Comparison

LandPKS Classic vs CargoBeacon admin

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

Head to head
About

LandPKS Classic

This app empowers sustainable land management by providing tools to collect and analyze soil and vegetation data. It offers insights into soil health, climate, habitat, and sustainable practices, accessible even offline.

Highlights
  • Soil texture and color assessment
  • Vegetation cover monitoring
  • Soil health tracking
  • Sustainable land management practices database
  • Habitat information
  • Offline data collection and access
Features
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Knowledge for sustainable land management – in your hands! The LandPKS Classic app helps you make more sustainable land management decisions by allowing you to access existing and collect new geo-located data about soils and vegetation on your land. The app predicts your soil and provides access to climate, habitat and sustainable land management information. It also allows you to quickly and easily track soil health and vegetation over time. Your data is stored in free cloud storage, which means that you can access your data from anywhere! LandPKS Classic app does not require a data connection to be used, so you can upload your data whenever you have connectivity. Specific features include: o A tools feature that provides easy access to tools to assess soil texture, soil color, soil identification, and water holding capacity, as well as quick access to climate data, soil health assessment methods, and a sustainable land management practice database. o The Vegetation module allows for fast and repeatable monitoring of vegetation cover over time; all you need is a yard or meter stick! Graphs of your land cover data are available immediately offline after completing these measurements. o The SoilHealth module includes clear instructions (with additional videos on the website) for monitoring soil health. o The LandInfo module makes site and soil characterization fast and easy! This module walks you through determining your soil texture by hand and helps you collect other important data points. It then provides an estimate of your soil ID and provides a Land Capability Classification to help with land use planning and land management. o The Soil Conservation module contains a database of sustainable land management practices from the World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies (WOCAT) that you can filter based on your soil and land properties. o The Habitat module provides information about animals, plants, fish, and other species found in your area, and allows you to compare your soil and vegetation data to habitat requirements (US only) Learn more about the LandPKS app with online guides and videos at https://landpotential.org. Data can be accessed at https://portal.landpotential.org The LandPKS app was initially developed by USDA-ARS in collaboration with CU Boulder and NMSU with support from USAID, BLM, NRCS, FFAR, TNC, and contributions from a large number of US and global cooperators. Since 2022, it has been stewarded by Terraso.

About

CargoBeacon admin

Features
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App for configuring and making changes to CargoBeacon asset tags. Use this app to configure tags over NFC or Bluetooth. Use the companion app, CargoBeacon track, for everyday asset tracking.

Screenshots

LandPKS Classic4 screens
CargoBeacon admin3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: LandPKS Classic at 12.0 against CargoBeacon admin's 15.0. 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LandPKS Classic ships an update every 4 months, CargoBeacon admin every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
LandPKS Classic versus CargoBeacon admin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLandPKS ClassicCargoBeacon admin
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTech MattersCargoBeacon AB

In-app purchases

None

LandPKS Classic

No in-app purchases

None

CargoBeacon admin

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LandPKS Classic free?
LandPKS Classic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CargoBeacon admin free?
CargoBeacon admin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do LandPKS Classic or CargoBeacon admin have ads?
Neither LandPKS Classic nor CargoBeacon admin shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LandPKS Classic or CargoBeacon admin?
LandPKS Classic ships an update every 4 months, and CargoBeacon admin every 3 months. Most recently, LandPKS Classic was updated on October 26, 2026 and CargoBeacon admin on October 30, 2026.

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