ClickBale vs BaleDrop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ClickBale
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ClickBale makes it easy for recycling plant operators to track the production and shipping of baled material. The app captures each bale produced from your compactor or baling equipment with a weight, description and optional barcode. It provides a live report to show what material you currently have on the warehouse floor and allows bales to be easily picked or scanned for shipping to help control load capacity and to deplete material on hand.. Labels can be produced with any compatible mobile Bluetooth printer such as the Zebra model ZQ520. Requires a cieTrade software account subscription.
BaleDrop
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Monitor your hay baling operation remotely in real time. This is a companion application for the BaleDrop B100. BaleDrop use cases include: * Displaying the app in the cab of a hay stacker, so that workers can avoid high moisture hay * Remotely monitoring tractor statistics including bale slices and average moisture * Matching the app up with your inventory system to track hay that is produced vs sold * Tracking farm tasks across your operation to make sure work is completed on time
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Verdict
ClickBale and BaleDrop 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ClickBale ships an update monthly, BaleDrop fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ClickBale | BaleDrop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | cieTrade Systems, Inc | Andrew Miller |
In-app purchases
ClickBale
No in-app purchases
BaleDrop
No in-app purchases
