Comparison

Smart Farmer vs IoTPortal

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

Head to head
About

Smart Farmer

Streamline farm operations with digital checklists, service logs, and issue tracking. This app helps maintain machinery, reduce downtime, and ensure compliance with safety regulations. It's ideal for farmers, construction, and haulage businesses.

Highlights
  • Create and manage teams
  • Conduct daily operational checks
  • Track and resolve machinery issues
  • Receive service and training alerts
  • Record hourly usage and fuel consumption
  • Manage machinery manuals and risk assessments
  • Utilize QR codes for machinery identification
Features
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Smart Farmer 2.0 is the latest updated version from the original Multi Award Winning Smart Farmer Version 1.0. The latest release build from the UKs No1 Farm Safety App, delivers more additional features from the cloud-based web platform. Eliminating the need for continual paperwork chasing, recording daily checks at your fingertips with a practical solution, operator friendly recording features to keep your farm running efficiently and compliant within HSE legislations. Smart Farmer is not only for Farmers! With editable checklists and service logs, why not introduce it into your construction or haulage business! Smart Farmer 2.0 comes with many new features keeping your employees safe and your machinery and vehicles in good working order reducing downtime and expensive repairs complying with PUWER and Health & Safety Work Act 1974. FARM SMARTER BE A SMART FARMER, you are your farms biggest asset! Key Features Create Teams Daily Checks Raise/Resolve Issues Service Alerts View Last Operator Add Hourly Usage Fuel Recording View Risk Assessments Training Assessments Machinery Manuals Lone Working Field Hazard Alerts Machinery Identified with QR Codes Key Benefits Increased Communications Between Users Simple Daily Checks Traffic Light System for logging checks Reduced Downtime No Paperwork Machinery Better Maintained Machinery History Logs Service Tracker Training Register Operator Friendly Email Alerts Fuel Reports Upload User Certificates and renewal alerts

About

IoTPortal

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Companion app to the BRTSys IoTPortal gateway and LDSBus sensors and actuators. LDSBus is a plug and play protocol that speeds up your IoT journey. BRTSys provides sensors and actuators that cover the following applications: In-building sensors: • Temperature and Humidity, • International Air Quality Index, • Volatile Organic Compounds, • Carbon Dioxide, • Motion Detectors, • Light Detectors Water Quality Parameter Monitoring: • pH, • Electrical Conductivity, • Dissolved Oxygen, • Oxidation Reduction Potential, • Salinity, • Thermocouple, • Water Level and actuators such as multi-channel relays for on-off switch control, motor control, lighting control and IOControllers for general input and output control.

Screenshots

Smart Farmer4 screens
IoTPortal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Smart Farmer at fortnightly against IoTPortal's every 7 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smart Farmer ships an update fortnightly, IoTPortal every 7 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 7 level
Smart Farmer versus IoTPortal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart FarmerIoTPortal
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.114.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB41 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSmart Farmer LtdBRT Systems Pte Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Smart Farmer

No in-app purchases

None

IoTPortal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smart Farmer free?
Smart Farmer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is IoTPortal free?
IoTPortal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Smart Farmer or IoTPortal have ads?
Neither Smart Farmer nor IoTPortal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smart Farmer or IoTPortal?
Smart Farmer ships an update fortnightly, and IoTPortal every 7 months. Most recently, Smart Farmer was updated on November 3, 2026 and IoTPortal on November 3, 2026.

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