Comparison

FarmSimple vs Farm View

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Farm View

Easily map your farm, including paddocks, sheds, and water points, with instant area calculations. Organize tasks, track inventory, and share farm data with your team. This app offers a streamlined approach to farm management without complex features.

Highlights
  • Draw paddocks with instant area calculation
  • Map farm features like sheds and water points
  • Set GPS lines for tractor runs
  • Task management and completed log
  • Inventory tracking with running totals
  • Cloud sync for data across devices
  • Team collaboration with employee invites
Features
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The simple farm map that just works. Farm View is the fastest way to map your farm and keep it organised — no training, no spreadsheets, no clutter. Draw a paddock with your finger and instantly see its size in hectares and acres. Everything lives on one clean map. Map your farm in minutes - Draw paddocks and get instant area in hectares & acres - Drop sheds, silos, water points and fuel tanks - Set A–B GPS lines for straight tractor runs - High-resolution satellite imagery - Search any address to jump straight to your place Stay on top of the work - Tasks per farm — a clean to-do list and a completed log - Inventory tracking with running totals - Quick notes on anything Built for real paddocks Built for real paddocks - Manage multiple farms and switch between them - Your data syncs to the cloud — change phones without losing a thing - Invite employees and share a farm with your team Farm View does the essentials brilliantly instead of a hundred things badly. If you've found the big farm-management apps too heavy, this is the one you'll actually use. Farm View Pro is an auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://farmview.pro/privacy

Screenshots

FarmSimple4 screens
Farm View4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Farm View at none against FarmSimple's 1. Farm View also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). FarmSimple's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (75% vs 50%). On price, update cadence, monetization model 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. FarmSimple sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $89.99 per month. Farm View asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FarmSimple ships an update every 9 days, Farm View weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
FarmSimple versus Farm View: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFarmSimpleFarm View
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCroppaCo Pty LimitedTom Lyons

Customer experience

FarmSimple

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Farm View

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

FarmSimple

Subscriptions1
  • Standard Subscription1 Month trial$89.991 Month
None

Farm View

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FarmSimple free?
FarmSimple is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Farm View free?
Farm View is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FarmSimple or Farm View have ads?
Farm View shows ads; FarmSimple does not.
Which is updated more often, FarmSimple or Farm View?
FarmSimple ships an update every 9 days, and Farm View weekly. Most recently, FarmSimple was updated on November 6, 2026 and Farm View on October 31, 2026.

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