Comparison

Global Logs Management vs ForstControl

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

Head to head
About

Global Logs Management

Features
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Die App „Global Log Management (GLM) ist der mobile Teil des Gesamtsystems GLM by Latschbacher. GLM sichert eine ordnungsgemäße Holzlogistik vom Wald in den Industriebetrieb. Jeder Stamm erhält ein festsitzendes Plättchen mit einer eindeutigen Nummer. Durch die eindeutige Nummer ist eine unzulässige Logistik ausgeschlossen. An jedem Stamm oder Transporteinheit, die auf Lager liegt oder transportiert wird, muss ein Plättchen mit einer Nummer angebracht sein. Stämme, die keine Nummern tragen, sind nicht erlaubt. Jeder Berechtigte kann an Hand der Nummer die gesamte Geschichte des Stammes sehen und kontrollieren.

About

ForstControl

Features
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ForstControl brings business management to your smartphone: track time, record timber and run projects – right where the work happens. TIME TRACKING • Weekly and daily overview with target vs. actual, flexitime and holiday balance • Live timer, started and stopped right from the project • Start by QR code, with location • Record absences and submit the month for review • Cost centres and rates based on the forestry chart of accounts TIMBER • Record wood lists, log stacks and stems right in the forest stand • Pair a Bluetooth caliper – readings are transferred automatically • Section measurement, single-stem measurement or estimate • Tree species, assortments and quality grades, volume in solid cubic metres • Photos for each log stack, status from New to Delivered PROJECTS • Projects with customer, period, output quantity and budget • Work sites on the swisstopo National Map • Rescue points and emergency numbers at hand • Contacts, documents and acceptance reports for each project EVERYDAY TOOLS • Addresses, tasks and documents • Evaluations and reports • Dark theme that follows your system setting NO SIGNAL There is rarely any coverage in the forest. Data you have already loaded stays available, and whatever you record is sent as soon as you are back online. ACCESS An existing ForstControl subscription is required. You sign in with your siabit account.

Screenshots

Global Logs Management3 screens
ForstControl4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ForstControl at fortnightly against Global Logs Management's every 18 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

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

Global Logs Management ships an update every 18 months, ForstControl fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
Global Logs Management versus ForstControl: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlobal Logs ManagementForstControl
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 18 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size164 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLatschbacherSiabit AG

In-app purchases

None

Global Logs Management

No in-app purchases

None

ForstControl

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Global Logs Management free?
Global Logs Management is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ForstControl free?
ForstControl is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Global Logs Management or ForstControl have ads?
Neither Global Logs Management nor ForstControl shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Global Logs Management or ForstControl?
Global Logs Management ships an update every 18 months, and ForstControl fortnightly. Most recently, Global Logs Management was updated on October 15, 2026 and ForstControl on October 24, 2026.

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