Irricheck Pulse vs Dropsight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Irricheck Pulse
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Mobile version of the Irricheck Pulse™ platform, this app will show your irrigation scheduling recommendations, charts and much more including canal sensors, water level sensors, tank sensors*. You can even control your sluices from the app* Speak to an Irricheck Agent for a demo if you are not already a client. * Requires additional hardware which will send data directly to the Irricheck platform. Irricheck services is required to make use of any of the functionality in the app. There is however no additional costs involved over and above the standard Irricheck service fees, the app is merely another way to view your data.
Dropsight
This tool transforms your smartphone into a spray deposition analysis device for natural leaf surfaces. It helps optimize agricultural chemical usage by comparing deposition from various spray apparatus and calibrations.
- Spray deposition analysis
- UV photography integration
- Leaf surface analysis
- Comparison of spray apparatus
- Optimization of agricultural chemicals
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DROPSIGHT is an application that, when used in conjunction with LEAFLAB (the mobile UV photography laboratory) and UVIEW (the UV tracer used in the spray application), will turn your smart phone into a spray deposition analysis tool on natural leaf surfaces. This is used to compare the deposition achieved with different spray application apparatus and calibrations, hence optimizing the use of pesticides, insecticides, fungicides and growth regulators in commercial agricultural production.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Irricheck Pulse at fortnightly against Dropsight's every 2 months. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Irricheck Pulse ships an update fortnightly, Dropsight every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Irricheck Pulse | Dropsight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Albert Vd Westhuizen | Dropsight (PTY) Ltd |
In-app purchases
Irricheck Pulse
No in-app purchases
Dropsight
No in-app purchases









