Comparison

Farmable vs Cropwise Protector Scouting

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

Head to head
About

Farmable

This farm management app helps busy farmers streamline operations for orchards, vineyards, and crops. It simplifies recording, organizing, and using farm data, including spray records, pest management, and harvest tracking. Automate documentation for easier audits and compliance.

Highlights
  • Farm mapping with GPS measurement
  • Task planning and management
  • Spray and treatment record keeping
  • Pest and disease monitoring
  • Harvest tracking
  • Automated reporting
Features
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Farmable is an easy-to-use farm management software for every busy farm manager. Created by farmers for farmers, our simple and user-friendly farming app is designed to help with day-to-day farming for orchard management, vineyard management, and crop management. Farmable makes it easy to record, organize, and use your farm records. It puts the future of farming in your hands. We are on a mission to reinvent how you gather, organize, and use your farm data. What do farmers from the US say? “It's in my pocket. Simple and convenient to use.” - Fruit farm manager from Michigan Get started for free and record up to five free spray records (jobs). Unlock Farmable Pro for unlimited task management and other advanced features. SAVE TIME AND FOCUS ON WHAT MATTERS MOST. Our farm management app streamlines fruit farming operations by providing comprehensive farm management software in one easy-to-use management app. It combines all agriculture essentials like field maps, job planner, spray records, pest monitoring and harvest time tracker. SIMPLIFIED DOCUMENTATION: Save time documenting farm activities, such as spray applications, fertilizer jobs and harvest, in line with integrated pest management. Automating record-keeping reduces manual effort, making farm audits and reporting easier. SPRAY RECORDS AND FARM LOGS: Comply with regulations for agriculture with accurate spray and treatment logs. Document every detail of your fruit and crop treatments, including products, application rates, and weather conditions. DISEASE & PEST MANAGEMENT: Scout, record, and manage pest control in your blocks. Address pest problems effectively for better crop health. All features of Farmable: 1. FIELD MAPS: Our intuitive farm mapping tool allows you to easily create a digital farm map. Easily draw and import field maps for a better farm overview, making field management efficient and organized. Easily create a field map using the in-app GPS field area measurement. Measure the boundaries and area of fields, blocks or paddocks with the help of GPS field measure. Collect data for crops and varieties at the field level. Gain insights into yield, spray records, treated pests, products used in the field view. 2. FARM PLANNER AND TASK MANAGEMENT: Plan and document tasks for spray treatments, fertilizer applications, irrigation and fertigation with the farm planner. Add tasks for pruning, thinning, mowing, etc. Improve workflows and record-keeping. For spray records and fertilizer applications, use the tank mix calculator to calculate product and water usage for spray records. Send jobs directly to your workers. Task sheets include the field maps, tank mix, product volumes, equipment, date, etc. 3. COMPREHENSIVE REPORTS: Generate reports on all aspects of your farm operations. Save time producing and exporting reports for compliance, audits, and annual reviews with Farmable. Download spray reports for certifications like Global GAP and Freshcare. 4. HARVEST TRACKER AND YIELD MANAGEMENT: Record harvest results and yield per field. Monitor progress during harvest time and compare yields to understand crop productivity. Generate and print harvest labels to organize your produce. 5. NOTES FOR PEST AND DISEASE SCOUTING: Track disease and pest issues for integrated pest management. Add observations, including photos and GPS locations. Identify hotspots for agronomy advice. Include type of pests and infestation estimate to take informed measures. 6. ADD-ON FEATURES a. Timesheets: Record hours worked by your team in one place. Automatically allocate labor costs to fields. b. Sales Management: Track revenue from sales of your produce. Get insight in revenue and profitability per field. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Cropwise Protector Scouting

This tool simplifies agricultural monitoring and analysis, providing growers with precision insights into crop health. It supports data collection on pests, diseases, weeds, and crop evolution, enabling faster and more informed agronomic decisions. The app works offline and integrates with other management tools for enhanced decision-making power.

Highlights
  • Pest, disease, and weed monitoring
  • Crop phenological stage tracking
  • Rain gauge and trap inspection
  • Soil sampling and notes
  • Field technician task management
  • Offline data collection and synchronization
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Protector is the digital tool that makes agronomic decision easier and faster, supporting the grower with precision monitoring and analysis of the results. Protector Scouting enables simplified monitoring of the main agronomic data and speeds up the visualization and analysis of the results. Currently, more than 4 million hectares are monitored with the technology developed by Syngenta Digital. The application works seamlessly with analysis and management tools: Protector Analytics and Protector Web Panel. Together, they provide to the grower more agility and decision power. See below for its main resources and data that can be collected: - Sample of problems: monitoring of pests, diseases, weeds and parameters of quality and evolution of the crop so that the grower can closely monitor the real situation of the crop; - Phenological stage: register the growth of the plants and follow the evolution of the crop; - Inspection and Management of Rain Gauges, Traps and other Fixed Points; - Soil sampling and various notes; - Complete Application Registration; - List of tasks for field technicians, with georeferencing; - Offline collection: information is recorded and data is synchronized when there is a connection. Protector Scouting can be used on tablets and/or cell phones. Get better performance by also updating your Protector Analytics app. To use the apps, you must be a Protector customer.

Screenshots

Farmable4 screens
Cropwise Protector Scouting4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Farmable at 4.0 against Cropwise Protector Scouting's 2.7. Cropwise Protector Scouting's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Farmable sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. Cropwise Protector Scouting asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Farmable holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 7 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Farmable ships an update every 2 weeks, Cropwise Protector Scouting every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Farmable versus Cropwise Protector Scouting: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFarmableCropwise Protector Scouting
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (12 ratings) — better2.7 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size101 MB157 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFarmable ASSyngenta Digital LTDA

Customer experience

Farmable

All ratings12 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%

Cropwise Protector Scouting

All ratings7 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative57.1%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Farmable

Subscriptions6
  • Safe Spraying Module14 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Product Inventory Management14 Days trial$139.001 Year
  • Sales Management Module14 Days trial$249.991 Year
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  • Cuaderno Digital SIEX$299.001 Year
  • Teams & Timesheets Module14 Days trial$349.991 Year
  • Farmable Pro7 Days trial$399.001 Year
None

Cropwise Protector Scouting

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Farmable free?
Farmable is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cropwise Protector Scouting free?
Cropwise Protector Scouting is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Farmable or Cropwise Protector Scouting?
Farmable is rated higher. Farmable averages 4.0 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Cropwise Protector Scouting averages 2.7 from 7 ratings.
Do Farmable or Cropwise Protector Scouting have ads?
Neither Farmable nor Cropwise Protector Scouting shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Farmable or Cropwise Protector Scouting?
Farmable ships an update every 2 weeks, and Cropwise Protector Scouting every 5 days. Most recently, Farmable was updated on October 24, 2026 and Cropwise Protector Scouting on October 25, 2026.

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