Operations Center Mobile vs Soilmentor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Operations Center Mobile
Manage farm or construction equipment and operations with this powerful app. Get actionable insights for optimizing logistics and productivity, making data-driven decisions. Monitor equipment and operations in near-real-time for enhanced control.
- Machine location and performance monitoring
- Security and health diagnostic alerts
- Seeding, Application, Harvest, and Tillage data analysis
- Machine location history tracking
- Field boundary visualization
- Driving directions to machines/fields
- Remote Display Access (RDA)
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John Deere Operations Center Mobile is a powerful and easy-to-use app designed to help you manage your equipment and farm or construction operations. Powered by JDLink™ connectivity, the app provides actionable insights to help you optimize logistics and enhance productivity. Make confident, data-driven decisions while ensuring tasks are executed as planned. Whether you’re managing a farm or overseeing multiple jobsites, Operations Center Mobile delivers near-real-time monitoring of your equipment and operations. Key features include: - View machine locations, operating hours, fuel levels and performance metrics - Push notifications for machine security, custom alerts, and health diagnostics (including Diagnostic Trouble Codes, or DTCs) - Comprehensive analysis of Seeding, Application, Harvest, and Tillage data across your organization - Location history tracking for each machine - Field boundary visualization - Driving directions to machines or fields - Remote Display Access (RDA) Track and manage your operations effortlessly with Operations Center Mobile, designed to keep you in control anytime, anywhere.
Soilmentor
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A smart and simple solution to learn from your farm’s soil health and biodiversity out in the field. Soilmentor makes it easy to record the results from simple soil health tests at GPS mapped locations, or with across-field sampling, and record biodiversity you’ve spotted to monitor your farm’s progress over time. Note: This app requires a Soilmentor account - subscribe and find out more on our website! KEY FEATURES: • Monitor your soil health with simple tests you can perform in the field and keep track of the results over time • Turn your data and photos into insights - easily track trends in the soil health and biodiversity of your farm with graphs and simple tools • Map the location of your soil sampling sites with GPS so you can easily return to them • Record your farm’s biodiversity with simple farmland species lists • Works offline - record your data remotely without internet • See all your test results across multiple fields over time and begin to understand what’s working and what’s not for your farm • Multiple accounts - anyone on the farm can record data from their own account
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Operations Center Mobile at every 11 days against Soilmentor's monthly. Soilmentor's advantage is iOS requirement (16.7 vs 18.5). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Operations Center Mobile ships an update every 11 days, Soilmentor monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Operations Center Mobile | Soilmentor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (6.2K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 47.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6.2K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 | 16.7 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 241 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | John Deere | vidacycle tech |
Bugs and requests
Operations Center Mobile
Reported bugs
5 issues- Incompatible with latest iOS updates
- Fails to load new data and coverage maps
- Crashes every 40-50 seconds
- Loses equipment and field data
- Repeatedly asks for usage data permission
Requested features
6 requests- Allow customization of HID module display
- Integrate with financial statements
- Add wind, temperature, and weather data tracking
- Enable marking and managing of field obstacles
- Improve map coverage and visibility
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- Provide more detailed field-level data and analytics
Soilmentor
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Operations Center Mobile
No in-app purchases
Soilmentor
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Operations Center Mobile free?
Is Soilmentor free?
Do Operations Center Mobile or Soilmentor have ads?
Which is updated more often, Operations Center Mobile or Soilmentor?
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