Comparison

Bin vs SmartDrop

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

Head to head
About

Bin

Monitor your stored grain conditions remotely with real-time data. View bin summaries, detailed sensor information, and manage aeration fans. Track grain management efforts and receive customizable alerts for your harvest.

Highlights
  • Real-time grain condition monitoring
  • Bin summary and heatmap views
  • Customizable notification settings
  • Remote aeration fan control
  • Grain management event logging
  • Inventory overview
  • Bin-Sense Direct device integration
Features
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The Bin-Sense® Mobile app lets you monitor your stored grain from anywhere! The app works with Bin-Sense® Live and gives you real-time information about the condition of grain in your bins. The app also works with Bin-Sense® Direct devices to track grain conditions right at the bin. - Scroll through the summary page for a quick glance at the overall status of your stored grain - Get more detail from each bin’s heatmap where you can check the grain condition sensor by sensor - Control what alerts you receive from each bin’s notification settings - Remotely control your aeration fans connected to Bin-Sense® fan controllers - Record your grain management efforts on the events tab - Check out the inventory page for an overview of the grain in all your bins - Connect to a Bin-Sense® Direct device and use the app to program cable IDs, check cables, and test fan controllers - Add your bins monitored with Bin-Sense® Direct to the app and easily read and compare grain conditions - Requires Bin-Sense® Live and/or Bin-Sense® Direct hardware

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

Screenshots

Bin4 screens
SmartDrop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SmartDrop at 100% against Bin's 14%. Bin's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Bin ships an update every 3 weeks, SmartDrop every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and August 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Bin versus SmartDrop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBinSmartDrop
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews14.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.1 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB100 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIntraGrain Technologies Inc7424401 Manitoba Ltd.

Customer experience

Bin

Written reviews7 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative85.7%

SmartDrop

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Bin

No in-app purchases

None

SmartDrop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bin free?
Bin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SmartDrop free?
SmartDrop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bin or SmartDrop have ads?
Neither Bin nor SmartDrop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bin or SmartDrop?
Bin ships an update every 3 weeks, and SmartDrop every 2 months. Most recently, Bin was updated on September 11, 2026 and SmartDrop on August 12, 2026.

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