Scale vs Topcon CabControl
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scale
This app acts as a remote display and support tool for compatible weighing devices. View live weight readings, zero or tare scales, and adjust display settings. It also facilitates direct connection with the support team for remote diagnosis and troubleshooting.
- Remote scale display via Bluetooth
- Live weight readings up to 1000 ft
- Remote zero and tare functions
- Scale calibration and settings adjustment
- Live chat with support
- Remote support sessions
- Firmware update notifications
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POINT® scale indicator required for use. This is the official companion app to the POINT indicator by Scale-Tec. This app is designed to be used as a remote display for POINT devices via Bluetooth as well as a remote support tool to connect directly with the Scale-Tec product support team to diagnose scale issues. Use your iPhone or iPad to view the scale weight and tare or zero the scale. Refine scale calibration, adjust the sensitivity, change the screen contrast and more via the smart settings within the app. The POINT app allows you to contact our support team through live chat. Scale-Tec can also perform a remote support session with you, allowing Scale-Tec to virtually access your POINT scale indicator and diagnose your entire scale system. Features: • Connect to the Scale-Tec POINT indicator. • Live weight readings up to 1000 ft. • Remotely zero your scale using Bluetooth wireless technology. • Tare your scale to see gross weight and net weight simultaneously. • Customize the name of your scale(s) so you can connect to more than one. • Create profiles to quickly switch POINT to your other scale-ready farming equipment. • Adjust 25+ individual scale display settings such as brightness, contrast weight units, scale capacity, and refresh rate. • Directly override and adjust gross weight displayed on the scale. • Receive OTA wireless firmware update notifications. • Connect to Scale-Tec’s live remote support for instant diagnosis and adjustments to the scale. • Chat directly with a Scale-Tec remote support agent through the app.
Topcon CabControl
This app offers real-time load monitoring for various agricultural implements. It can function as a standalone display or connect with compatible Bluetooth indicators and converters for versatile weighing applications.
- Real-time load monitoring
- Standalone display functionality
- Bluetooth indicator/converter compatibility
- Works with Digi-Star SL2 series
- No in-app registration needed
- Integrates with Topcon solutions
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Designed to act as a standalone display or complement an existing Bluetooth enabled indicator or convertor, Topcon CabControl provides accurate and easy-to-use load monitoring for universal weighing application implements, such as planters, air seeders, grain carts or feed mixers/loaders. Featuring: * Real-time load monitoring * Standalone or complementary to Topcon Bluetooth convertors/indicators * Compatibility with Digi-Star Bluetooth SL2 series convertors and Digi-Star Bluetooth indicators * Easy-to-use with no in-app registration required * Suite of compatible Topcon solutions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Topcon CabControl at 5.0 against Scale's 4.1. Topcon CabControl also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). Scale's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 16 months) and ratings volume (14 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Topcon CabControl holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 3 respectively.
Scale ships an update every 3 months, Topcon CabControl every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on June 23, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scale | Topcon CabControl |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Scale-Tec Ltd. | Topcon Agriculture |
Customer experience
Scale
Topcon CabControl
In-app purchases
Scale
No in-app purchases
Topcon CabControl
No in-app purchases
