Comparison

PurEst® vs Nutrico

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

Head to head
About

PurEst®

Features
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PurEst is a mobile application for the sugarcane farming industry offered by SASRI (South African Sugarcane Research Institute) that provides the user with crop ripening recommendations based on Brix readings.

About

Nutrico

Features
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The Nutrico App was developed as a quick reference tool for our clients, farmers and all interested in crop nutrition and/or crop remedy applications. Generic label information is available in the Nutrico App for most of our products. This label information and generic spray programs are accessible for a large variety of crops. Products listed as Foliar Feeds & Fertilisers, Adjuvants, Plant Growth Enhancers, Soil Conditioners, Liquid Nutrients and Seed Treatments are available for download and viewing. The spray programs are general guidelines and provide elementary indications on usage, dosage rates and growth stages for a list of crops. The Nutrico App also make general reference to certain abnormal growth conditions usually brought forth as result of certain nutrient deficiencies. For these general descriptions of abnormal growth, the Nutrico App try to provide corrective recommendations with options by using Nutrico products. Calculations to provide accurate use of water conditioning agents are also included to assist farmers when planning to use these products to correct potential spray solution problems during certain crop nutrition and crop remedy program application.

Screenshots

PurEst®4 screens
Nutrico4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Nutrico at 12.0 against PurEst®'s 14.0. 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

PurEst® ships an update every 5 months, Nutrico every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
PurEst® versus Nutrico: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPurEst®Nutrico
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperModality AppsIan Gelderblom

In-app purchases

None

PurEst®

No in-app purchases

None

Nutrico

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PurEst® free?
PurEst® is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nutrico free?
Nutrico is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PurEst® or Nutrico have ads?
Neither PurEst® nor Nutrico shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PurEst® or Nutrico?
PurEst® ships an update every 5 months, and Nutrico every 3 months. Most recently, PurEst® was updated on October 8, 2026 and Nutrico on October 4, 2026.

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