Comparison

xarvio® FIELD MANAGER vs eSample Zone

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

Head to head
About

xarvio® FIELD MANAGER

Optimize crop production with field-specific insights and recommendations. Receive timely alerts for disease and insect risks, optimal spray timing, and variable application maps for fertilizers and fungicides. Leverage satellite imagery and agronomic modeling for smarter farming decisions.

Highlights
  • Field-specific risk status
  • Optimal spray timing notifications
  • Variable application maps
  • Biomass maps
  • Field-specific weather information
  • Automatic field boundary detection
Features
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xarvio™ FIELD MANAGER the worldwide leading crop production optimization solution based on 20 years of experience in crop production makes it easy for you to stay in control, protect your crops and get the most out of your fields. Have the status of your fields always at hand, receive field specific optimal crop protection timing and get field-zone specific variable application maps for fungicides and your fertilizer. xarvio™ FIELD MANAGER uses the latest satellite image recognition and cutting edge agronomic modelling to give you the most reliable advice. Download and register for free to get • field specific risk status for disease and insect risks • important crop growth stage notifications • optimal spray timing notifications • weekly consistent biomass maps • field specific weather information • hourly spray weather forecast NEW optimal timing and variable application maps for fertilizer NEW Wireless transfer from application maps to your machine • automatic Field boundary detection • visualization of Yield maps, seeding maps, fertilizer maps, and as applied maps”

About

eSample Zone

Streamline soil sampling for zone-managed fields. This tool helps soil samplers and agronomists save time in the field and office, making zone-based soil sampling as efficient as possible.

Highlights
  • Zone-managed field soil sampling
  • Fast and accurate soil sampling
  • Time-saving for samplers and agronomists
  • Integration with FarmCommand platform
  • Efficient field and office workflow
Features
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eSample Zone provides FarmCommand users with a fast and accurate tool to soil sampling zone managed fields. This tool is designed to save the soil sampler and agronomist time in the field and office, to enable soil sampling by zone to be done as efficiently as possible. eSample Zone app is designed to work with the FarmCommand platform to complete soil sampling jobs for zone managed fields.

Screenshots

xarvio® FIELD MANAGER4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: eSample Zone at 5.0 against xarvio® FIELD MANAGER's 4.0. eSample Zone also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.0). xarvio® FIELD MANAGER's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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. xarvio® FIELD MANAGER sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. eSample Zone asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

eSample Zone holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

xarvio® FIELD MANAGER ships an update weekly, eSample Zone every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
xarvio® FIELD MANAGER versus eSample Zone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterxarvio® FIELD MANAGEReSample Zone
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (7 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better2
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS15.012.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size407 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBASF Digital Farming GmbHFarmers Edge Inc.

Customer experience

xarvio® FIELD MANAGER

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive45.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative45.0%

eSample Zone

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

xarvio® FIELD MANAGER

One-time7
  • PRO France$249.99
  • France - WHEAT$349.99
  • France - Wheat&Barley package$399.99
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  • Application Timer$449.99
  • France - WHEAT, BARLEY & OSR$599.99
  • Variable Rate$799.99
  • Variabilní aplikace$999.99
None

eSample Zone

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is xarvio® FIELD MANAGER free?
xarvio® FIELD MANAGER is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is eSample Zone free?
eSample Zone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, xarvio® FIELD MANAGER or eSample Zone?
eSample Zone is rated higher. xarvio® FIELD MANAGER averages 4.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while eSample Zone averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do xarvio® FIELD MANAGER or eSample Zone have ads?
Neither xarvio® FIELD MANAGER nor eSample Zone shows ads.
Which is updated more often, xarvio® FIELD MANAGER or eSample Zone?
xarvio® FIELD MANAGER ships an update weekly, and eSample Zone every 3 weeks. Most recently, xarvio® FIELD MANAGER was updated on October 26, 2026 and eSample Zone on October 5, 2026.

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