Comparison

Valley ICON vs FieldNET

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

Head to head
About

Valley ICON

Control your center pivot irrigation system remotely using your mobile device. This app provides a user-friendly interface to manage your smart panels from anywhere, eliminating the need to visit the pivot point.

Highlights
  • Remote access via Edge-of-Field WiFi
  • Select and control multiple ICON panels
  • Intuitive graphical user interface
  • Compatible with ICON1 and ICON10 panels
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The Valley® ICON10™ and Valley® ICON1™ smart panels feature a revolutionary new way to control your center pivot. With the introduction of Valley Edge-of-Field WiFi , you can access and control your panel remotely through your connected mobile device. If you have installed multiple ICON panels in your operation, this app allows you to easily select the panel you want to connect to and control. Make going out to the pivot point to program and control your center pivot a thing of the past. ICON – Smart Panels Made Easy™. Features include: • Remote access interface via Edge-of-Field WiFi* • Allows you to easily select the ICON control panel you wish to connect to and control • Easy-to-use, intuitive graphical user interface • Compatible with the Valley ICON1 and Valley ICON10 smart panels *Limitations based on field conditions.

About

FieldNET

This platform offers advanced tools for agricultural operations, providing remote monitoring, control, and detailed analytics for irrigation equipment. It features enhanced mapping, intelligent reporting, and real-time data visualization to optimize water management and identify potential issues.

Highlights
  • Intuitive platform interface
  • Enhanced mapping and visualization
  • Intelligent reporting and analytics
  • Remote monitoring and control
  • Field-specific data visualization
  • Real-time equipment status
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FieldNET™ by Lindsay® is pleased to announce the next evolution of our platform: FieldNET NextGen! Key Benefits: • Intuitive, responsive, and unified platform interface and experience • Enhanced mapping and visualization • Intelligent reporting and analytics • Remote monitoring and control Enhanced Mapping and Visualization: • View the entire operation instantly. • Tap or click equipment to pan to the device and operate the controls at your fingertips. • Easily filter for equipment names, groups, and type. Expanded List View: • Quickly scan through the status of all equipment in an organization by expanding the list view. Field View: • Review all FieldNET Advisor™ Fields in an operation. • Soil moisture status and weather in each field summarized in the list view. • Tap each field to view a wealth of data: current weather, pivot status, soil moisture, and recent imagery! • View current satellite imagery across an operation from Sentinel-2. Swipe across all images captured over the season to track trends and issues. Remote Monitoring and Control: • See all the equipment displayed in a map-centric view to easily control irrigation application and identify issues. • Pan across an operation and adjust equipment with a few taps. Intelligent Reporting and Analytics: • Analyze water pressure maps to find fields that need irrigation or identify potential areas with issues. • Create irrigation overview reports to track water application at the field, group, and organization levels. • Generate PDFs and export CSVs for FieldNET Advisor™, as-applied irrigation and more! Alerts and Alert History: • Notifications work in the same way that users have come to rely on within the FieldNET app! • Tapping an alert will navigate a user to the equipment dashboard.

Screenshots

Valley ICON3 screens
FieldNET4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Valley ICON at 5.0 against FieldNET's 3.0. Valley ICON also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). FieldNET's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (50 vs 2). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Valley ICON holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FieldNET has 50 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Valley ICON ships an update every 5 months, FieldNET fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Valley ICON versus FieldNET: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterValley ICONFieldNET
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better3.0 (50 ratings)
Positive reviews—16.7% of reviews
Number of ratings250 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size170 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperValmont Industries, Inc.Lindsay Irrigation Solutions LLC

Customer experience

Valley ICON

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

FieldNET

All ratings50 ratings
Positive44.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative46.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral5.6%
Negative77.8%

In-app purchases

None

Valley ICON

No in-app purchases

None

FieldNET

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Valley ICON free?
Valley ICON is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FieldNET free?
FieldNET is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Valley ICON or FieldNET?
Valley ICON is rated higher. Valley ICON averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while FieldNET averages 3.0 from 50 ratings.
Do Valley ICON or FieldNET have ads?
Neither Valley ICON nor FieldNET shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Valley ICON or FieldNET?
Valley ICON ships an update every 5 months, and FieldNET fortnightly. Most recently, Valley ICON was updated on October 7, 2026 and FieldNET on October 24, 2026.

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