Comparison

Farm Service Manager vs OnGrade Pre

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

Head to head
About

Farm Service Manager

This app serves as a digital logbook for farm machinery, helping owners and managers track service and maintenance history. It aids in maximizing resale value, minimizing repairs, and improving farm productivity. Users can set service reminders and build comprehensive maintenance records.

Highlights
  • Digital logbook for farm machinery
  • Track service and maintenance history
  • Set service reminders
  • Multi-user access with different permission levels
  • Record parts and operation logs
  • Export service history for resale value
Features
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Farm Service Manager App description A digital logbook for farm owners, farm managers, applicators and contractors to manage the service and maintenance history of ALL farm machinery and vehicles. These records are used to maximize resale value, minimize costly repairs and downtime, occupational safety and health, and lift farm productivity. A premium app for single owner operators to large corporate farms. This app is ideal if you run tractors, combines, planters, cars, trucks, earth moving equipment and small motors of ALL makes and models! Designed by farmers, Farm Service Manager makes creating accurate service records easy, while also allowing users to set service reminders and build service histories. Try the three month trial with full access to all features including service history, parts, daily inspections and daily operation logs. Multi-user access Never lose an old service logbook or notebook again. Farm Service Manager has multi-user access so the owner can assign different levels of access to different users. This allows employees and outside mechanics to be added to the system so they can update the record of each machine or vehicle, whether that be a complete service, an oil change or a part replacement. Log the service or maintenance job from wherever you are on the farm Record part numbers on Farm Service Manager for easy access when ordering new ones. Save time and resources while your team is better informed about the service status of machinery on the job. Build service and maintenance histories Farm Service Manager builds a full service and maintenance history for each machine or vehicle. When it comes time to sell the equipment you can easily export a PDF version of the service history, increasing the machine’s resale value because the buyer has more confidence in what you are selling knowing how it has been looked after. It is critical that modern farming equipment is running at its full capability so crops can be planted, fertilized, sprayed and harvested on-time. Farm Service Manager helps you to do just that so you know all your machinery is running at its full potential.

About

OnGrade Pre

Features
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OnGrade Pre-Start System is the complete daily safety and site management app built for construction and earthworks crews. Designed by On Grade Earthworks, this app streamlines your daily pre-start safety checks, dayworks dockets, and operator timesheets — all from your iPhone. KEY FEATURES: • Pre-Start Safety Checklists — Complete machine and site safety checks before every shift. Record operator details, equipment condition, hazards, PPE compliance, and more. Sign and submit directly from your phone. • Daily Dockets — Record daily site activities, operator hours, machine hours, and work descriptions. Get supervisor sign-off on the spot or send for remote approval. • Timesheets — Automatically track operator hours from daily dockets. Review and submit weekly timesheets to your administrator with a single tap. • Defect Reporting — Flag equipment defects during pre-starts. Defects are tracked and remain active until cleared by an administrator, keeping your fleet safe and compliant. • Email Distribution — Send completed pre-starts, dockets, and timesheets directly to supervisors, administrators, and clients from within the app. • Offline-Ready — All data is stored securely on your device. No internet connection required on the job site. Built for Australian construction and earthworks businesses that need a simple, reliable way to stay safe and compliant every day.

Screenshots

Farm Service Manager4 screens
OnGrade Pre3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: OnGrade Pre at weekly against Farm Service Manager's every 5 weeks. Farm Service Manager's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Farm Service Manager ships an update every 5 weeks, OnGrade Pre weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Farm Service Manager versus OnGrade Pre: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFarm Service ManagerOnGrade Pre
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews44.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFarmnet (Aust) Pty. Limited.On Grade Earthworks Pty Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Farm Service Manager

No in-app purchases

None

OnGrade Pre

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Farm Service Manager free?
Farm Service Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OnGrade Pre free?
OnGrade Pre is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Farm Service Manager or OnGrade Pre have ads?
Neither Farm Service Manager nor OnGrade Pre shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Farm Service Manager or OnGrade Pre?
Farm Service Manager ships an update every 5 weeks, and OnGrade Pre weekly. Most recently, Farm Service Manager was updated on November 2, 2026 and OnGrade Pre on October 31, 2026.

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