Earned Value Management vs ESF#3 Field Guide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Earned Value Management
A pocket reference for Department of Defense professionals on Earned Value Management. It offers clear guidelines, an alphabetical list of EVM equations with variable definitions, and built-in calculators to simplify complex math.
- DoD EVM guidelines
- Alphabetical EVM equations
- Variable definitions
- EVM equation calculators
- DoD EVM community links
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This app provides a handy pocket reference for engineers, logisticians and program managers involved in the Department of Defense's Earned Value Management processes. Features include: *Easy-to-understand DoD EVM guidelines *EVM equations listed alphabetically, with all variables defined *EVM equation calculators. Let us do the math for you! *Links to connect you to the larger DoD EVM community All ThinChip Software apps are now available free of charge.
ESF#3 Field Guide
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The ESF#3 Field Guide App is used by ESF#3 Team Leads, Assistant Team Leads and our federal and state partners during disaster response. It contains references and information about the various missions that USACE executes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ESF#3 Field Guide at every 2 weeks against Earned Value Management's every 7 months. ESF#3 Field Guide also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Earned Value Management ships an update every 7 months, ESF#3 Field Guide every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Earned Value Management | ESF#3 Field Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 98 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Russell Shannon | Donald Schlack |
In-app purchases
Earned Value Management
No in-app purchases
ESF#3 Field Guide
No in-app purchases
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