Comparison

Messick's vs K

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

Head to head
About

Messick's

Access detailed parts catalogs for various agricultural and outdoor equipment brands. View diagrams, check stock, and get pricing and shipping information directly from your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Parts catalogs for multiple brands
  • Equipment diagrams
  • Stock availability
  • Pricing information
  • Shipping times
  • Mobile access
Features
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Parts Catalogs for New Holland Case IH Kubota Cub Cadet Krone Pequea Woods Bush Hog Land Pride Ferris eXmark Hustler and more.... Browse equipment parts catalogs on your phone while standing besides your tractor and attachments. Our parts catalog app extends full online parts catalogs and provides diagrams, prices, stock and shipping times for thousands of models.

About

K

This app provides Kubota dealers and technicians with 24/7 access to support and equipment information. It features an AI search platform for bulletins and manuals, case management, machine lookups, and telematics setup.

Highlights
  • AI search for bulletins and manuals
  • 24/7 access to Kubota support
  • Machine lookup and warranty information
  • Case creation and management
  • Telematics setup
  • Push notifications for alerts
Features
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At Kubota Tractor Corporation we created this app with you in mind. As a result, the design and functionality mirrors use out in the field making the K-Service App even more powerful. The K-Service App leverages recent K-Service 2.0 enhancements and puts them in the hands of Kubota dealers, technicians, salesmen, field service representatives, and many others involved with the sales and maintenance of Kubota equipment. The K-Service App provides 24/7 access to Kubota support from anywhere. Main app features include: ● Access to the Kubota’s state of the art AI search platform – search Bulletins, Manuals, and general answers that Kubota’s technical support team updates daily. ● General Support – Machine lookups, and view your dealership’s open cases with Kubota’s TSC group. o Call Support – One-touch calling! If you have an open case, you can fast track support from our TSC group. o Machine Search - Get information about any Kubota unit that is in our K-Warranty system – old or new – including open campaigns, existing warranty claims and open TSC cases on specific units. o Cases – Create, review, edit any of your dealership’s open cases. Uploading pictures is much simpler now leveraging your gallery. o Telematics – Setup and install KubotaTelematics ready machines ● Alerts – Get immediate notifications from Kubota right to your mobile device by allowing push notifications. To use the K-Service App users must have an updated and active Kubotalink login and password. If you just got your Kubotalink log into https://w3.kubotalink.com/ and update your password. If you are already using Kubotalink then you are good to go!

Screenshots

Messick's4 screens
K4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Messick's at 67% against K's 15%. Messick's also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.7). K's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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

Messick's holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Messick's's written reviews are positive against 15% of K's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Messick's ships an update every 3 weeks, K every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on September 8, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Messick's versus K: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMessick'sK
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better2.7 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better15.4% of reviews
Number of ratings26 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size111 MB91 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMessick Farm Equipment, IncKubota Tractor Corporation

Customer experience

Messick's

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

K

All ratings6 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive15.4%
Neutral7.7%
Negative76.9%

In-app purchases

None

Messick's

No in-app purchases

None

K

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Messick's free?
Messick's is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is K free?
K is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Messick's or K?
Messick's is rated higher. Messick's averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while K averages 2.7 from 6 ratings.
Do Messick's or K have ads?
Neither Messick's nor K shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Messick's or K?
Messick's ships an update every 3 weeks, and K every 4 weeks. Most recently, Messick's was updated on September 8, 2026 and K on September 8, 2026.

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