Comparison

Simple Project Progress vs Project Manager

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

Head to head
About

Simple Project Progress

Features
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Simple Project Progress — Construction management built for contractors, not accountants. Stop juggling Excel sheets, WhatsApp photos and notebooks. Simple Project Progress puts your pay applications, field progress and reports in one place, so you spend less time on paperwork and more time building. PAY APPLICATIONS THAT WRITE THEMSELVES Build professional pay apps with quantity generators, accumulated progress, amortizations and retentions calculated for you. Turn weeks of paperwork into a single tap. KNOW EXACTLY WHERE EVERY PROJECT STANDS Track physical and financial progress in real time. Every pay app keeps a full history with clear statuses (draft, pending, approved, rejected and paid) so nothing slips through the cracks. YOUR TEAM IN THE FIELD, YOU IN CONTROL Invite supervisors to capture progress on-site from their phones. As administrator, you decide which projects each person sees, and you approve or reject every pay application before it counts. REPORTS YOUR CLIENT WILL TAKE SERIOUSLY Generate polished PDF reports with cover page, progress schedule, quantity generators and signature fields, ready to hand to your client. SET UP NEW PROJECTS IN MINUTES Save your frequent clients and a catalog of typical items, then spin up new projects in a fraction of the time. START FREE, THEN CHOOSE YOUR PLAN Try Simple Project Progress free: 1 week on monthly plans and 2 weeks on annual plans. Explore every feature before you pay, and cancel anytime. Built by a contractor who got tired of doing estimates by hand. Subscription information: Simple Project Progress offers monthly and annual subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and can be managed or cancelled in your App Store account settings. If you take a free trial, any unused portion is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://smallsimpleapps.weebly.com/privacy-policy.html

About

Project Manager

This app provides a comprehensive project-controls workspace for teams managing complex delivery projects. It centralizes schedules, risks, approvals, files, and budgets into a single command center for better oversight and control.

Highlights
  • Role-aware dashboards
  • Multiple project views (timelines, boards, lists)
  • Experience Delivery workspace
  • Client Portal for updates and approvals
  • Secure workspace model
  • Centralized command center
Features
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The Project Manager is the companion app for The Project Manager workspace from Grove Hall Solutions, built for teams that run complex delivery work. Sign in with the account your organization's workspace admin created for you. The app opens your company workspace, with the view set by your role in it. What the app does: - Shows the projects, board, task list and calendar from your live workspace. - Fixes your view to your workspace role: executives, PMO directors, senior PMs, project PMs and workstream leads each see the counts that matter to them. - Counts overdue, due-soon, in-review and flagged-risk tasks from real due dates and task status. - Opens any task to show its owner, due date, priority, estimate, time tracked, progress, tags, dependencies and risk note. - Field mode on iPhone for crew logins: sign in with the Crew ID on your card, tap the big button and talk, add photos stamped with the date and time, and file the daily report. It keeps working with no signal and sends when the signal is back. - Keeps you signed in on this device until you sign out. Live work is read-only in the app. Status changes, new work, project reports and client links are made in the web workspace, one tap away. No account yet? Tap Preview sample workspace on the sign-in screen to look around fictional sample projects. Workspaces are provided to organizations directly by Grove Hall Solutions. There are no in-app purchases.

Screenshots

Simple Project Progress4 screens
Project Manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Project Manager at none against Simple Project Progress's 6. Simple Project Progress's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Simple Project Progress sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per month. Project Manager asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Project Progress ships an update every 6 days, Project Manager every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Simple Project Progress versus Project Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple Project ProgressProject Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developermario arredondoLOGAN LAINE URANICK

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Simple Project Progress

Subscriptions6
  • Monthly Contractor Plan7 Days trial$29.991 Month
  • Monthly Business Plan7 Days trial$49.991 Month
  • Monthly Construction Co Plan7 Days trial$79.991 Month
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  • Annual Contractor Plan14 Days trial$299.001 Year
  • Annual Business Plan14 Days trial$499.001 Year
  • Annual Construction Co. Plan14 Days trial$799.001 Year
None

Project Manager

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simple Project Progress free?
Simple Project Progress is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Project Manager free?
Project Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Simple Project Progress or Project Manager have ads?
Neither Simple Project Progress nor Project Manager shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple Project Progress or Project Manager?
Simple Project Progress ships an update every 6 days, and Project Manager every 10 days. Most recently, Simple Project Progress was updated on November 5, 2026 and Project Manager on October 31, 2026.

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