Comparison

Scale vs Farmers Edge Soils

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Farmers Edge Soils

Features
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FE Soils delivers an all-in-one platform to plot grid points, soil sample, view test results and generate prescriptions. Create your account on the desktop portal. From there create fields and set your field boundaries with GPS field mapping. Mark your grid sample points, create jobs, measure acreage, calculate distance, and sample without needing a cellular connection. FE Soils delivers an all-in-one platform to plot grid points, soil sample, view test results and generate prescriptions. Create your account on your desktop at portal.fesoils.com . From there, create fields and set your field boundaries with GPS field mapping. Mark your grid sampling points, create jobs, measure acreage and calculate distance. You can also order supplies and shipping labels. Within the app, you can review sampling jobs, set grid layouts and use GPS to record sampling points. Once the job is completed, send the soil and paper work in to FE Laboratories and receive your test results within as little as 5 days. FEATURES INCLUDE -Grid sizes from 10-acre grids all the way down to .25 acre grids -Test as many or as few acres as you choose. -View and print fertilizer recommendation maps. -Generate Variable Rate Prescriptions -Download recommendations and controller files. FE Soils is officially a Farmers Edge Laboratories service.

Screenshots

Scale4 screens
Farmers Edge Soils4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Farmers Edge Soils at 11.0 against Scale's 16.6. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Scale versus Farmers Edge Soils: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScaleFarmers Edge Soils
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (14 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperScale-TecFarmers Edge Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Scale

No in-app purchases

None

Farmers Edge Soils

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scale free?
Scale is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Farmers Edge Soils free?
Farmers Edge Soils is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Scale or Farmers Edge Soils have ads?
Neither Scale nor Farmers Edge Soils shows ads.

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