is the easy way to record, monitor and track all of your farm activities. Current features include: • Jobs - Assign jobs to users; allocate to equipment, paddock, livestock. • Spray Logs - Record all relevant details for spraying. Includes a load calculator and remote lookup of weather stations. • Planting, Spreading, Harvest, Paddock Maintenance, Irrigation, Grazing, Vet Treatments - Record details of these activities. Includes remote lookup of weather stations. • Inventory Management - Track ingoing and outgoing Grain, Fuel, Chemicals, Fertilisers and Water. Enter grain contract details to track fulfilment. Assign fuel to an activity. • Timesheets - Manage timesheets for all of your operators - with full submit and approval capabilities. Note: Only access to the Jobs feature is provided without a subscription. To access all features, you must subscribe. Users • Up to 10 users per account. Contact us to add more. • Three levels of user access - owner, administrator, and standard users. General • Fast access to emergency contacts and farm summary information - including a live farm activity feed. • Manage all of your farm assets - each have a complete history available to you 24/7. • Export a PDF of any task to email or an AirPrint® compatible printer. • FarmSimple can be used in both offline and online environments, and automatically synchronises when online so that you always have the latest farm data available on all devices. More features to be rolled-out as we evolve FarmSimple into the complete farm management package! Try FarmSimple free for 1 month - if you find FarmSimple useful, do nothing and your membership will automatically continue for as long as you are subscribed. Terms of use: http://www.croppaco.com/farm-simple-terms-of-use Privacy policy: http://www.croppaco.com/farm-simple-privacy-policy
Auto
This app streamlines workshop operations by allowing technicians to clock in/out of attendance and jobs, record travel distance, and attach photos to work orders. It helps manage resources, schedule tasks, and improve technician efficiency for better customer satisfaction and profitability.
- Clock on/off attendance
- Clock on/off service jobs
- Record travel distance
- Add job comments
- Attach photos to jobs
- Create ad hoc repair orders
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Tech Mobile reduces guesswork in resource allocation, workshop scheduling and technician management because key job data is collected at the source and synced automatically with your dealer management system. Technicians can document what they find and receive timely support to complete jobs efficiently, while service advisors can address issues earlier and run their operations smarter. The net result? Happier customers and higher profits. • Clock on and off attendance for the day • Clock on and off service and repair jobs • Record distance travelled to an on-site service or repair job • Add comments to a job or an alert to the service advisor • Photograph important elements and attach them to a job • Create ad hoc repair orders for unplanned jobs
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: FarmSimple at 75% against Auto's 0%. FarmSimple also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 6 weeks). Auto's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. FarmSimple sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Auto asks for nothing beyond the download.
FarmSimple ships an update every 9 days, Auto every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FarmSimple | Auto |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CroppaCo Pty Limited | Auto-IT Australia Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
FarmSimple
Auto
In-app purchases
FarmSimple
- Cropping Subscription1 Month trial$14.991 Month
- Standard Subscription1 Month trial$89.991 Month
Auto
No in-app purchases









