MowerPlus vs Chip Timing Assistant
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.
Chip Timing Assistant
Connect to RFID hardware for race timing. Set clock and start times, and replay data. Download participant lists for bib numbers and names. Supports Ipico/Active hardware.
- Connect to RFID tag readers
- Set clock and start times
- Replay timing data
- Download chip/participant CSV
- Supports Ipico/Active hardware
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This app allows you to connect to an RFID tag reader used to read timing chips in a race. It requires either a wifi or ethernet connection to the hardware device so you can set the clock time, start time, or replay timing data. There is also the ability to download a chip/participant CSV file so the timing data stream can show actual bib numbers and participant names. This currently only supports Ipico/Active hardware. This app is only appropriate for timing operators who are setting up the hardware.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Chip Timing Assistant at 5.0 against MowerPlus's 2.7. Chip Timing Assistant also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). MowerPlus's advantage is ratings volume (150 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Chip Timing Assistant holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MowerPlus has 150 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
MowerPlus ships an update every 3 months, Chip Timing Assistant weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MowerPlus | Chip Timing Assistant |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (150 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 150 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 115 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | John Deere | Oak Hill Software |
Customer experience
MowerPlus
Chip Timing Assistant
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
Chip Timing Assistant
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MowerPlus
No in-app purchases
Chip Timing Assistant
No in-app purchases
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