FieldMax vs Cropwise Protector Scouting
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FieldMax
This app allows users to record field information, including notes and images, and navigate to georeferenced points using an interactive compass. It supports offline work and synchronizes data manually for security. Users can view vegetation index images and drone imagery of registered crops.
- Field information recording
- Interactive compass navigation
- Offline work support
- Georeferenced point guidance
- Crop imagery viewing
- Manual data synchronization
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Aplicativo de campo da plataforma de agricultura digital FieldMax: Registro de informações Descreva anotações e registre imagens pertinentes as áreas; Função Bússula Seja guiado de forma interativa até os pontos georreferênciados; Trabalhos Off-line Registros e direcionamentos executados em modo off-line; Listagem de talhões Talhões listados por ordem de localização mais próxima; Sincronização Sincronização de dados manual, garantindo a segurança das informações; Imagens Imagens de índices de vegetação, composição ou drone, das safras cadastradas, disponibilizadas para visualização e caminhamento.
Cropwise Protector Scouting
This tool simplifies agricultural monitoring and analysis, providing growers with precision insights into crop health. It supports data collection on pests, diseases, weeds, and crop evolution, enabling faster and more informed agronomic decisions. The app works offline and integrates with other management tools for enhanced decision-making power.
- Pest, disease, and weed monitoring
- Crop phenological stage tracking
- Rain gauge and trap inspection
- Soil sampling and notes
- Field technician task management
- Offline data collection and synchronization
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Protector is the digital tool that makes agronomic decision easier and faster, supporting the grower with precision monitoring and analysis of the results. Protector Scouting enables simplified monitoring of the main agronomic data and speeds up the visualization and analysis of the results. Currently, more than 4 million hectares are monitored with the technology developed by Syngenta Digital. The application works seamlessly with analysis and management tools: Protector Analytics and Protector Web Panel. Together, they provide to the grower more agility and decision power. See below for its main resources and data that can be collected: - Sample of problems: monitoring of pests, diseases, weeds and parameters of quality and evolution of the crop so that the grower can closely monitor the real situation of the crop; - Phenological stage: register the growth of the plants and follow the evolution of the crop; - Inspection and Management of Rain Gauges, Traps and other Fixed Points; - Soil sampling and various notes; - Complete Application Registration; - List of tasks for field technicians, with georeferencing; - Offline collection: information is recorded and data is synchronized when there is a connection. Protector Scouting can be used on tablets and/or cell phones. Get better performance by also updating your Protector Analytics app. To use the apps, you must be a Protector customer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Cropwise Protector Scouting at every 5 days against FieldMax's every 2 months. FieldMax's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). 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.
FieldMax ships an update every 2 months, Cropwise Protector Scouting every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FieldMax | Cropwise Protector Scouting |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 2.7 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 157 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FarmGO Agro Solutions Ltda | Syngenta Digital LTDA |
Customer experience
FieldMax
Cropwise Protector Scouting
In-app purchases
FieldMax
No in-app purchases
Cropwise Protector Scouting
No in-app purchases
Questions
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