Comparison

Pest ID vs iLime

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

Head to head
About

Pest ID

This app helps Cambodian farmers identify insect pests and beneficial insects in mungbean fields using a photo dictionary. It provides pest management information and is available in Khmer and English.

Highlights
  • Photo dictionary of insects
  • Pest management information
  • Khmer and English language support
  • Beneficial insect identification
Features
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Pest ID assists Cambodian farmers better manage mungbean fields by offering a “photo dictionary” of both the insect pests and beneficial insects. The app contains pest management information and is offered in Khmer and English. The Pest ID project is authorised by Dr Daniel Tan of the University of Sydney.

About

iLime

This tool helps farmers and consultants make informed liming decisions by estimating the long-term impact on soil pH, crop yield, and profitability. It simplifies complex calculations into an intuitive mobile interface, allowing exploration of various liming strategies.

Highlights
  • Estimates long-term impact of lime application
  • Calculates soil pH, crop yield, and profitability
  • Based on trusted Optlime model
  • Intuitive and field-ready mobile interface
  • Explores different liming strategies
  • Tailored to soil, crop, and lime characteristics
Features
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Make smarter liming decisions backed by decades of WA research. iLime is a decision-support tool designed in collaboration with farmers and consultants to estimate the long-term impact of lime application on soil pH, crop yield, and profitability. Built around the trusted Optlime model, iLime simplifies complex soil acidity calculations into a mobile interface that’s intuitive and field-ready. Developed through ongoing cycles of feedback and refinement, iLime empowers users to explore different liming strategies—tailored to their soil, crop, fertiliser, and lime characteristics—and view their effects over a 20-year horizon. iLime is based on the Optlime spreadsheet model, originally created during the 'Time to Lime' program (1996–2001) using field-tested principles of soil acidity. It has been extensively validated and enhanced with over a decade of Western Australian research. Whether you're a grower, agronomist, or researcher, iLime provides a reliable, science-backed way to assess the economic and agronomic benefits of liming—where and when it counts.

Screenshots

Pest ID4 screens
iLime4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: iLime at 100% against Pest ID's 50%. Pest ID's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Pest ID versus iLime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPest IDiLime
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better18
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe University of SydneyDepartment of Primary Industries and Regional Development

Customer experience

Pest ID

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

iLime

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Pest ID

No in-app purchases

None

iLime

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pest ID free?
Pest ID is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is iLime free?
iLime is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pest ID or iLime have ads?
Neither Pest ID nor iLime shows ads.

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