YardPartner vs Yardbook
Yardbook is free, and for a one-person mowing route it works. Thirteen years in, it still lists no iPhone app on the App Store; its own Capterra reviewers, from 2020 through 2025, describe an invite-only beta, run it in Safari, and print route sheets for their crews. The day you hire a helper, or a customer wants an invoice in Spanish, you will feel its limits. Here is the honest comparison.
| Feature | YardPartner | Yardbook |
|---|---|---|
| One person | $49/mo, everything included | Free with ads and a 1% surcharge on card payments; Business $34.99/mo; Enterprise $49.99/mo for QuickBooks and a branded portal |
| Owner plus two helpers | $49/mo, unlimited users | Same tiers, unlimited users |
| Card payments | Stripe’s card rate (2.9% + 30¢), plus $0.60 to YardPartner for every $100 processed | Stripe’s card rate (2.9% + 30¢), plus $1 to Yardbook for every $100 processed on the free tier; no surcharge on paid tiers |
| Trial | 60 days, no card | Free tier forever; 60-day trial of paid tiers |
| Crew app | Native iPhone and Android app; job photos queue and retry in dead zones | Android only; no iPhone app listed on the App Store as of the date above. Yardbook’s Capterra reviewers (2020–2025) describe an invite-only beta and work in Safari |
| Spanish | Owner, crew, web admin, and invoices and texts in the customer’s language | Mobile app interface only |
| Text messages | Two-way SMS and email inbox included | Bulk SMS on the Business tier |
| Support | Email and in-app, in English and Spanish | Email only |
Yardbook tiers were read from Yardbook’s own site and in-app billing page on the same date.
Sources, checked on the date above: Yardbook home page (company count, founding year) · Yardbook card-fee support article · Yardbook Spanish support article · Yardbook on Google Play · Yardbook reviews on Capterra (iPhone app status, support)
What Yardbook has that we don’t, yet
Bigger crews ask for these. Most one-truck operators never miss them.
- Free forever, with unlimited users, and 20,000+ companies on it.
- Chemical application logs and lot measurement from satellite imagery, for licensed applicators who bid by the square foot.
- Timesheets and equipment maintenance logs.
What you get here that you won’t get there
- A real crew app on iPhone and Android. Yardbook lists no iPhone app on the App Store; ours keeps job photos queued and retrying when the signal drops.
- Snow events: one event creates every job, assigns crews in bulk, and invoices from completed work.
- Spanish for the owner, the crew, and the customer’s invoice, not a language toggle for the hired hands.
- Two-way texting, route optimization, and the client portal on the one plan.
How YardPartner Compares
The features you need without the enterprise price tag.
| Feature | YardPartner | Clipboard & texts See provider for plans | Yardbook |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-minute setup, no training needed | Included | Included | Included |
| English + Spanish core app support | Included | Included | Limited |
| All features on every plan | Included | Included | Not included |
| Snow event management | Included | Not included | Included |
| Queued mobile photo uploads | Included | Not included | Not documented by the vendor |
| Route optimization (cuts miles & fuel) | Included | Not included | Included |
| Client portal | Included | Not included | Available as a paid add-on or on a higher tier |
| Online payments | Included | Not included | Included |
Paid means an add-on or a higher tier. Limited means a narrower version (for example, Spanish for crew members only). Not documented means the vendor says nothing either way. Check each provider for current plan details.
Bottom line: YardPartner gives you everything at one price. No feature lockout, no surprise add-ons.