Comparison

Grower Mobile vs Traction Mobile

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

Traction Mobile

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Introducing Traction Mobile, the ultimate farm tool for seamless accounting and field task management. Prior to this phone app, managing your connected machine field tasks and entering payment transactions required the web application, but now you can streamline your workflow and stay connected on the go. Field Task Management Features: * Verify tillage, planting, spraying, and harvest records pulled from your connected equipment. * Approve, edit, or delete machine tasks to clean up your data fast. * Import field activity records directly—no manual entry needed. * Manage tasks from your phone or tablet, even when you’re not at your desk. Accounting Features: * Monitor real-time account balances across all your banks and credit cards. * Record payments with full detail or as quick entries, depending on workflow needs. * Attach receipt images directly to transactions via mobile capture for streamlined audit support. * See a recent list of all your transactions across all accounts. Traction Mobile connects directly with John Deere Operations Center and Climate FieldView™, making it easy to pull in your field data. And we're just getting started—more integrations are coming soon. Get started with Traction Mobile and revolutionize how you manage your field tasks.

Screenshots

Grower Mobile4 screens
Traction Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Traction Mobile at 16 against Grower Mobile's 18.0. 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grower Mobile ships an update every 2 months, Traction Mobile every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Grower Mobile versus Traction Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrower MobileTraction Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.016 — better
Further details — not scored
Size275 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGreat American InsuranceTraction Ag

In-app purchases

None

Grower Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

Traction Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Grower Mobile free?
Grower Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Traction Mobile free?
Traction Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Grower Mobile or Traction Mobile have ads?
Neither Grower Mobile nor Traction Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Grower Mobile or Traction Mobile?
Grower Mobile ships an update every 2 months, and Traction Mobile every 5 weeks. Most recently, Grower Mobile was updated on October 24, 2026 and Traction Mobile on October 24, 2026.

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