Comparison

Grower Mobile vs Scale

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

Head to head
About

Grower Mobile

This app allows farmers to easily report field acreage after planting. Agents can then finalize these reports electronically. Features include map-based entry, various navigation views, and contact information for support.

Highlights
  • Map-based field entry
  • Multiple navigation views
  • Planted and prevented acreage entry
  • Acreage totals by county/crop
  • Geolocation for field detection
  • Contact information for support
Features
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Great American Crop Insurance farmer policyholders now have the ability to enter field acreage using the Mobile Grower app. This will provide our valued farmers and agents with streamlined efficiencies for the acreage reporting process. This new workflow allows farmers to report field acres after planting is completed. Agents can then finalize the acreage report with GEAR (GreatAg Electronic Acreage Reporting). The features of Mobile Grower include: - Quick tap field on map entry interface - Several navigation views available: field name, section, farm name or FSN-Tract-field - Entry of planted and prevented from planting acreage - Shows totals by county/crop for field, planted, prevented and remaining acres in field - Geolocation enabled to detect which field you are in during planting - One tap indicator to indicate you have entered all your acreage - Contact information for your agency, MPCI/Crop Hail claims, billing/claim, and tech support Please contact your Great American agent to learn how to sign up for access to Mobile Grower.

About

Scale

This app helps farmers track harvest data directly from the field. It allows users to view yield totals, manage inventory, monitor truck loads, and track storage capacity using Bluetooth connectivity. Integrates with scale indicators and offers remote scale management.

Highlights
  • Record infinite yield totals
  • Manage truck inventory and loads
  • Track storage capacity
  • View load location coordinates
  • Multiple grain cart support
  • Automatic data sync to web portal
  • Remote scale management
Features
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REAP helps farmers track harvest information directly from the field. REAP pairs with the POINT® scale indicator to view yield totals, manage inventory, track truck loads and monitor storage capacity. Long range Bluetooth® wireless technology allows multiple users to receive live weight readings directly from the grain cart up to 1000 feet away. Features: -Record an infinite number of yield totals from the field. -Know the current inventory of your trucks - reconcile your truck loads and never overload or underload a truck again. -Track storage totals and current capacities. -View location coordinates of loads and unloads (requires GPS accessory) -Conversion to dry bushel through moisture integrations. -Multiple grain cart support to stay connected with all activities in the field. -Operator names let you know who is operating a grain cart and who made the record. -Loads collected in the REAP app are synced automatically with the REAP web portal to manage and generate the reports you need back at the office. -Change the selected Grain Cart, Field, Truck, and Destination from the seat of the combine. -Remotely see and tare the scale on the grain cart up to 1000 feet away. -Edit a load record directly from the field or from the web portal. -Pairs with your POINT scale indicator via Bluetooth® wireless technology. -Add the PROX™ harvest sensor to automate load transfer recognition and data recording. -Supports integrations with the John Deere Operations Center.

Screenshots

Grower Mobile4 screens
Scale4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Grower Mobile at 80% against Scale's 0%. Scale's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 3.7) and iOS requirement (16 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Scale holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 10 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Grower Mobile's written reviews are positive against 0% of Scale's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Grower Mobile versus Scale: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrower MobileScale
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (9 ratings)4.6 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings910 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.016 — better
Further details — not scored
Size275 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGreat American InsuranceScale-Tec

Customer experience

Grower Mobile

All ratings9 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Scale

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Grower Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

Scale

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Grower Mobile free?
Grower Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Scale free?
Scale is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Grower Mobile or Scale?
Scale is rated higher. Grower Mobile averages 3.7 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Scale averages 4.6 from 10 ratings.
Do Grower Mobile or Scale have ads?
Neither Grower Mobile nor Scale shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Grower Mobile or Scale?
Grower Mobile ships an update every 2 months, and Scale every 2 months. Most recently, Grower Mobile was updated on October 24, 2026 and Scale on October 24, 2026.

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