Comparison

Shear Pace vs fieldmargin

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

Head to head
About

Shear Pace

This productivity tool helps sheep shearers improve their speed and tallies by automating time tracking and calculations. Set daily goals and focus on technique while the app provides real-time feedback on shearing speed and progress.

Highlights
  • Automated time tracking
  • Real-time speed feedback
  • Tally counting
  • Daily goal setting
  • Data saving and review (with subscription)
  • Calculates required speed per sheep
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Shear Pace is a sheep shearing productivity app which is focused on improving tallies by eliminating the need for the shearer to think about their time. The Shear Pace App is a productivity tool for sheep shearers, eliminating the need for both the tally counter and clock.  It takes care of the maths, giving ongoing and constant feedback in relation to shearing speed as well as tallies and run time. You do goal setting once at the beginning of the day, and you can focus on your technique and therefore, speed, knowing that the app is keeping track of everything else. How it works - look at your sheep, decide on your goal tally, tap in the day length, and Shear Pace will tell you how fast you need to go per sheep. Tap the screen after every sheep as you would a tally counter, and it counts your tally as well as keeping track of your speed for every sheep - this leaves you free to think about your technique, and not working out how many you did in the last quarter hour. This is the free version. From this you are able to upgrade to the paid "Shed version" - this is $9.99 NZD. The upgrade version "Shear Pace - Shed Version", which allows you to work out how fast you need to shear for a full day tally is available for purchase, and you are also able to purchase a monthly subscription "Ringer Version" for $4.99 allows you to save and review your data. If you do not have this subscription, this data will be lost. I want this to be a great app, so please if you have any queries or ideas for improvements, please contact me via the contact page in the app.

About

fieldmargin

This app helps farmers manage their operations digitally. It allows for mapping fields, planning and tracking farm work, recording observations, and communicating with team members. Data is synced to the cloud for easy access across devices and works offline.

Highlights
  • Digital farm mapping with GPS
  • Work planning and assignment
  • Observation and issue recording
  • Team communication and collaboration
  • Offline functionality
  • Farm history and reporting
Features
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“The app farmers have been waiting for.” A modern, easy to use farming app that lets you keep track of everything that happens on your farm in one place. Map fields, plan work and record observations; all shared with your team so everyone stays up to date. Data is synced to the cloud so it stays safe and is accessible from your phone, tablet or laptop. Spend less time dealing with paperwork and more getting farm work done. A DIGITAL FARM MAP - Quickly map and measure your farm’s fields and features by drawing or using GPS - Record field usages and plan rotations - Share with your team to help them navigate and avoid hazards - Add more detail with drone and satellite imagery KEEP TRACK OF WORK - Plan work to be done in your fields and around the farm - Assign to team members, add planned dates and record when they’ve been completed - All accessible on your phone so no more printed job sheets - (coming soon) Add inputs such as spray or fertilizer RECORD ISSUES AND MEASUREMENTS - Make notes for issues and observations with location and photos - Keep a log of data recorded such as rainfall or pest counts A HISTORY OF WHAT’S BEEN DONE ON YOUR FARM - Simple record keeping for your farming business - Easily look back at a history of the work that has been done in your fields - Get reports of field work done and inputs used COMMUNICATE WITH YOUR TEAM - Add unlimited team members so farm workers, agronomists, consultants, vets and contractors can easily collaborate - Build in messenger and commenting makes it easy to discuss issues - Share your location with your team to improve farm safety - Connect with your John Deere machinery to view live locations WORKS OFFLINE - Keep using the app even when you don’t have signal SUITABLE FOR ALL TYPES OF FARM - Used by thousands of farms in 170+ countries from small farms and smallholders to large contractors - Built to be flexible so it works for different types of agriculture including arable crops, livestock (sheep and cattle), horticulture, vineyards and forestry --- Also available from fieldmargin: FREE - Map your farm - 30 day note and job history - Up to 5 inputs - Up to 1 herd - Unlimited team members ESSENTIALS - All Free features - Unlimited history - Reporting up to 5 inputs - Map printing - Yield recording $13.49 monthly, $134.99 annually PLUS - All Essentials features - Unlimited inputs - Full livestock management - Full reporting - Report export & printing $33.99 monthly, $349.99 annually PRO - All Plus features - Field Health satellite imagery analysis - Map Comparison $60.99 monthly, $599.99 annually --- Price may vary by location. A purchase for your chosen plan will be applied to your iTunes account on confirmation. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime with your iTunes account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription. For more information, see our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy https://fieldmargin.com/terms-and-privacy-policy.html Support http://support.fieldmargin.com/

Screenshots

Shear Pace4 screens
fieldmargin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Shear Pace at none against fieldmargin's shown. Shear Pace also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 68%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16). fieldmargin's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Shear Pace sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and fieldmargin sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $13.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shear Pace ships an update every 6 months, fieldmargin monthly. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Shear Pace versus fieldmargin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShear Pacefieldmargin
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.2 (101 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better67.9% of reviews
Number of ratings—101 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better16
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB142 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStorm Baynes-RyanField Margin Ltd

Customer experience

Shear Pace

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

fieldmargin

All ratings102 ratings
Positive80.4%
Neutral5.9%
Negative13.7%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive67.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Shear Pace

One-time2
  • Ringer subscription$2.99
  • Shear Pace Shed Version$6.99
6 purchases

fieldmargin

Subscriptions6
  • Essentials$13.491 Month
  • Plus14 Days trial$33.991 Month
  • Pro14 Days trial$60.991 Month
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  • Essentials$134.991 Year
  • Plus14 Days trial$349.991 Year
  • Pro14 Days trial$599.991 Year

Questions

Is Shear Pace free?
Shear Pace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is fieldmargin free?
fieldmargin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Shear Pace or fieldmargin have ads?
fieldmargin shows ads; Shear Pace does not.
Which is updated more often, Shear Pace or fieldmargin?
Shear Pace ships an update every 6 months, and fieldmargin monthly. Most recently, Shear Pace was updated on November 6, 2026 and fieldmargin on November 6, 2026.

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