Decon Field Guide vs NYS BMP Guide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Decon Field Guide
This reference app provides quick and efficient decontamination methods for hundreds of threats. It features a classic Threat Index, pictorial instructions, and an in-app dwell timer to guide users through mission execution. Designed for approved users, it aims to make anyone an instant decontamination expert.
- Threat Index for decontamination methods
- Pictorial instructions
- In-app dwell timer
- Covers hundreds of threats
- Designed for approved users
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Imagine decontamination in the palm of your hand. Introducing the all-new, redesigned Decon Field Guide. Using the same classic Threat Index, quickly and efficiently determine proper decontamination methods for hundreds of known and emerging threats and execute your mission flawlessly utilizing pictorial instructions and in-app dwell timer. Become an instant decontamination expert with the Decon Field Guide. Only available for approved users. Download now.
NYS BMP Guide
This app provides the New York State Voluntary Forestry Best Management Practices for Water Quality Field Guide. It's a practical resource for professionals and landowners involved in timber harvesting and land management to protect erosion and water quality.
- Forestry Best Management Practices
- Water Quality Protection
- Erosion Control
- Timber Harvest Operations
- Field Guide Resource
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This App is the online version of the New York State Voluntary Forestry Best Management Practices for Water Quality BMP Field Guide. This guide is a practical tool for loggers, foresters, woodlot owners, and others involved in timber harvest operations and field work concerning erosion and water quality.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: NYS BMP Guide at 100% against Decon Field Guide's 0%. NYS BMP Guide also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Decon Field Guide's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 37 months) and ratings volume (8 vs 1). 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.
NYS BMP Guide holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Decon Field Guide has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Decon Field Guide's written reviews are positive against 100% of NYS BMP Guide's.
Decon Field Guide ships an update every 2 months, NYS BMP Guide every 37 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Decon Field Guide | NYS BMP Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 37 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | First Line Technology | WATERSHED AGRICULTURAL COUNCIL OF THE NEW YORK CITY WATERSHEDS, INC. |
Customer experience
Decon Field Guide
NYS BMP Guide
In-app purchases
Decon Field Guide
No in-app purchases
NYS BMP Guide
No in-app purchases
