Comparison

FieldNET vs BigIron Auctions

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

BigIron Auctions

Access and participate in online auctions for construction equipment and trucks. Browse thousands of detailed item descriptions for current and upcoming unreserved auctions.

Highlights
  • Online bidding
  • Unreserved auctions
  • Construction equipment
  • Trucks
  • Detailed item descriptions
  • Current and upcoming auctions
Features
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Registered users get access to online bidding on items available in unreserved auctions conducted by BigIron. Users will have access to thousands of detailed item descriptions for both current and upcoming auctions.

Screenshots

FieldNET4 screens
BigIron Auctions4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: FieldNET at 3.0 against BigIron Auctions's 2.5. FieldNET also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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

FieldNET holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 50 and 54 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of FieldNET's written reviews are positive against 13% of BigIron Auctions's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FieldNET ships an update fortnightly, BigIron Auctions monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
FieldNET versus BigIron Auctions: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFieldNETBigIron Auctions
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (50 ratings) — better2.5 (54 ratings)
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews — better12.5% of reviews
Number of ratings5054 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLindsay Irrigation Solutions LLCStock Realty & Auction Company

Customer experience

FieldNET

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

BigIron Auctions

All ratings54 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral5.6%
Negative61.1%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive12.5%
Neutral4.2%
Negative83.3%

In-app purchases

None

FieldNET

No in-app purchases

None

BigIron Auctions

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FieldNET free?
FieldNET is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BigIron Auctions free?
BigIron Auctions is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FieldNET or BigIron Auctions?
FieldNET is rated higher. FieldNET averages 3.0 out of 5 from 50 ratings, while BigIron Auctions averages 2.5 from 54 ratings.
Do FieldNET or BigIron Auctions have ads?
Neither FieldNET nor BigIron Auctions shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FieldNET or BigIron Auctions?
FieldNET ships an update fortnightly, and BigIron Auctions monthly. Most recently, FieldNET was updated on September 23, 2026 and BigIron Auctions on September 19, 2026.

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