Bin vs Binstor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bin
Monitor your stored grain's condition in real-time from anywhere. View detailed sensor data, manage alerts, and control aeration fans remotely. Track grain management efforts and inventory across all your bins.
- Real-time grain condition monitoring
- Detailed bin heatmaps
- Customizable alerts
- Remote fan control
- Grain management event logging
- Inventory overview
- Bin-Sense Direct device integration
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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
Binstor
Manage your entire grain farm operation from a single application. Track inventory, fields, contracts, and plan your season with real-time data and an interactive map. Includes an AI assistant for farm-related queries.
- Bin inventory tracking
- Field and yield management
- Contract monitoring
- Crop planning and budgeting
- Equipment and maintenance logs
- Task scheduling
- Interactive farm map
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Run your entire farm from one app. Track grain, manage fields, monitor contracts, and plan your season, all in one place, from anywhere. Binstor is a complete farm management platform built for modern grain farms. Everything you need to manage your operation: - Know exactly what’s in every bin, at anytime - Track grain, fertilizer, and commodities in one place - Manage fields, operations, and yields with ease - Stay on top of contracts, deliveries, and deadlines - Plan crops, budgets, and profitability with confidence - Keep equipment, maintenance, and parts organized - Schedule and assign farm tasks on a shared calendar - Meet Si, your Binstor assistant. Ask questions about your farm - View your entire farm on an interactive map Built for real farm operations: - Farm Overview: See total bushels across your entire farm at a glance, no spreadsheets required - Bin Inventory: Organize bins, yards, and grain bags exactly how your farm is set up - Load Tracking: Record every load in or out with fast, simple entries - Field Management: Track seeding, spraying, fertilizing, and harvest across every field - Contracts: Manage grain sales, deliveries, and remaining bushels in one place - Crop Planning & Budgets: Know your margins before you plant - Farm Mapping: Visualize fields, bins, and yards on a satellite map - Equipment & Parts: Track maintenance, repairs, and parts inventory for all your machinery - Task Management: Track spraying, harvest, deliveries, and maintenance with reminders, checklists, and recurring schedules - Staff Accounts: Give your team access with full control over permissions Built by farmers, for farmers: Binstor was created on a 6,000-acre farm in Saskatchewan to solve real problems, not add complexity. Know your farm inside and out. Make faster, smarter decisions with real-time data, anywhere you go. Get started with Binstor today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Binstor at 100% against Bin's 14%. Bin's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 28 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bin ships an update every 3 weeks, Binstor every 28 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bin | Binstor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 28 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IntraGrain Technologies Inc | Chad Cardiff |
Customer experience
Bin
Binstor
In-app purchases
Bin
No in-app purchases
Binstor
No in-app purchases






