Farming Basics vs poultry411
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Farming Basics
This app provides essential information for new and small-scale farmers. It covers crop details, pest and disease management, and offers tools for calculating fertilizer and irrigation needs to optimize resource use. Users can also receive alerts and find local resources.
- Crop descriptions
- Pest and disease information
- Fertilizer calculator
- Irrigation calculator
- Crop and pest alerts
- Location-based resources
- Event calendar
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The Farming Basics app from Alabama Extension is a gateway of information for small and beginning farmers. The app includes crop descriptions, information about major insect pests and diseases, and general management tactics. It features a fertilizer and an irrigation calculator to assist farmers with saving dollars on inputs. Other features include crop and pest alerts, location services including contact information for additional help, and a calendar of upcoming meetings and field days.
poultry411
This app provides essential tools for poultry producers to manage air quality, ventilation, and humidity. Developed by UGA Poultry Science, it offers a range of calculators to assist growers in maintaining optimal conditions for their birds.
- Air quality calculators
- Ventilation tools
- Humidity management
- Poultry production assistance
- UGA Poultry Science resources
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A variety of calculators and tools to help poultry producers and growers with air quality, ventilation, and humidity issues. Provided by the UGA Poultry Science division.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Farming Basics at 4.8 against poultry411's 4.1. Farming Basics also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). poultry411's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Farming Basics holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 8 respectively.
Farming Basics ships an update every 2 months, poultry411 every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Farming Basics | poultry411 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (9 ratings) — better | 4.1 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alabama Cooperative Extension System | michael czarick |
Customer experience
Farming Basics
poultry411
In-app purchases
Farming Basics
No in-app purchases
poultry411
No in-app purchases
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