FieldAgent vs EarthOptics GroundOwl
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FieldAgent
Capture and analyze high-resolution aerial imagery from compatible drones to gain real-time insights into crop health and field performance. Plan flights, monitor agronomic data, and make faster, more precise agricultural decisions throughout the season.
- Capture high-resolution aerial imagery
- Monitor agronomic data
- Plan drone flight paths
- View field-level satellite data
- Analyze crop health and performance
- Real-time agricultural insights
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The FieldAgent iOS App from Sentera helps pilots fly compatible DJI drones to capture high-resolution imagery to generate real-time insights and analytics. What’s great about the FieldAgent iOS App? -Capture and monitor agronomic data to validate outcomes and understand crop health and performance throughout the entire season. -Fly your chosen drone to capture high-resolution imagery, getting 100% aerial coverage to truly see performance across your fields -Plan in-field priorities with the ability to create flight plans, and view and act on notifications, both of which can inform boots-on-the-ground scouting -View field-level satellite data to understand what’s happening within your fields at any point in the season -Analyze and act given the data at hand, helping to power faster and more precise agronomic decisions Sentera’s FieldAgent Desktop & Web platforms extend functionality beyond the iOS app to dig deeper into analysis with data visualization and reporting. As a result, understand crop health performance throughout the season, from emergence to harvest and every stage in between. For more information about FieldAgent, visit http://www.sentera.com.
EarthOptics GroundOwl
This app simplifies soil analysis by wirelessly connecting to a sensor suite. It measures soil compaction, texture, carbon content, conductivity, and nutrient properties up to 24 inches deep.
- Measures soil compaction up to 24 inches
- Analyzes soil texture
- Measures soil carbon content
- Measures soil conductivity
- Measures nutrient properties
- Wireless sensor connection
- Simplified data collection
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GroundOwl is EarthOptics' proprietary sensor suite that measures soil compaction to a depth of 24 inches while also measuring changes in soil texture, carbon content, conductivity, and nutrient properties. Now with a new mobile app and external control unit that simplify the collection process and make using GroundOwl technology easier than ever before.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: EarthOptics GroundOwl at 5.0 against FieldAgent's 4.3. EarthOptics GroundOwl also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). FieldAgent's advantage is ratings volume (51 vs 1). 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.
EarthOptics GroundOwl holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FieldAgent has 51 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
FieldAgent ships an update monthly, EarthOptics GroundOwl every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FieldAgent | EarthOptics GroundOwl |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (51 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 51 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 127 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sentera, Inc. | Pattern Ag, Inc. |
Customer experience
FieldAgent
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In-app purchases
FieldAgent
No in-app purchases
EarthOptics GroundOwl
No in-app purchases
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