Comparison

VAS Platform vs ZISK App

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

Head to head
About

VAS Platform

Access and manage your dairy farm's critical data from any device, anywhere, anytime. This platform integrates herd, feed, and production information into a single interface, simplifying daily management and decision-making for thousands of dairies worldwide.

Highlights
  • Access data from any device, anywhere
  • Invite access for management team
  • View individual cow data
  • Scan animals with Bluetooth wands
  • Create custom item cards
  • Switch between multiple herds
  • Share data with production partners
Features
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VAS is transforming the industry’s most trusted name in data management and intelligence with the all-new VAS Platform – bringing together the three core pillars of the dairy (herd, feed and production) into a single interface/platform. Thousands of dairies worldwide use VAS software products for day to day management and monitoring of their dairies. Now you can access your data when you need it most – from any device, anyplace, anytime. This app will allow you access to your valuable data needed to make important decisions from your phone or tablet. Download the app and see how herd, feed and parlor management can be faster and easier than ever before. • View your data from anywhere, any device, at anytime • Invite access to key members of management team (Vets/Consultants/Nutritionists) • Unlimited Users and devices • View individual cow data for current lactations • Easily see if there is a milk or meat withhold on an animal • Scan Animals with Bluetooth connected wands • Create your own custom item cards • Visibly see if equipment interfaces are functioning properly • Switch between multiple herds with a tap of a finger • Automatically receive new analytical tools without having to update • Better integrate and share data with production partners With your VAS app you access data and know exactly what is happening on your dairy no matter where you are, from any device, anywhere, anytime!

About

ZISK App

This app simplifies complex dairy finance and commodity markets into a single projected profit number for your farm. It provides a 12-month profit projection, live market feeds for milk, corn, and soybean meal, and customizable alerts.

Highlights
  • 12-month profit projection
  • Live commodity market feeds
  • Customizable market alerts
  • Proprietary profit algorithm
  • Contract tracking
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Do you know when milk prices are projected to peak over the next year? Are you monitoring the day-to-day volatility of feed prices? How are you responding to these market changes and optimizing your profits? With the ZISK app, the answers to these questions just got a lot easier. Developed by a duo with over 35 combined years of experience in the dairy industry, ZISK makes the complex futures market incredibly simple – allowing you to respond to market threats and opportunities with ease. ZISK’s proprietary algorithms simplify the complex data of dairy finance and commodity markets into ONE number… the projected profit of your dairy farm. Enter a few basic details about your dairy and gain a clear view of your future financial outlook with a continuously updating twelve month profit projection. With a live feed from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the ZISK app lets you watch the markets for milk, corn, and soybean meal prices in the palm of your hand. You can set alerts so you’ll know right away when the market is moving. Also, enter your existing contracts into the app to see the most accurate view of your dairy’s profitability. Stop allowing market volatility and uncertainty erode your dairy’s profits. Download the ZISK app to empower yourself and your farm and go exploit the volatile market instead.

Screenshots

VAS Platform1 screens
ZISK App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ZISK App at 4.7 against VAS Platform's 4.2. ZISK App also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%). VAS Platform's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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

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

ZISK App holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of VAS Platform's written reviews are positive against 100% of ZISK App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on July 7, 2026 and July 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
VAS Platform versus ZISK App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVAS PlatformZISK App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (21 ratings)4.7 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings21 — better14
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size148 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperValley Agricultural Software, Inc.Animal Health & Management, LLC

Customer experience

VAS Platform

All ratings21 ratings
Positive81.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative19.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

ZISK App

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

VAS Platform

No in-app purchases

None

ZISK App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VAS Platform free?
VAS Platform is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ZISK App free?
ZISK App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, VAS Platform or ZISK App?
ZISK App is rated higher. VAS Platform averages 4.2 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while ZISK App averages 4.7 from 14 ratings.
Do VAS Platform or ZISK App have ads?
ZISK App shows ads; VAS Platform does not.
Which is updated more often, VAS Platform or ZISK App?
VAS Platform ships an update monthly, and ZISK App monthly. Most recently, VAS Platform was updated on July 7, 2026 and ZISK App on July 4, 2026.

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