microBIOMETER® Reader vs ASLA Conference
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
microBIOMETER® Reader
This application offers a rapid, on-site soil testing solution to assess microbial biomass and fungal-to-bacterial ratios. It helps users understand soil health, track the effectiveness of management practices, and support sustainable farming by monitoring changes in soil biology and carbon storage.
- On-site soil testing
- Microbial biomass analysis
- Fungal to bacterial ratio
- Track management practice effectiveness
- Monitor soil biology changes
- Cloud portal data export
- Custom project creation
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microBIOMETER® is a low cost, 20-minute on-site soil test for microbial biomass and fungal to bacterial ratio that allows you to quickly determine the health of your soil using smartphone technology. Frequent retesting will provide you with the data necessary to identify if your soil management practices are working. Quickly assess how amendments impact soil microbial biomass, ensuring your management practices are effective. Monitor changes in soil biology, increase carbon storage, and support sustainable farming practices. View, edit, and export data to Excel using our Cloud Portal. Create custom projects with our Project Management feature and share soil test results with team members.
ASLA Conference
This app provides attendees with access to presentation slides from live events. Users can annotate slides, take notes, and access their saved content online. It's designed exclusively for registered participants of ASLA events.
- Access presentation slides
- Draw and highlight on slides
- Take notes adjacent to slides
- Online saving of notes
- Access notes via personal summary
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**** FOR ATTENDEES ONLY **** The ASLA Conference mobile application allows you to access the presentations from live ASLA events and access all the available presentation slides. You can draw and highlight directly on the slides using your finger, and you can take notes adjacent each slide. All your notes are saved online for you so you can access them later through your online personal summary.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: microBIOMETER® Reader at 5.0 against ASLA Conference's 4.6. microBIOMETER® Reader also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 6 months) and review sentiment (20% vs 0%). ASLA Conference's advantage is ratings volume (173 vs 7). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
microBIOMETER® Reader holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ASLA Conference has 173 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of microBIOMETER® Reader's written reviews are positive against 0% of ASLA Conference's.
microBIOMETER® Reader ships an update every 5 weeks, ASLA Conference every 6 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | microBIOMETER® Reader | ASLA Conference |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better | 4.6 (173 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 173 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 106 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Prolific Earth Sciences Corporation | AMERICAN SOCIETY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS LIBRARY & EDUCATION ADVOCACY FUND, INC. |
Customer experience
microBIOMETER® Reader
ASLA Conference
In-app purchases
microBIOMETER® Reader
No in-app purchases
ASLA Conference
No in-app purchases
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