SwarmView vs SmartDrop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SwarmView
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The SwarmView App allows you to control, monitor and plan jobs with your SwarmBot.
SmartDrop
This app helps farmers precisely measure and reduce grain loss during harvest. It optimizes combine settings, analyzes results, and allows for easy sharing of data with teams. Features include remote pan control and geo-location for accurate tracking.
- Calculate grain loss with precision
- Optimize combine settings
- Save and analyze loss results
- Geo-locate loss tests
- Share results and settings
- Remote Wi-Fi Pan Control
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Introducing the new SmartDrop App from BranValt (formerly Bushel Plus). This innovative app, in conjunction with the BranValt SmartPan System, is a powerful tool designed to accurately validate and reduce combine grain loss while calibrating your harvest loss sensors efficiently, safely, and effortlessly. - Calculate grain loss with precision. - Optimize your combine settings for better performance. - Save and analyze your loss results and combine settings to enhance your machine knowledge and establish effective benchmarks. - Discover how to set your "self-adjusting" combine with ease. - Geo-locate your loss tests for accurate tracking. - Share your results and preferred settings with your team and friends via text, email, or social media. - Enjoy the app's new visuals and the multiple calculation options. - Utilize our Wi-Fi Pan Control to remotely release your drop pan from the carrier.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SwarmView at every 3 days against SmartDrop's every 2 months. SmartDrop's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SwarmView ships an update every 3 days, SmartDrop every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SwarmView | SmartDrop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.1 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 248 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SwarmFarm Robotics Pty Ltd | Bushel Plus |
In-app purchases
SwarmView
No in-app purchases
SmartDrop
No in-app purchases
