Comparison

Nepal Load Shedding vs Microforest

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

Head to head
About

Nepal Load Shedding

Stay informed about power cut schedules in Nepal with this app. It provides the latest information from the Nepal Electricity Authority, allowing you to easily find schedules based on your group and even search by location. The app works offline once the data is loaded.

Highlights
  • Latest load shedding schedule data
  • Offline functionality
  • Notification widget for power status
  • Group-based navigation
  • Search by location, station, and group
  • Share schedules via SMS/email
  • Flashlight feature
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Introducing the Best Nepal Load Shedding Schedule App to keep you up to date with the latest power cut information based on your Group. This app incorporates the latest LoadShedding Schedule data from Nepal Electricity Authority(NEA) and once loaded the app can work offline. Amazing Features: *Best User Interface *Power On/Off status in the Notification Widget *Easy Navigation based on Groups *Latest information of all power cuts *Flashlight *Loadshedding search by location, station and group. *Share Schedule via SMS, email etc. *No Light Section department phone numbers

About

Microforest

This app provides mobile solutions for outdoor forestry work. Access maps, stand data, and business information from your device, even offline. It supports navigation, data collection, and transaction management for forestry professionals.

Highlights
  • Navigation and GPS tracking
  • Map editing with notes and drawings
  • Stand register access
  • Data collection and assessments
  • Operational transactions
  • Business reports
  • Offline support
Features
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The Microforest app introduces mobility solutions for the outdoor workplace, allowing you to access forestry maps, stand register data and business data on-the-go, anytime. Some of the key features of the secure Microforest App for iPhone and iPad: *Navigation and GPS tracking *Map editing, pins, notes and spatial drawing *Stand register *Data collection and assessments *Operational transactions *Business reports *Offline support for stand register, mapping and in-field transactions. To use the Microforest app with your own forestry resource/business data, you must be using the Microforest Plantation Manager as your back-end system. You can evaluate the app with our demonstration plantation system as back-end, using a guest logon.

Screenshots

Nepal Load Shedding4 screens
Microforest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Microforest at 5.0 against Nepal Load Shedding's 4.6. Nepal Load Shedding's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Microforest holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nepal Load Shedding has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nepal Load Shedding ships an update fortnightly, Microforest every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Nepal Load Shedding versus Microforest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNepal Load SheddingMicroforest
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (8 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKanchan ShresthaMicroforest

Customer experience

Nepal Load Shedding

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.2%

Microforest

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Nepal Load Shedding

No in-app purchases

None

Microforest

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nepal Load Shedding free?
Nepal Load Shedding is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Microforest free?
Microforest is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Nepal Load Shedding or Microforest?
Microforest is rated higher. Nepal Load Shedding averages 4.6 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Microforest averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Nepal Load Shedding or Microforest have ads?
Neither Nepal Load Shedding nor Microforest shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nepal Load Shedding or Microforest?
Nepal Load Shedding ships an update fortnightly, and Microforest every 10 days. Most recently, Nepal Load Shedding was updated on October 8, 2026 and Microforest on October 24, 2026.

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