Comparison

Ceiling Fan Balancer vs SimpleLawn

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

Head to head
About

Ceiling Fan Balancer

Eliminate ceiling fan wobble with this app. It uses your phone's camera to measure wobble strength and guide you in placing weights for a balanced fan. Fix wobbles quickly and easily without guesswork.

Highlights
  • Dynamic wobble balancing
  • Phone camera wobble detection
  • Weight placement calculation
  • Blade-specific wobble recording
  • Real-time wobble strength
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No guessing. No trial and error. Fix the wobble quickly and easily! Dynamically balance your ceiling fan using your phone. This app determines which blades and where to place weights to offset the wobble. Preparation: •Clean fan. •Tighten all screws. Instructions: •Draw a dot on masking tape and place it on the fan. •Number the blades. •Hold phone under the fan and record the wobble. Check Wobble: •Simply point the camera at the dot to get the wobble strength in realtime. Balance Fan: •Place a clip on each blade. Record the wobble of each blade. The best position to place counterweights is calculated.

About

SimpleLawn

This app helps homeowners measure, map, and calculate lawn care treatments. It allows you to create zones, track product applications, and maintain a history of treatments for each area. Stay organized and simplify your lawn maintenance routine.

Highlights
  • Lawn mapping and zone creation
  • Square footage measurement
  • Treatment calculations
  • Lawn care log
  • Zone-specific treatment history
  • Support for multiple lawns and zones
Features
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SimpleLawn helps homeowners measure, map, calculate, and track their lawn care. Map your yard, split it into zones, calculate how much product you need, and keep a simple history of every treatment you apply. Built for beginner and intermediate lawn care enthusiasts, SimpleLawn helps you stay organized without making lawn care more complicated than it needs to be. MAP AND MEASURE YOUR LAWN Create lawn zones for your front yard, back yard, side yard, or any other area you want to manage separately. SimpleLawn helps you measure lawn square footage so you can plan fertilizer, grass seed, weed control, and other treatments with less guessing. CALCULATE LAWN TREATMENTS Use your lawn size to plan how much product each area needs. Whether you are fertilizing, overseeding, applying pre-emergent, treating weeds, or planning seasonal lawn care, SimpleLawn helps make the math easier. LOG WHAT YOU APPLY Keep a clear record of your lawn treatments. Track fertilizer, weed control, pre-emergent, insect control, fungicide, grass seed, and other lawn products. Know what you applied, where you applied it, and when it was done. STAY ORGANIZED BY ZONE Each lawn zone has its own size, details, and treatment history. That makes it easier to manage problem areas, compare results, and build a better lawn care routine over time. FEATURES - Lawn mapping and zone creation - Lawn square footage measurement - Treatment calculations based on lawn size - Lawn care log for fertilizer, weed control, pre-emergent, seed, and more - Separate treatment history for each lawn zone - Support for multiple lawns and zones - Dark mode support - Email sign in and Sign in with Apple SimpleLawn is free to get started. Map your lawn, calculate your treatments, and start building a lawn care history you can actually use.

Screenshots

Ceiling Fan Balancer4 screens
SimpleLawn4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SimpleLawn at Free against Ceiling Fan Balancer's $2.99. SimpleLawn also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). Ceiling Fan Balancer's advantage is ratings volume (128 vs 2). On ads, in-app purchases, 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

SimpleLawn is free to download; Ceiling Fan Balancer costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SimpleLawn holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ceiling Fan Balancer has 128 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Ceiling Fan Balancer's written reviews are positive against 100% of SimpleLawn's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ceiling Fan Balancer ships an update every 8 months, SimpleLawn every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Ceiling Fan Balancer versus SimpleLawn: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCeiling Fan BalancerSimpleLawn
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (128 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings128 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.515.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerpseudomath LLCAndrew Pace

Customer experience

Ceiling Fan Balancer

All ratings121 ratings
Positive81.0%
Neutral1.7%
Negative17.4%
Written reviews98 reviews
Positive79.6%
Neutral2.0%
Negative18.4%

SimpleLawn

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Ceiling Fan Balancer

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App fails to detect blade movement on vaulted ceilings
  • Camera dot recognition fails with certain tape colors
  • App freezes on blade measurement stage
  • Incompatible with iPhone 14 and iPad 10.6
  • Front camera not activating on some devices
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  • App crashes or doesn't progress past first blade
  • Inconsistent wobble readings between runs
  • Blade numbering direction confusion causes incorrect results
  • Weight placement recommendations fall on motor housing instead of blade
  • App unable to recognize fan on iPad devices

Requested features

10 requests
  • Support for 2-blade and 10+ blade fans
  • Clarification on distance measurements (center vs blade tip)
  • Follow-up adjustment recommendations without full restart
  • Zoom functionality for camera view
  • Auto-advance between blade measurements
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  • Support for fans with rotating housing
  • Better UX flow between weight placement steps
  • Logging feature to track weight positions and wobble scores
  • Optional single-clip/weight balancing mode
  • Improved English translation in app text

SimpleLawn

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Ceiling Fan Balancer

No in-app purchases

None

SimpleLawn

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ceiling Fan Balancer free?
Ceiling Fan Balancer costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SimpleLawn free?
SimpleLawn is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ceiling Fan Balancer or SimpleLawn?
SimpleLawn is rated higher. Ceiling Fan Balancer averages 4.2 out of 5 from 128 ratings, while SimpleLawn averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Ceiling Fan Balancer or SimpleLawn have ads?
Neither Ceiling Fan Balancer nor SimpleLawn shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ceiling Fan Balancer or SimpleLawn?
Ceiling Fan Balancer ships an update every 8 months, and SimpleLawn every 3 months. Most recently, Ceiling Fan Balancer was updated on October 29, 2026 and SimpleLawn on October 24, 2026.

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