Comparison

TRUEHOUR vs SNOWCMD

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

Head to head
About

TRUEHOUR

This app helps small businesses in equipment-heavy industries accurately calculate their operating costs. It provides tools for job estimating, real-time profitability analysis, and tax summaries, ensuring fair pricing and increased earnings.

Highlights
  • True Owning & Operating (O&O) cost per hour
  • Job estimating with all cost factors
  • Real-time profitability engine
  • Estimated vs. actual job tracking
  • AI cost guidance
  • Machine health score
  • Schedule C tax summary export
Features
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TRUEHOUR is the financial operating system for equipment-based small businesses. Built for skid-steer operators, landscapers, owner-operator truckers, tractor owners, dozer crews, and small service contractors — it turns the cost of running your machine into a number you can actually charge against. Most small operators undercharge because they don't know what their equipment really costs to own and operate. Fuel, depreciation, interest, insurance, repairs, tires/tracks, and overhead disappear into the noise — and so does your margin. TRUEHOUR makes those costs visible, accurate, and actionable. TRUSTED METHODOLOGY, ADVANCED FOR YOUR BUSINESS TRUEHOUR's cost engine is built on the same Owning & Operating (O&O) calculation standard created by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for 70 years — a standard adopted by AGC, Caterpillar, AED, and AACE International as the gold standard for equipment cost calculation. Traditional O&O focused on machine-level costs only. TRUEHOUR adds the Business Overhead Center, automatically allocating business overhead across your fleet on a per-hour basis so your rate reflects the full cost of running your operation. WHAT YOU GET • True Owning & Operating (O&O) cost per hour for every machine — using the trusted industry gold standard • Job estimating with equipment, vehicle, labor, materials, permits, subcontracts, and non-productive time • Real-time profitability engine: break-even rate, recommended rate, sensitivity analysis • Estimated vs. actual job tracking — finally know which jobs made money • AI cost guidance that suggests realistic ranges without ever overriding your inputs • Anonymized benchmark ranges from similar equipment • Machine health score (0–100) — utilization, downtime, repair patterns • End-of-year Schedule C tax summary, ready to hand to your accountant • PDF and CSV export for reports, estimates, and tax summaries • Mobile-first UI built for the job site — gloves, sunlight, one-handed use FREE (BASIC) One machine, full O&O calculation, expense tracking, monthly/yearly reports, basic job estimating, Schedule C summary, AI cost-fill assistance. TRUEHOUR PRO Unlimited machines, save/export/send job estimates, estimated vs. actual analysis, real-time profitability engine, enhanced AI insights, weekly reports, customer/lender-ready summaries, saved equipment templates, cloud backup, cross-device sync (iPhone, iPad, Android, desktop). WHO IT'S FOR • New owner-operators pricing their first jobs • Micro-business contractors running 1–3 machines • Side-hustle equipment owners doing weekend work • Small fleet owners with 2–10 machines and employees • Anyone tired of broken spreadsheets and gut-feel pricing PRIVACY & CONTROL TRUEHOUR never auto-fills your inputs. AI suggests; you decide. Benchmark contributions are anonymized and opt-in. Your data stays yours. Know your true hour. Charge what you're worth. Keep what you earn. Support: support@truehourapp.com TERMS OF USE: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

SNOWCMD

Features
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SNOWCMD helps snow removal professionals estimate job costs and set profitable prices before heading out. Build detailed estimates using measured service areas, reusable equipment profiles, treatment materials, labor, travel and operating expenses. PLAN EVERY SERVICE AREA • Add sidewalks, driveways, parking lots and general areas • Enter square footage or measure by length and width • Set snow depth and equipment for each area • Estimate clearing time or enter your own time allowance • Choose which areas receive treatment materials BUILT FOR YOUR EQUIPMENT • Manual shoveling and hand plows • Truck, tractor and skid-steer plows • Snowblowers • Reusable owned or rented equipment profiles • Editable productivity, fuel consumption, maintenance and operating costs • Rental rates, billing periods and minimum charges REUSABLE MATERIAL OPTIONS Set up named salt, sand and deicer options with application rates and supplier prices. Select materials from estimate dropdowns to calculate treatment quantities and costs. ESTIMATE THE COMPLETE JOB • Include crew labor, detail work, material application and travel time • Account for fuel, maintenance, equipment rentals and overhead • Add snow hauling, disposal and other material charges • Set profit margin or cost markup and a minimum service charge • Review estimated costs, customer price and profit • Create per-push estimates and per-storm or seasonal sales projections SAVE AND SHARE Save estimates locally and export them as PDF, Excel, Word or CSV. Saved estimates preserve their equipment, material selections and business settings so later changes do not alter previous quotes. MADE FOR WINTER WORK Designed for iPhone and iPad, with keyboard entry and convenient plus/minus controls. Estimating works completely offline, with no account required. SNOWCMD is a planning tool. Verify measurements, snow conditions, productivity rates, material application requirements, expenses and service terms before quoting work. ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP SNOWCMD is a free download. An annual subscription unlocks estimating, equipment profiles, and business settings. The U.S. price is $19.99 per year, billed once annually; local prices are shown before purchase. It renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel in Apple Account subscription settings. Restore Purchases is available in the app. Saved estimates remain available to view and export after expiration. Internet is needed to purchase or restore; estimating works offline with active access. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://midwestcmd.com/pages/snowcmd-privacy/

Screenshots

TRUEHOUR4 screens
SNOWCMD4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SNOWCMD at every 3 days against TRUEHOUR's weekly. TRUEHOUR's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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. TRUEHOUR sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and SNOWCMD sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TRUEHOUR ships an update weekly, SNOWCMD every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
TRUEHOUR versus SNOWCMD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTRUEHOURSNOWCMD
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTRUEHOURChris Solomon

In-app purchases

2 purchases

TRUEHOUR

Subscriptions2
  • TRUEHOUR Pro$14.991 Month
  • TRUEHOUR Pro$149.991 Year
1 purchases

SNOWCMD

Subscriptions1
  • SNOWCMD Annual$19.991 Year

Questions

Is TRUEHOUR free?
TRUEHOUR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SNOWCMD free?
SNOWCMD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TRUEHOUR or SNOWCMD have ads?
Neither TRUEHOUR nor SNOWCMD shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TRUEHOUR or SNOWCMD?
TRUEHOUR ships an update weekly, and SNOWCMD every 3 days. Most recently, TRUEHOUR was updated on November 5, 2026 and SNOWCMD on October 31, 2026.

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