Comparison

Cair vs SoilDoc

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

Head to head
About

Cair

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The Speed of Sound in Air, where you are. The Cair app calculates the Speed of Sound in Air from the air temperature, air pressure, and air humidity, optionally using the local conditions as provided by Apple Weather. If your device supports it, Cair is able to get the local air pressure directly from the device. There are popups to see the values in both metric and imperial units, and you can pick your preferred units for the main display of the values. Cair can pass it's calculated Speed of Sound to another dgApps app, Lambda version 2.0.0 and newer. Lambda can use the Cair calculated Speed of Sound in it's calculation of frequency, wavelength, and musical note. Cair is a universal app, equally at home on an iPhone as on a iPad. In Split Mode on an iPad device, side by side with Lambda, the calculated Speed of Sound in Air is passed in real time to the Lambda app. Cair allows you to share it's calculated Speed of Sound in Air via all the usual sharing methods.

About

SoilDoc

Features
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Soil structure is an essential component of soil fertility. The spade diagnosis is a suitable method for assessing the soil structure and other attributes of soil quality from observations such as odour, colour, roots, soil particles or soil layers. The SoilDoc app guides you through the spade diagnosis and the observations for a complete assessment of a selected soil. The app can replace former printed instructions. The SoilDoc app asks questions about the soil, which can be answered with a simple click. Additional information and example pictures help to find the answers. During the evaluation, the app collects all observations made and generates a report. The report is stored on the mobile phone and can then be exported in csv, txt or html format and saved as a PDF file on a computer. The simple archiving of the observations facilitates the comparison of different surveys at the same location.

Screenshots

Cair3 screens
SoilDoc2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SoilDoc at Free against Cair's $0.99. SoilDoc also leads on update cadence (every 8 months vs every 37 months) and iOS requirement (13 vs 16.6). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

SoilDoc is free to download; Cair costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cair ships an update every 37 months, SoilDoc every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Cair versus SoilDoc: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCairSoilDoc
Price$0.99Free โ€” better
Update frequencyEvery 37 monthsEvery 8 months โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS16.613 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size3 MB131 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperdgAppsForschungsinstitut fur biologischen Landbau FiBL

In-app purchases

None

Cair

No in-app purchases

None

SoilDoc

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cair free?
Cair costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SoilDoc free?
SoilDoc is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cair or SoilDoc have ads?
Neither Cair nor SoilDoc shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cair or SoilDoc?
Cair ships an update every 37 months, and SoilDoc every 8 months. Most recently, Cair was updated on October 5, 2026 and SoilDoc on September 18, 2026.

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