Scale vs 701x
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scale
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Enhance your Digi-Star indicator with the capability of remotely operating your scale system with the Bluetooth Smart device. Amazing range capability and control at the touch of your fingers from your iPhone or iPad. This app is designed to work with the following scale system indicators: - Digi-Star GT400 - Digi-Star GT460 - Digi-Star EZ2810 - Digi-Star EZ2500V - Digi-Star EZ3600V - Digi-Star EZ4600V - Digi-Star EZ3410 - Digi-Star EZ3610 - Digi-Star GT560 - Unverferth 410 - Unverferth 510 - Unverferth 512 - Unverferth 520 This app works as a basic weighing remote display which enables you to zero balance your scale, as well as tare your scale. It is also designed to work with an infinite amount of remote iPhones or iPads. Features: - Live weight readings within 500ft to 1000ft - Connects to the Scale-Tec Bluetooth Device and Digi-Star Indicator via serial port - Over-the-air firmware updates - Remotely zero the scale - Remotely tare the scale while simultaneously viewing the gross weight
701x
This app provides livestock producers with a comprehensive system to track and manage their cattle records. It offers offline capabilities, quick data entry for calving, and insightful reports on herd health and inventory. Connect with your herd 24/7 using GPS tags for real-time alerts and collaboration features.
- Offline data recording and synchronization
- Quick Calving Mode for data entry
- Interactive map with customizable layers
- Real-time user collaboration
- Customizable dashboard with pre-set widgets
- Insightful inventory and herd health reports
- GPS cattle tags with real-time alerts
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Autonomous Rancher® powered by 701x® gives livestock producers a one-stop solution to easily track and manage their cattle and their records. Our simple interface makes recording, managing, and accessing your records easier than ever. Make informed management decisions and keep track of valuable information regarding your calves, heifers, cows, and bulls – all in one place. Autonomous Rancher® is accessible from anywhere- even offline; it works where you work. Don’t just trust that your herd is performing well- get the data to prove it! WHY 701x®? 701x® is invested in building the future of ranching and we want to make life for ranchers as easy as possible. Giving you full control of your operation is our goal and we will do our best to help make your herd as productive as it can be. Our cattle management system encompasses Autonomous Rancher® software, GPS cattle tag, xTpro® and Wireless Smart cattle tag, xTlite® to connect cattle raisers through every step of their production. Sustainability is important to cattle families; 701x® provides you with the tools to shape future generations of ranching, keeping your family doing what they love. RECORD: Offline Capabilities: Create, record, and access your data even without a connection. Once a connection is re-established, any new data or changes that occurred while offline will be synchronized to the cloud and accessible to any other authorized user. Quick Calving Mode: Quickly enter and record data regarding tag number, dam and sire numbers, birth date, sex, breed, and more! MANAGE: Interactive Map: Customize the map to your liking with the use of different layers, filters, and additional tools. User Collaboration: Collaborate in real-time with your team. Users can be authorized with different permission levels to seamlessly create, edit, and view reports or notes regarding the herd and individual animals. Customizable Dashboard: The dashboard gives you an at-a-glance overview of reports, logs, or activity summaries. Simply customize your dashboard to your liking by selecting pre-set widgets to display information that is the most useful and important to you. TRACK: Insightful Reports: Access generated reports regarding inventory, herd health, calving, heifer replacement, or culling within specific date ranges. These reports allow you to keep an accurate count of how many animals you have at any point in time. CONNECT: xTpro® Tags: Connect to your herd 24/7 from anywhere with GPS xTpro® tags. Receive alerts in Autonomous Rancher when your herd may be in need. Alerts include Out-of-Fence, Health Alerts, Estrus Detection, Bull Mounting Detection, and more. xTlite® Tags: xTlite® sends a signal to surrounding xTpro® tags and smart devices through a Wireless connection, giving ranchers “Roll Call”: Take quick and easy headcounts with our ‘Roll Call’ feature to see which animals Autonomous Rancher®, xTpro®, xTlite®, and xWatSen are protected by U.S. patents. https://www.701x.com/patents
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Scale at 9.0 against 701x's 15.1. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Scale ships an update monthly, 701x every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scale | 701x |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (21 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 70.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 134 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Scale-Tec | 701X INC. |
In-app purchases
Scale
No in-app purchases
701x
No in-app purchases









