Comparison

Mobile ACT vs The Simple Crew

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

Head to head
About

Mobile ACT

This business app allows registered users to place roof-related orders, including hail and rapid roof services. It leverages your device's GPS for localized order placement. Pre-registration with ACT is required to access its features.

Highlights
  • Place roof sketch orders
  • Localized hail orders
  • Rapid roof orders
  • Mobile GPS integration
  • Pre-registration required
Features
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ACT Mobile provides users the ability to place Roof Sketch, localized Hail and/or Rapid Roof orders integrated with their mobile device’s GPS. Users must be pre-registered with ACT to use. Users can register at https:// act.claims (Login)

About

The Simple Crew

This app helps roofing professionals manage jobs, access work orders, and submit invoices. It features AI-powered translation for work orders and allows for real-time cost tracking and mobile check-ins, even offline.

Highlights
  • AI Smart Translation (English/Spanish)
  • Direct Invoice Upload
  • Real-Time Cost Tracking
  • Work Order Management
  • Mobile Check-In
  • Offline Capability
Features
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The Simple Crew tells your roofing crew exactly what job they're on, what to do next, and nothing else. This is a company-issued field app for crews and subcontractors working through JobNimbus. No self sign-up — the office adds you in JobNimbus, then you sign in with your phone number. No subscriptions, no in-app purchases, no clutter. Open the app and today's work is already on screen. The job you're on lifts into a live card showing the address, who's on site, and how long you've been there. One giant button always tells you the next step in plain language — no menus to hunt through. Check in with one tap and the on-site timer starts running. Watch the job move through its stages — scheduled, on site, working, walk-around, done — right on the home screen so everyone knows where the day stands. Shoot before, during, and after roof photos and let the app handle the rest. Photos keep sending in the background even on bad signal, and the app tells you straight up what's still owed — no wondering if it went through. Run the guided roof verification checklist one question at a time, big yes/no buttons built for gloves and bright sun. Review everything in a clean summary before it goes in. Message the office right from the job, with translation built into the message itself — built for bilingual crews working in English and Spanish. All the job details are already there: shingle, colour, pitch, square count, homeowner notes, spec sheet, and the work order PDF, pulled straight from JobNimbus. Working with no bars? Last known jobs, photos, and check-ins stay right on screen, clearly marked as saved, so a bad connection never leaves you stuck. Version 1.5.1 makes CompanyCam photos show up on the first open, says so plainly when a job has no CompanyCam project behind it, and gives the office a straight answer about the connection. Ask your office to add you in JobNimbus, then download The Simple Crew and get to work.

Screenshots

Mobile ACT4 screens
The Simple Crew4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: The Simple Crew at every 6 weeks against Mobile ACT's every 4 months. Mobile ACT's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Mobile ACT against 5.0 for The Simple Crew. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mobile ACT ships an update every 4 months, The Simple Crew every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Mobile ACT versus The Simple Crew: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMobile ACTThe Simple Crew
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB13 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperAdvanced Claims TechnologiesThe Simple App Inc.

Customer experience

Mobile ACT

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

The Simple Crew

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Mobile ACT

No in-app purchases

None

The Simple Crew

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mobile ACT free?
Mobile ACT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Simple Crew free?
The Simple Crew is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mobile ACT or The Simple Crew?
Mobile ACT and The Simple Crew are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Mobile ACT or The Simple Crew have ads?
Neither Mobile ACT nor The Simple Crew shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mobile ACT or The Simple Crew?
Mobile ACT ships an update every 4 months, and The Simple Crew every 6 weeks. Most recently, Mobile ACT was updated on October 1, 2026 and The Simple Crew on October 19, 2026.

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