Comparison

Fuel Lock® vs SmartDrop

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

Head to head
About

Fuel Lock®

Features
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Fuel Lock® device sold separately. Contact sales@fuellock.ca to get connected to a dealer. Say goodbye to your padlock and chain! Fuel Lock® locks your tank automatically and lets you know who (and what equipment) is using your fuel and when, in real time. Be confident that your fuel is secure – even when you’re away. Benefits: • Fuel consumption reporting by employee • Fuel consumption reporting by equipment • Odometer or machine hours tracking • Tank level compatibility • Customizable spreadsheet reports distributed by email • Real-time notifications when fuel is accessed • Notifications when tank level drops below a set percentage • Compatibility with most flow meters • Ability to share your tank levels with your fuel provider for automated refilling • Monitor up to 500 employees and multiple Fuel Lock devices on a single account • Fuel Lock device auto-locking • Easy account editing to employee PINs including suspensions during vacations and leaves Fuel Lock® device sold separately.

About

SmartDrop

This app helps farmers precisely measure and reduce grain loss during harvest. It optimizes combine settings, analyzes results, and allows for easy sharing of data with teams. Features include remote pan control and geo-location for accurate tracking.

Highlights
  • Calculate grain loss with precision
  • Optimize combine settings
  • Save and analyze loss results
  • Geo-locate loss tests
  • Share results and settings
  • Remote Wi-Fi Pan Control
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Introducing the new SmartDrop App from BranValt (formerly Bushel Plus). This innovative app, in conjunction with the BranValt SmartPan System, is a powerful tool designed to accurately validate and reduce combine grain loss while calibrating your harvest loss sensors efficiently, safely, and effortlessly. - Calculate grain loss with precision. - Optimize your combine settings for better performance. - Save and analyze your loss results and combine settings to enhance your machine knowledge and establish effective benchmarks. - Discover how to set your "self-adjusting" combine with ease. - Geo-locate your loss tests for accurate tracking. - Share your results and preferred settings with your team and friends via text, email, or social media. - Enjoy the app's new visuals and the multiple calculation options. - Utilize our Wi-Fi Pan Control to remotely release your drop pan from the carrier.

Screenshots

Fuel Lock®4 screens
SmartDrop4 screens

Verdict

The call

Fuel Lock® and SmartDrop are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Fuel Lock® ships an update every 5 weeks, SmartDrop every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and August 12, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Fuel Lock® versus SmartDrop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFuel Lock®SmartDrop
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.1 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB100 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIntraGrain Technologies Inc7424401 Manitoba Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

Fuel Lock®

No in-app purchases

None

SmartDrop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fuel Lock® free?
Fuel Lock® is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SmartDrop free?
SmartDrop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fuel Lock® or SmartDrop have ads?
Neither Fuel Lock® nor SmartDrop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fuel Lock® or SmartDrop?
Fuel Lock® ships an update every 5 weeks, and SmartDrop every 2 months. Most recently, Fuel Lock® was updated on September 8, 2026 and SmartDrop on August 12, 2026.

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