Pest ID vs iLime
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Photo dictionary of insects
- Pest management information
- Khmer and English language support
- Beneficial insect identification
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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.
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Pest ID | iLime |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 18 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The University of Sydney | Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development |
Customer experience
Pest ID
iLime
In-app purchases
Pest ID
No in-app purchases
iLime
No in-app purchases









