Comparison

Star Track® Go vs NOW Tech Connect

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

Head to head
About

Star Track® Go

This app provides professional growers, educators, and retailers with access to plant information, photos, and ordering capabilities. Manage live inventory, place orders for seeds and young plants from various suppliers, and track shipments directly from your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Plant information and photos
  • Live inventory access
  • Order seed and young plants
  • Manage orders
  • Shipment notifications
  • Track shipments
Features
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Star Track® Go is a useful resource for professional growers, university faculty and students, garden communicators, and lawn and garden retailers. Star Track® Go offers free access to a broad selection of plants, culture information, photos, bench cards, and much more. Growers can spend more time in the greenhouse and less time behind a desk by using Star Track® Go to see live inventory, order seed and young plants from hundreds of suppliers, manage orders, receive shipment notifications, and more. Star Track® Go allows you to place orders, check the availability of thousands of items across our rose, woody, berry, and perennial offerings, change or track your shipment, and more, all from the ease of your phone!

About

NOW Tech Connect

Facilitates quick connections with prospects using advanced communication tools. Share diverse content like videos, images, and PDFs with an intuitive interface. Track prospect interactions and receive automated alerts for follow-ups.

Highlights
  • Shareable content with customizable messages
  • In-app content viewing
  • Contact management system
  • Prospect history tracking
  • Email and push notifications
  • Automated reminder system
  • Siri Shortcuts integration
Features
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NOW Tech Connect allows users to quickly connect with prospects using the latest technology & communications tools. Share powerful content--including videos, images, audio files, and PDFs--with associates, family, and friends using an easy-to-use, state-of-the-art interface. Powerful, Easy-to-Use Features Include: Shareable Content: Impactful, ready-to-use content accompanied by full-customizable, professionally-written messages that you can share with prospects by entering their contact information manually or selecting them from your iPhone/iPad address book. Share content via email, text message, or using any major chat app. View Content: View videos, PDFs, and other content directly from the app as well as use the app to show videos and PDFs to prospects. Contact Management System: An complete Contact Management System (CMS) allows you to track the recruiting status of your prospects. Prospect History: A complete history of all your activity with each prospect is available so you can see exactly which content you have sent to each prospect, whether the prospect has viewed the content, and how much of the content your prospect has viewed. Email/Push Alerts: Automated email and push alerts notify you when a video you shared is watched, a website link you shared is visited, or an event invitation you sent is accepted. Automated Reminder System: A powerful, automated reminder system allows you to schedule email and push alerts that remind you to follow up with prospects--so you never forget to do so. Siri Shortcuts: Now Siri can help you engage with prospects even quicker with Siri Shortcuts like "Go to Share", which instantly shows you your share content in the NOW Tech Connect app!

Screenshots

Star Track® Go4 screens
NOW Tech Connect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: NOW Tech Connect at every 3 weeks against Star Track® Go's every 2 months. NOW Tech Connect also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Star Track® Go against 5.0 for NOW Tech Connect. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Star Track® Go ships an update every 2 months, NOW Tech Connect every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Star Track® Go versus NOW Tech Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStar Track® GoNOW Tech Connect
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB79 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperBall Horticultural CompanyNow Technologies, LLC

Customer experience

Star Track® Go

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

NOW Tech Connect

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Star Track® Go

No in-app purchases

None

NOW Tech Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Star Track® Go free?
Star Track® Go is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NOW Tech Connect free?
NOW Tech Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Star Track® Go or NOW Tech Connect?
Star Track® Go and NOW Tech Connect are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Star Track® Go or NOW Tech Connect have ads?
Neither Star Track® Go nor NOW Tech Connect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Star Track® Go or NOW Tech Connect?
Star Track® Go ships an update every 2 months, and NOW Tech Connect every 3 weeks. Most recently, Star Track® Go was updated on October 15, 2026 and NOW Tech Connect on October 10, 2026.

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