Comparison

Steer vs Simple Project Manager

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

Head to head
About

Steer

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Download Steer, the premier construction management app trusted by industry leaders like CDCC & Colliers. Streamline your day-to-day operations with ease and confidence. Steer is your essential tool for managing construction projects efficiently, designed to empower companies to thrive while maintaining control. Whether you're a Builder, General Contractor, Real Estate Developer-Owner, or Construction Manager, Steer is tailored to suit your needs. It provides greater visibility over all risk areas in construction projects - anytime, anywhere, and on any device - and brings all construction project activities and stakeholders together in one place.

About

Simple Project Manager

This app helps you organize and complete your ideas by turning them into satisfying checklists. It offers a clean, distraction-free design with features like progress rings, notes, and simple grouping. Collaboration and sharing are also supported.

Highlights
  • Projects as checklists
  • Live progress rings
  • Notes on ideas
  • Simple grouping
  • Share and collaborate
  • Distraction-free design
Features
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You've always got ideas. Simple Project Manager is the easiest — and best-looking — way to actually finish them. Every project is a clean checklist you can check off, reorder, and watch fill toward 100%. Add notes, group things your way, and keep it all calm and clutter-free. - Projects as satisfying checklists - A live progress ring on every one - Notes on every idea - Simple grouping to stay organized - Share and collaborate with others - A genuinely beautiful, distraction-free design Upgrade to Big Idea to unlock every theme, unlimited projects, custom app icons, and sync across all your devices. Turn your ideas into done. Become the Idea Guy (or Girl)! Simple Project Manager Big Idea While Simple Project Manager is free to use, you can upgrade to Big Idea to unlock the full suite of project management tools. Subscribe to monthly, annual, or purchase a lifetime license. Subscriptions will auto-renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least a day before each renewal date. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew in Apple account settings. Terms of Use: https://blackforestcompany.com/tc-idea-pal/ Privacy Policy: https://blackforestcompany.com/privacy-policy-idea-pal/

Screenshots

Steer4 screens
Simple Project Manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Steer at none against Simple Project Manager's 3. Steer also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and device support (3 vs 1). Simple Project Manager's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Simple Project Manager sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Steer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Steer ships an update every 2 weeks, Simple Project Manager every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
Steer versus Simple Project Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSteerSimple Project Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS10.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperXamun Inc.Blackforest LLC

In-app purchases

None

Steer

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Simple Project Manager

Subscriptions2
  • Big Idea - Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Big Idea - Annual$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Big Idea - Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is Steer free?
Steer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple Project Manager free?
Simple Project Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Steer or Simple Project Manager have ads?
Steer shows ads; Simple Project Manager does not.
Which is updated more often, Steer or Simple Project Manager?
Steer ships an update every 2 weeks, and Simple Project Manager every 3 months. Most recently, Steer was updated on November 4, 2026 and Simple Project Manager on November 5, 2026.

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