Comparison

TIM RDS vs Cow

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

Head to head
About

TIM RDS

Features
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The TIM RDS app is a mobile extension of your TIM RDS desktop software. Save time behind your PC and have access to your TIM RDS management system remotely from your smartphone and tablet. Have a quick overview of attentions, easy and fast data entry. Receive notifications in case of alarms and MRS activity attentions. Information always in reach: - Cow calendar attentions - Veterinary check list - Milking attentions - MRS activity attentions - Alarms - Individual cow information - AMS performance - Key performance indicators Enter or modify data immediatly - Cow calendar data - Milk settings - Feed settings - Cow sorting settings - Milk separation settings To be able to link the app to your TIM RDS desktop you need version 5.1 or higher.

About

Cow

Features
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BouMatic Cow-Cloud Cow-Cloud is a notification app for BouMatic dairy farming devices. It lets farm staff subscribe to their devices and receive real-time push notifications when alarms are triggered. Who it is for: · Farm owners and operators What it does: Device subscription · Subscribe to any BouMatic device using its device ID · Manage multiple subscribed devices from one screen · Quickly re-subscribe using your recent device history Alerts and notifications · Receive push notifications when a device alarm is triggered · View each alert with its device name, timestamp, and severity level · Severity levels: Critical, High, and Info · Tap any alert to see full event details and activity history · Acknowledge alerts directly from the app Notification settings · Choose a notification sound: Default, Gentle, Urgent, Alert, or Silent · Enable vibration for incoming alerts · Turn on Critical alerts only mode to receive only the most urgent notifications · Set quiet hours to silence in-app sounds and banners Display settings · Set your preferred timezone for all alarm timestamps · Supports a wide range of global timezones or uses your device default · Choose between Light and Dark theme to match your preference

Screenshots

TIM RDS1 screens
Cow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Cow at every 3 months against TIM RDS's every 9 months. TIM RDS's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TIM RDS ships an update every 9 months, Cow every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
TIM RDS versus Cow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTIM RDSCow
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUNIFORM-AgriBoumatic

In-app purchases

None

TIM RDS

No in-app purchases

None

Cow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TIM RDS free?
TIM RDS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cow free?
Cow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TIM RDS or Cow have ads?
Neither TIM RDS nor Cow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TIM RDS or Cow?
TIM RDS ships an update every 9 months, and Cow every 3 months. Most recently, TIM RDS was updated on October 10, 2026 and Cow on September 29, 2026.

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