Comparison

Pasture Pro vs BleControlsPi

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

Head to head
About

Pasture Pro

Manage your entire land operation with this comprehensive app. Track livestock, crops, finances, equipment, and more. Features include mapping, task lists, and remote asset monitoring. It works offline and supports unlimited users.

Highlights
  • Land operation management
  • Mapping and GPS
  • Livestock and crop records
  • Financial tracking (revenue, expenses)
  • Equipment inventory
  • Task lists
  • Remote asset monitoring
Features
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One app for managing your land operation - mapping, livestock & crop records, revenue & expenses, equipment inventory, crop insurance policies, lease details, task lists, camera-based asset monitoring (water sources, remote buildings, etc.), and GPS ear tags. It works offline and you can have unlimited users. Contact us if you have ideas for new tools. We are committed to creating solutions that solve landowner pain points. Some tools require an in-app purchase. Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

BleControlsPi

Features
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The BLEControlsPi App allows to create various iOS controls such as Button,Toggle, Sliders, Steppers, Pickers (color, date, options) to Control a Raspberry Pi. Manipulating these controls sends their value to the Raspberry Pi (or linux device) in real time over Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE). You can also define Display controls such as Gauges and Text Displays, to create a Dashboard, where the Raspberry Pi sends info to the iPhone/iPad also in real time over Bluetooth. You can create, edit, size, and positions the controls in the app without being connected to a Raspberry Pi. However, before you can connect to, and control the Raspberry Pi you must instal the Python code (see below). IMPORTANT: You must install the free companion Python Software on the Raspberry Pi - where you define your own handlers (callback) functions that take actions on the Raspberry Pi, or fetch data on the Raspberry Pi to send to the iPhone/iPad. The code is provided with an automated installer for the Raspberry Pi. See https://github.com/bluepieapps/blecontrolspi-python and the README. The app provides 2 free controls. These can be created , deleted and re-created as often as you wish, allowing you to test any configuration, or run a simple control scheme. If you need more controls, you can use In-App Purchases to buy Control Packs (in quantity 1,3,5 or 9) for a small fee. This is not a subscription. Once you own the pack - it is yours to use. Packs allow the creation of any controls offered in the app, and any such controls can be edited, deleted and re-created at will. You can install the app on multiple iPhones/iPads that all use the same Apple ID. Controls Packs, and Controls you define on one device are synchronized to the other devices on app restart. Add a new control on your iPhone, and it will show up on your iPad. delete a controls from your iPad, and it will be deleted from your iPhone. See a video of the app at: https://youtu.be/8y3t2luLw3k See the documentation at: https://bluepieapps.com/Control-Pi-over-bluetooth/ - There is docs on how the controls, working which type of controls are available. - There is also an explanation of how you create handlers in the Python Code on the Raspberry Pi to have the RPi react to the controls you have defined.

Screenshots

Pasture Pro4 screens
BleControlsPi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Pasture Pro at 15.0 against BleControlsPi's 17.0. 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. Pasture Pro sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and BleControlsPi sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Pasture Pro versus BleControlsPi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPasture ProBleControlsPi
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (17 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings17 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size152 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAg Innovations LLCNormand Frenette

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Pasture Pro

Subscriptions4
  • Inventory Manager1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • Lease Management1 Month trial$5.991 Month
  • Livestock Management1 Month trial$12.991 Month
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  • Livestock, Inventory & Lease Combo1 Month trial$21.991 Month
One-time2
  • Parcel Subscription$24.99
  • US Parcel Map$24.99
4 purchases

BleControlsPi

One-time4
  • Controls Pack 1$0.99
  • Controls Pack 3$2.69
  • Controls Pack 5$3.99
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  • Controls Pack 9$6.99

Questions

Is Pasture Pro free?
Pasture Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BleControlsPi free?
BleControlsPi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pasture Pro or BleControlsPi have ads?
Neither Pasture Pro nor BleControlsPi shows ads.

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