Mobile vs Farm Suite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mobile
Identify pests and weeds, receive real-time pest forecasts, and manage farm activities. This tool supports Canadian field crops by aiding in Integrated Pest Management (IPM) practices.
- Pest and weed identification
- Real-time pest forecasting
- Crop activity tracking
- Irrigation management
- Financial tracking
- Pest management applications
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Identify pest insects and weeds, get real-time forecasting of pests, with multiple farm management features. This app is intended for Canadian field crops and will aid users to implement Integrated Pest Management (IPM) practices to agricultural operations. Current identification tools include insect pests of canola and wheat and weedy grasses of Western Canada. Real-time forecasting is currently for Bertha Armyworm (Mamestra configurata). Farm management tools include tracking of all crop activities, including seeding, harvesting, irrigation, finances, and pest management applications This app was funded by Western Grains Research Foundation, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Growing Forward II, and the University of Manitoba. Identification Key Developers: Amber Bass, Jo-anne Joyce, Shiala Naranjo, Ana Dal Molin, John Gavloski, and Barbara Sharanowski. Forecasting Developers: John Gavloski, Ana Dal Molin, and Barbara Sharanowski. Crop Management Developers: Barbara Sharanowski, Amber Bass, and Ana Dal Molin. Pest information: Hugh Philip, Earl Svendsen, Amber Bass, Ana Dal Molin, Jo-anne Joyce, and Barbara Sharanowski. Software Developers: Tactica Interactive All Contributors: Barbara Sharanowski, Ana Dal Molin, Amber Bass, Doug Cattani, John Gavloski, Rob Gulden, Leah Irwin, Jo-anne Joyce, Julia Leeson, Kale McKay, Scott Meers, Shiala Naranjo, Owen Olfert, Jennifer Otani, Leanne Peixoto, Hugh Philip, Aldo Rios, Earl Svendsen, Kelly Turkington, Nash Turley, Ross Weiss, and Miles Zhang. Citation: Sharanowski, B.J., Dal Molin, A., Bass, A., Cattani, D., Gavloski, J., Gulden, R., Irwin, L. Joyce, J., Leeson, J., McKay, K., Meers, S., Naranjo, S., Olfert, O., Otani, J., Peixoto, L., Philip, H., Rios, A., Svendsen, E., Turkington, K., Turley, N., Weiss, R., Zhang, Y.M. (2018). Mobile-IPM: A tool for pest identification, forecasting, and management of Canadian field crops. www.mobile-ipm.com. Offered by: University of Manitoba. Developer email: barb.sharanowski@ucf.edu
Farm Suite
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Farm Suite, a digital farm management solution enabling agri- businesses to benefit from actionable insights and empowering farmers through advisory and alerts for food safety. Features of Farm Suite • User Access Management (eg., farmer account, field technician account) • Add Farms with Geolocation • Labour, machinery usage and input usage records with photo • Profit and loss calculation • Season history • Farming activities timeline • Farming activities reminders • Farm input distribution and tracking • Harvest Management • Farm traceability Dashboard and Admin Panel Clients can access the Farm Suite platform through a comprehensive dashboard and admin panel, allowing them to: • Control and manage users • Farm input distribution and tracking • Create farming activity timelines and assign to farms • Manage farm activities • Monitor expenses • Estimate yields and manage harvests • Profit and loss of farms • Set up and monitor traceability QR codes Farm Suite digitalizes conventional contract farming businesses, enabling the entire farming production process to be managed easily from a single dashboard. All activities can be assigned, tracked, and managed seamlessly. If you are looking for more information about Farm Suite, drop a line to us, sales@greenovator.co .
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Mobile at 9.0 against Farm Suite's 12.0. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Mobile | Farm Suite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | University of Manitoba | Greenovator |
In-app purchases
Mobile
No in-app purchases
Farm Suite
No in-app purchases









