LawnGuru Pro vs Plowdesk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LawnGuru Pro
This app helps landscaping and snow removal professionals grow their businesses. Easily view, bid on, and accept new jobs in your service areas. Features include fast payments, route planning, and in-app messaging with customers and support.
- View, bid, and accept new jobs
- Claim lawn mowing and snow plowing jobs
- Bid on landscaping jobs
- Fast payments
- Route planning
- In-app messaging
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LawnGuru Pro - Built to help lawn, snow and landscape professionals grow their businesses. With LawnGuru Pro, you’ll be able to easily view, bid and accept new jobs in the neighborhoods you’re already working in. The All New LawnGuru Pro App has been designed from the ground up to help medium and small business owners efficiently grow their bottom line. Features: FREE to join for qualified Pros Instantly claim new lawn mowing and snow plowing jobs. Qualified Providers can bid freely on new landscaping jobs such as yard clean ups, mulch instals, bed weeding and much more. Fast Payments- Money in your bank two days after completing every job. NEW Route Planning- Pros can now organize their daily routes. -A daily offering of On Demand, Recurring and Custom Quoted Jobs with the tools and flexibility to fit into your existing routes. In App Messaging- Easily stay organized in touch with your customers and LawnGuru support all form inside the app. LawnGuru only works with exceptional business owners and operators. Our top providers have built routes that generate over $85,000 in additional recurring revenue for their business each year! If you’re a dedicated, hard working landscaper who provides high quality service and excellent communication skills we can guarantee similar results.
Plowdesk
Streamline snow plowing operations with automated route planning, one-tap dispatch, and rapid invoicing. This software helps businesses save time and increase profits by centralizing management and reducing administrative tasks.
- Automated route optimization
- One-tap dispatching
- Quick quotes and invoicing
- Centralized operations management
- Paperwork reduction
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Plowdesk helps snow plowing businesses save time and grow profits by automating routes, dispatch, and invoicing. Running a snow plowing business means early mornings, long nights, and unpredictable conditions. Plowdesk makes it easier by centralizing operations, reducing paperwork, and helping you get paid faster — so you can spend less time on admin and more time on what matters. Some features that will help you do this: 1. Automated Routes – Assign optimized plow routes to yourself or drivers with just one button. 2. One-Tap Dispatch – Keep your team on track and jobs running smoothly. 3. Quick Quotes & Invoicing – Send professional quotes and automate billing in seconds. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Plowdesk at 5.0 against LawnGuru Pro's 3.4. Plowdesk also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). LawnGuru Pro's advantage is ratings volume (178 vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Plowdesk holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LawnGuru Pro has 178 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LawnGuru Pro | Plowdesk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (178 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 178 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Guru Ventures, Inc. | CUE Layer LLC |
Customer experience
LawnGuru Pro
Plowdesk
Bugs and requests
LawnGuru Pro
Reported bugs
10 issues- App crashes frequently, requires reinstall
- Severe lag when claiming jobs or uploading pictures
- Picture upload failures and random photo selection
- App freezes during storms and high-traffic periods
- Job notifications fail to open properly
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- App fails to load jobs before competitors claim them
- Inconsistent payment tracking and documentation
- Scanner functionality not working for ID verification
- Email verification links redirect incorrectly
- App performance degrades with poor data connection
Requested features
10 requests- Improved app stability and performance optimization
- Better picture upload functionality with offline storage
- Clearer overgrowth fee calculation and payment transparency
- Ability to move jobs forward in schedule
- More detailed app information and job descriptions
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- Emergency/illness policy with flexibility
- Better communication system for job updates
- Reduced commission rates or transparent fee structure
- Automatic picture upload retry mechanism
- Wider geographic coverage areas
Plowdesk
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
LawnGuru Pro
No in-app purchases
Plowdesk
No in-app purchases
Questions
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