Yardbook is built for lawn care operators who want a truly free tool and are comfortable with an ad-supported, desktop-first product. Yardbook has been around for over a decade and has a loyal user base.
Grassr is built specifically for small lawn care crews (1-10 people). It focuses on instant payments, simple scheduling, and crew management — free forever with no per-seat fees. You can run the whole business from your phone.
Quick version: Both are free for the operator. Yardbook earns from ads in the app + a small payment-processing margin. Grassr earns from a standard payment processing fee with no ads. If you want a polished mobile-first experience without ads, Grassr is your play. If you don't mind ads and prefer a desktop-first product, Yardbook works.
| Grassr | Yardbook | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free | Free |
| Ads in the app | ✗ | ✓ |
| Per-seat fees | None — unlimited crew | None |
| Run from your phone | Yes — full feature parity on mobile | |
| Instant payment (card on file) | ✓ | |
| Auto-invoicing on completion | ✓ | |
| Smart routes | ✓ | |
| Built for | Lawn care (1-10 people) | |
| Setup time | Minutes | |
| Auto-charge on completion | ✓ | ✗ |
| Mobile-first | ✓ | ✗ |
| Years in market | New (2024) | 10+ years |
| Active user community | ✗ | ✓ |
Yardbook is genuinely free — there's no subscription. The cost shows up in two places: ads inside the app you'll see every day, and a small margin Yardbook earns on payment processing. Grassr is also free for the operator with no ads and no per-seat fees. Both charge for online card payments at standard processing rates.
This is the real difference. Yardbook earns from ads displayed inside the app and a small margin on payment processing. You see ads in your business software every day. Grassr has no ads. The standard payment processing fee covers our costs.
Yardbook was built desktop-first and the heritage shows on a phone — small tap targets, slower rendering, layouts that assume a mouse. Grassr is mobile-first by design. The whole business runs from your phone, which matters when you're standing on someone's lawn.
Yardbook handles invoicing well but does not auto-charge a card on file when a job is marked complete. Grassr's slide-to-complete-and-charge flow is the biggest single feature difference — it eliminates invoicing as a step in your day.
Yes — both are genuinely free for the operator. The difference is how each makes money: Yardbook runs ads in the app and earns a small margin on payment processing. Grassr has no ads and no per-seat fees. Cash and check are always free on both.
Not yet — there is no automated Yardbook importer. You can add your customers manually and most operators are set up the same day. If you have hundreds of customers and need help, email hello@grassr.io and we will assist by hand while we build the importer.
Most operators who switch cite the same reasons: ad-supported interface, dated mobile experience, no auto-charge-on-completion flow, no modern route optimization. Yardbook works, but it was built for a different decade. Try both and see which feels right in your truck.
Free forever. Unlimited crew. Run your whole business from your phone.
Free forever. Run your whole business from your phone.