iLime vs Boss App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iLime
This tool helps farmers and consultants make informed liming decisions by estimating the long-term impact on soil pH, crop yield, and profitability. It simplifies complex calculations into an intuitive mobile interface, allowing exploration of various liming strategies.
- Estimates long-term impact of lime application
- Calculates soil pH, crop yield, and profitability
- Based on trusted Optlime model
- Intuitive and field-ready mobile interface
- Explores different liming strategies
- Tailored to soil, crop, and lime characteristics
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Make smarter liming decisions backed by decades of WA research. iLime is a decision-support tool designed in collaboration with farmers and consultants to estimate the long-term impact of lime application on soil pH, crop yield, and profitability. Built around the trusted Optlime model, iLime simplifies complex soil acidity calculations into a mobile interface that’s intuitive and field-ready. Developed through ongoing cycles of feedback and refinement, iLime empowers users to explore different liming strategies—tailored to their soil, crop, fertiliser, and lime characteristics—and view their effects over a 20-year horizon. iLime is based on the Optlime spreadsheet model, originally created during the 'Time to Lime' program (1996–2001) using field-tested principles of soil acidity. It has been extensively validated and enhanced with over a decade of Western Australian research. Whether you're a grower, agronomist, or researcher, iLime provides a reliable, science-backed way to assess the economic and agronomic benefits of liming—where and when it counts.
Boss App
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theBOSSapp is a fully featured operation management software designed to help minimize admin time and avoid costly mistakes being made.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Boss App at 15.1 against iLime's 18. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
iLime ships an update every 2 months, Boss App every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iLime | Boss App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development | PROTEST SOFTWARE PTY LTD |
In-app purchases
iLime
No in-app purchases
Boss App
No in-app purchases
