SmartDrop vs Binstor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SmartDrop
This app helps farmers precisely measure and reduce grain loss during harvest. It optimizes combine settings, analyzes results, and allows for easy sharing of data with teams. Features include remote pan control and geo-location for accurate tracking.
- Calculate grain loss with precision
- Optimize combine settings
- Save and analyze loss results
- Geo-locate loss tests
- Share results and settings
- Remote Wi-Fi Pan Control
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Introducing the new SmartDrop App from BranValt (formerly Bushel Plus). This innovative app, in conjunction with the BranValt SmartPan System, is a powerful tool designed to accurately validate and reduce combine grain loss while calibrating your harvest loss sensors efficiently, safely, and effortlessly. - Calculate grain loss with precision. - Optimize your combine settings for better performance. - Save and analyze your loss results and combine settings to enhance your machine knowledge and establish effective benchmarks. - Discover how to set your "self-adjusting" combine with ease. - Geo-locate your loss tests for accurate tracking. - Share your results and preferred settings with your team and friends via text, email, or social media. - Enjoy the app's new visuals and the multiple calculation options. - Utilize our Wi-Fi Pan Control to remotely release your drop pan from the carrier.
Binstor
Manage your entire grain farm operation from a single application. Track inventory, fields, contracts, and plan your season with real-time data and an interactive map. Includes an AI assistant for farm-related queries.
- Bin inventory tracking
- Field and yield management
- Contract monitoring
- Crop planning and budgeting
- Equipment and maintenance logs
- Task scheduling
- Interactive farm map
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Run your entire farm from one app. Track grain, manage fields, monitor contracts, and plan your season, all in one place, from anywhere. Binstor is a complete farm management platform built for modern grain farms. Everything you need to manage your operation: - Know exactly what’s in every bin, at anytime - Track grain, fertilizer, and commodities in one place - Manage fields, operations, and yields with ease - Stay on top of contracts, deliveries, and deadlines - Plan crops, budgets, and profitability with confidence - Keep equipment, maintenance, and parts organized - Schedule and assign farm tasks on a shared calendar - Meet Si, your Binstor assistant. Ask questions about your farm - View your entire farm on an interactive map Built for real farm operations: - Farm Overview: See total bushels across your entire farm at a glance, no spreadsheets required - Bin Inventory: Organize bins, yards, and grain bags exactly how your farm is set up - Load Tracking: Record every load in or out with fast, simple entries - Field Management: Track seeding, spraying, fertilizing, and harvest across every field - Contracts: Manage grain sales, deliveries, and remaining bushels in one place - Crop Planning & Budgets: Know your margins before you plant - Farm Mapping: Visualize fields, bins, and yards on a satellite map - Equipment & Parts: Track maintenance, repairs, and parts inventory for all your machinery - Task Management: Track spraying, harvest, deliveries, and maintenance with reminders, checklists, and recurring schedules - Staff Accounts: Give your team access with full control over permissions Built by farmers, for farmers: Binstor was created on a 6,000-acre farm in Saskatchewan to solve real problems, not add complexity. Know your farm inside and out. Make faster, smarter decisions with real-time data, anywhere you go. Get started with Binstor today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SmartDrop at every 2 months against Binstor's every 28 months. SmartDrop also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.
SmartDrop ships an update every 2 months, Binstor every 28 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | SmartDrop | Binstor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 28 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bushel Plus | Chad Cardiff |
Customer experience
SmartDrop
Binstor
In-app purchases
SmartDrop
No in-app purchases
Binstor
No in-app purchases








