Comparison

FieldNET vs Galileo Cloud

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

Head to head
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.

About

Galileo Cloud

Features
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Galileo Cloud – Smart Irrigation, Fertigation & Climate Control Galileo Cloud is the companion app for managing Galileo irrigation controllers – trusted worldwide in advanced agriculture. Designed for large and complex farms, the platform offers full remote control of irrigation, fertigation, and now greenhouse climate systems. Key Features: • Real-Time Control: Operate multiple valves, pumps, and fertigation systems from anywhere. • Interactive Farm Map: View all irrigation components live on a dynamic, cloud-based map. • Custom Reports: Generate and schedule reports tailored to your farm’s needs. • Greenhouse Climate Management: Monitor and control temperature, humidity, CO₂, light, and more. • Scalable Solution: Supports single greenhouses or up to 40 units per site. • Cloud-Based Access: Secure, bi-directional communication with Galileo Controllers. Galileo Cloud brings professional-grade irrigation and climate control to your fingertips — anytime, anywhere.

Screenshots

FieldNET4 screens
Galileo Cloud4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: FieldNET at none against Galileo Cloud's shown. FieldNET also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). Galileo Cloud's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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

FieldNET ships an update fortnightly, Galileo Cloud every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
FieldNET versus Galileo Cloud: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFieldNETGalileo Cloud
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (50 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings50 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB144 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLindsay Irrigation Solutions LLCGALCON GALIL CONTROL KFAR BLUM

In-app purchases

None

FieldNET

No in-app purchases

None

Galileo Cloud

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FieldNET free?
FieldNET is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Galileo Cloud free?
Galileo Cloud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FieldNET or Galileo Cloud have ads?
Galileo Cloud shows ads; FieldNET does not.
Which is updated more often, FieldNET or Galileo Cloud?
FieldNET ships an update fortnightly, and Galileo Cloud every 2 months. Most recently, FieldNET was updated on September 30, 2026 and Galileo Cloud on October 1, 2026.

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