Comparison

Bin vs BinPulse

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

BinPulse

Features
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for farmers to easily track their grain inventory. No more wandering around throwing rocks at bins, add it during harvest and know that its there.

Screenshots

Bin4 screens
BinPulse3 screens

Verdict

The call

Bin and BinPulse are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Bin versus BinPulse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBinBinPulse
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews14.3% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB192 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIntraGrain Technologies IncCurtis Schulz

In-app purchases

None

Bin

No in-app purchases

None

BinPulse

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bin free?
Bin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BinPulse free?
BinPulse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bin or BinPulse have ads?
Neither Bin nor BinPulse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bin or BinPulse?
Bin ships an update every 3 weeks, and BinPulse every 3 weeks. Most recently, Bin was updated on October 24, 2026 and BinPulse on October 25, 2026.

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