Midwest Labs Mobile vs EarthOptics Sampling
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Midwest Labs Mobile
This app streamlines the process of obtaining sample composition. It facilitates sample pickup, allows ordering of collection supplies, and enables users to review completed analysis reports.
- Sample pickup facilitation
- Order collection supplies
- Review analysis reports
- Track sample status
- Manage account information
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Midwest Laboratories Mobile helps customers obtain sample composition by facilitating the sample pickup, ordering supplies to collect the sample and review the analysis when it is complete.
EarthOptics Sampling
This application assists field professionals in executing soil sampling protocols with precision. It leverages advanced soil data and services, including in-field sensing and laboratory testing, to provide comprehensive soil management data.
- Soil attribute measurement and quantification
- In-field proximal sensing
- Laboratory testing integration
- Field sampling protocol execution
- Soil management data products
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EarthOptics is a soil data and services platform specializing in measuring and quantifying soil attributes. We provide an integrated suite of services, including soil sampling, in-field proximal sensing, and laboratory testing, which underpin our core soil management data products. Our soil sampling app enables field professionals to successfully execute field sampling protocols according to a variety of technical specifications.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Midwest Labs Mobile at 5.0 against EarthOptics Sampling's 4.6. Midwest Labs Mobile also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). EarthOptics Sampling's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Midwest Labs Mobile holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EarthOptics Sampling has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Midwest Labs Mobile ships an update fortnightly, EarthOptics Sampling every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Midwest Labs Mobile | EarthOptics Sampling |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.6 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 91 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Volano Software Company | Pattern Ag, Inc. |
Customer experience
Midwest Labs Mobile
EarthOptics Sampling
In-app purchases
Midwest Labs Mobile
No in-app purchases
EarthOptics Sampling
No in-app purchases
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