Comparison

FernTask vs Springing Maple

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

Head to head
About

FernTask

This app offers straightforward daily task tracking for teams, allowing for quick task completion and creation using templates. It keeps today's tasks prominent and enables flexible task management and collaboration with activity logs for transparency. Stay connected with teammates through comments, calls, texts, and customizable notifications.

Highlights
  • Dead simple daily task tracking
  • Task templates for quick creation
  • "My Day" page for today's tasks
  • Flexible task creation, modification, and delegation
  • Activity logs for transparency
  • In-app commenting and direct communication
  • Customizable notifications
Features
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FernTask is built to provide dead simple daily task tracking for teams that aren't tied to their desks. We built it for you. You can get your team up and running in just a few minutes. * FernTask is simple: Our primary design focus is to make the most common tasks as quick as possible. Tap complete and move on to what's important. Use task templates to speed up the creation of similar tasks. * FernTask keeps the focus on today: Our design keeps today's tasks front and center with the "My Day" page. * FernTask is flexible: anyone on your team is able to create, modify and delegate tasks. This allows tasks to be managed by the team lead or driven by collaboration. Activity logs provide transparency by showing what was changed by which teammates and when the modifications occurred. * FernTask keeps you connected: Comment on a task to keep teammates informed. Tap a task's address for turn-by-turn directions. Tap your teammate's name to call or text. Customize what kind of task and team events will trigger notifications. FernTask is completely free to use for small teams of up to three people. For larger teams we provide subscriptions which include a two free week trial for new subscribers. Subscription plans are organized by team size so that one teammate's subscription can cover the entire team. Get in touch with us any time at support@ferntrail.com. We are here to answer your questions and make sure that any issues get resolved.

About

Springing Maple

This app helps property management teams log work shifts, including drives, visits, and expenses. It automatically tracks activities using location data and allows for detailed entry of job IDs and spending. Seamless integration with Google Sheets provides summaries and expense collection.

Highlights
  • Automatic drive and visit tracking
  • Expense logging
  • Job ID entry
  • Google Sheets integration
  • Activity list with deletion
  • User feedback welcome
Features
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Springing Maple lets property management teams easily track users' drives, visits, expenses, and more! Every member can clock in and automatically track their drives, visits, and breaks using motion and location data. Once an activity is logged, it appears in a list, where they can delete it if they wish. Users can enter the job ID, money spent, and any other description of the activity. There is a seamless integration with Google Sheets, allowing every employee to view a summary of their activities, as well as collect everyone's expenses in one place. If there is any specific feature request you would like for your property management team, please let us know. We would love your feedback!

Screenshots

FernTask4 screens
Springing Maple4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Springing Maple at none against FernTask's 3. Springing Maple also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 weeks). FernTask's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. FernTask sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Springing Maple asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for FernTask against 5.0 for Springing Maple. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FernTask ships an update every 5 weeks, Springing Maple every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
FernTask versus Springing Maple: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFernTaskSpringing Maple
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB74 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperKeith SheppardSandeep Sukhija

Customer experience

FernTask

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

Springing Maple

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

In-app purchases

3 purchases

FernTask

Subscriptions3
  • Growing Team Plan (Monthly)14 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Midsize Team Plan (Monthly)14 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Large Team Plan (Monthly)14 Days trial$19.991 Month
None

Springing Maple

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FernTask free?
FernTask is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Springing Maple free?
Springing Maple is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FernTask or Springing Maple?
FernTask and Springing Maple are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do FernTask or Springing Maple have ads?
FernTask shows ads; Springing Maple does not.
Which is updated more often, FernTask or Springing Maple?
FernTask ships an update every 5 weeks, and Springing Maple every 9 days. Most recently, FernTask was updated on June 11, 2026 and Springing Maple on June 1, 2026.

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