Comparison

FertAdvisor vs FertiliCalc

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

Head to head
About

FertAdvisor

This app helps homeowners and turfgrass professionals calculate fertilizer needs for lawns. It provides tools for spreader calibration, label interpretation, and application guidance through animations and videos.

Highlights
  • Fertilizer amount calculation
  • Spreader calibration
  • Fertilizer label reading
  • Application technique guidance
  • Soil sampling videos
  • Area calculation
Features
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FertAdvisor assists homeowners and turfgrass practitioners in calculating the amount of lawn fertilizer needed, drop and rotary spreader calibration, and reading a fertilizer label to properly apply fertilizer to turfgrass areas. Built in calculators help you determine how much fertilizer will be needed to properly fertilize turfgrass areas, streamline calibration calculations, calculate the amount of nitrogen, phosphate and potash that will be applied to their area based on the fertilizer selected. Animations and videos guide turfgrass enthusiasts on how to take a soil sample, properly apply fertilizer using drop and rotary spreaders, calibrate a fertilizer spreader, and calculate lawn surface area. Tips on application techniques, accurate calibration, proper fertilizer timing, nitrogen source selection combine to provide users a comprehensive tool that will help ensure accurate applications and reduce misapplications that can potentially damage turfgrass, waste fertilizer and/or pose environmental risk.

About

FertiliCalc

Features
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FertiliCalc allows you to choose from a variety of crops, choose a combination of fertilizers to apply to them and calculate the rates of fertilizer, along with additional useful info for fertilization management. Your results are also tailored to your location and the properties of your soil.

Screenshots

FertAdvisor4 screens
FertiliCalc1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: FertiliCalc at every 3 weeks against FertAdvisor's every 10 months. FertAdvisor's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FertAdvisor ships an update every 10 months, FertiliCalc every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
FertAdvisor versus FertiliCalc: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFertAdvisorFertiliCalc
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB41 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperUniversity of ConnecticutJuan Villalobos Carrasco

In-app purchases

None

FertAdvisor

No in-app purchases

None

FertiliCalc

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FertAdvisor free?
FertAdvisor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FertiliCalc free?
FertiliCalc is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FertAdvisor or FertiliCalc have ads?
Neither FertAdvisor nor FertiliCalc shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FertAdvisor or FertiliCalc?
FertAdvisor ships an update every 10 months, and FertiliCalc every 3 weeks. Most recently, FertAdvisor was updated on October 12, 2026 and FertiliCalc on October 16, 2026.

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