Bin vs PigTrace
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
PigTrace
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The PigTRACE app is designed for pig traceability in Canada, which is mandated by federal regulation (Part XV of the Health of Animals Regulations). The mobile application is designed to facilitate reporting of pig movement events and the purchase of government-approved ear tags. Access is also available at https://pigtrace.traceability.ca/login. Users must register an account with the Canadian Pork Council (CPC) before access is granted. CPC is the national traceability administrator for pigs under the federal regulation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Bin at every 3 weeks against PigTrace's every 15 months. 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.
Bin ships an update every 3 weeks, PigTrace every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bin | PigTrace |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 15 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | IntraGrain Technologies Inc | Canadian Pork Council |
In-app purchases
Bin
No in-app purchases
PigTrace
No in-app purchases









