Comparison

HerdApp vs FieldPal

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

Head to head
About

HerdApp

Features
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Agrinet HerdApp is a unique new cloud based smartphone app that links directly to agfood and ICBF and is designed to manage all the key day to day functions on a typical Irish dairy or beef farm.

About

FieldPal

Features
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FieldPal is field service solution that offers a low-cost simple approach to managing your field team. Features include: • Job dispatch. Use a calendar to provide visibility of your teams workload and availability. • Real-time visibility of job progress. See what work is outstanding, in progress and completed as it happens using the FieldPal Portal. • Photo and signature capture. Record photo evidence of completed work and capture that all important customer signature. • GeoLocation Data. Automatically record the location the work was completed. Also, have photographs geo-stamped with the location they were captured. • Reports and notifications. Produce a completed work report and have this emailed automatically to the people that matter. • Cloud storage. Have your completed worksheets, and photographs stored in the cloud for easy accessibility and searching. There's no need to use paper or SMS/WhatsApp any longer. • Works off-line. The FieldPal mobile app works off-line meaning that your field team can still record information even without a phone signal. • Works on both phones and tablets. FieldPal has been designed to be as simple as possible meaning that you can be up and running in minutes with no costly set up fees.

Screenshots

HerdApp2 screens
FieldPal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: HerdApp at every 2 months against FieldPal's every 4 months. FieldPal's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.0). On price, ads, 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

HerdApp ships an update every 2 months, FieldPal every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
HerdApp versus FieldPal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHerdAppFieldPal
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB263 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIrish Farm Computers LtdWorkMobile

In-app purchases

None

HerdApp

No in-app purchases

None

FieldPal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HerdApp free?
HerdApp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FieldPal free?
FieldPal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HerdApp or FieldPal have ads?
Neither HerdApp nor FieldPal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HerdApp or FieldPal?
HerdApp ships an update every 2 months, and FieldPal every 4 months. Most recently, HerdApp was updated on September 17, 2026 and FieldPal on October 2, 2026.

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