Comparison

FELCO vs VineForecast

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

Head to head
About

FELCO

Manage your tools and collect data like cutting time and service information. Personalize your tools to fit your work and access various services through a simple interface.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth tool management
  • Collect cutting time data
  • Access service information
  • View cut size statistics
  • Personalize tool settings
  • Manage all your tools
Features
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Originally developed to replace the “remote controller”, the FELCO app allows you to manage all your tools, thanks to Bluetooth® low-energy connectivity. It allows you to collect all the data from your tool, as time to cut, service information, size statistics of cuts, and to personalise your tool to adapt it to your work. Main novelty: it shows all your tools with a simple and efficient way to manage each tool and access to the various FELCO services.

About

VineForecast

Features
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Digital Assistant for Crop Protection VineForecast helps you understand how the weather affects your vines and enables you to make informed decisions to prevent fungal diseases, protect your vines, and minimize the use of plant protection products. With VineForecast, you can detect infection risks at an early stage – without the need for a physical weather station. Instead, you get virtual weather stations that you can place flexibly across your vineyards. A virtual weather station costs just 1/10th of a physical station. Additionally, the software provides you with tailored plant protection recommendations and allows full digital management of all processes through the integrated farm management software. Test the app now and enjoy all features for up to 60 days for free!

Screenshots

FELCO3 screens
VineForecast4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: VineForecast at every 2 weeks against FELCO's every 6 months. FELCO's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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

FELCO ships an update every 6 months, VineForecast every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
FELCO versus VineForecast: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFELCOVineForecast
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB87 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFelco SAVineForecast GmbH

In-app purchases

None

FELCO

No in-app purchases

None

VineForecast

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FELCO free?
FELCO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VineForecast free?
VineForecast is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FELCO or VineForecast have ads?
Neither FELCO nor VineForecast shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FELCO or VineForecast?
FELCO ships an update every 6 months, and VineForecast every 2 weeks. Most recently, FELCO was updated on June 1, 2026 and VineForecast on September 15, 2026.

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