MowerPlus vs MINet SMS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MowerPlus
Optimize your John Deere riding lawn mower's performance and track your mowing habits. Get personalized equipment information, mowing advice, and maintenance alerts. Record your mowing path, time, speed, and coverage data.
- Custom equipment information via barcode scan
- Best time to mow recommendations
- Expert pre-mow tips
- Maintenance reminders
- Walk-through guides
- Mowing path, time, speed, and coverage recording
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Keep your John Deere riding lawn mower running its best and know how you mow with the John Deere MowerPlus app. Simply scan your lawn tractor’s barcode to get custom information on your equipment. The app helps you determine the best time to mow, communicates expert pre-mow tips, offers maintenance reminders, and provides walk-through guides. Ready to mow? Select “Mow Now”, slide your phone into your pocket, and MowerPlus records your mowing path, total mowing time, as well as speed and coverage data for your mowing session. New for 2019 - Get machine information automatically using the new MowerPlus Smart Connector and MowerPlus Hour Meter (see your local dealer for availability and compatibility). Note: The app supports residential lawn equipment such as 100 Series, S240, X300, X500, X700, Z200 through Z600, and many similarly-sized older products. It does not presently support tractor models numbered 1000 and larger, such as 1025R. The app uses most recent product images. Some variation may exist from prior model years.
MINet SMS
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With MINet SMS, you can send and receive texts from your MINet business phone numbers. Make and receive text messages using your business phone number! • Use your business phone number to text instead of your personal number • Send and receive text and picture messages to/from any cell phone number in the continental US View your messages on multiple devices: • Use your account on multiple devices with one sign-in • Access your messages from any computer via your browser (Chrome/Firefox/Edge) • Multiple users can access the same number so you or your team can reply to any message Now your customers can communicate with you with the ease and convenience that they have when texting with friends and family. No need to download a separate messaging “app” to contact you - they can simply text your business number and get in touch. (
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Verdict
MowerPlus and MINet SMS are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
MowerPlus ships an update every 3 months, MINet SMS every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and November 26, 2025 respectively.
| Parameter | MowerPlus | MINet SMS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (150 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 12.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 150 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 115 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | John Deere | Textable |
Bugs and requests
MowerPlus
Reported bugs
14 issues- App crashes when clicking Mow Now button (iOS 15+)
- Smart Connector firmware update causes app to crash
- App fails to recognize valid serial numbers
- Bluetooth connection shows but no data displays
- Gauge cluster data not syncing to app
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- GPS tracking shows mowing in impossible locations
- App freezes on launch
- Connector update closes app instead of updating
- Speed calculations are mathematically incorrect
- App crashes on iOS 15 and later versions
- Equipment not found in database despite being valid
- Duplicate equipment entries on app launch
- Maintenance reminders don't update after completion
- App won't connect to Hour Meter module on iOS devices
Requested features
11 requests- Support for non-mowing activities (snow blowing, thatching, spraying)
- Celsius temperature option
- Full-screen mowing mode
- iCloud/cloud backup functionality
- Data transfer between devices
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- Support for newer mower models (Z760R, Q865R, Z320M, S120)
- Extended equipment model compatibility
- Separate hour tracking for multiple equipment
- Confirmation option for completed maintenance
- Operator manual and maintenance guides for commercial mowers
- More detailed analytics and reporting
MINet SMS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MowerPlus
No in-app purchases
MINet SMS
No in-app purchases








