Comparison

Howie's vs US Crop Yields

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

Head to head
About

Howie's

Access your waste and recycling pick-up schedule with timely reminders and service updates. Get instant answers to your disposal questions by typing in an item, and the app will guide you on where to take it in your community.

Highlights
  • Up-to-date pick-up schedules
  • Customizable reminder notifications
  • Service update alerts
  • Waste and recycling disposal guide
  • Item-specific disposal location lookup
Features
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With the Howie's app you can view your up-to-date trash and recycling pick-up schedule. When you turn-on notifications you'll receive reminder alerts about your scheduled pick-ups, as well as timely service updates, holiday schedule changes, and weather-related issues that may impact your service. The Howie's Waste and Disposal Guide provides you with the perfect information to answer all your waste and recycling questions. Simply type in what you have to dispose of and it will tell you exactly where to take items in your community. The Howie's app is the tool you need to manage all of your waste and recycling needs! Brought to you by the Howie's family, a locally-owned, community-proud business serving the Manhattan/Wamego/Junction City area for over 35 years.

About

US Crop Yields

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Historical corn and soybean yield data for the United States — down to the county level — right on your phone. US Crop Yields puts decades of USDA NASS yield history at your fingertips, with no internet connection required. Every number is bundled directly into the app, so it works anywhere: in the field, at the elevator, or prepping for a client meeting. WHAT'S INCLUDED • National, state, Crop Reporting District (CRD), and county-level yields • Corn and soybeans • The 18 leading corn- and soybean-producing states • Full historical range where available, back to the 1910s–1920s for many states • Crop Reporting District yields reconstructed using a production-weighted methodology where official CRD data isn't published (fully documented in-app) TWO WAYS TO VIEW THE DATA • Table: browse exact figures by crop, level, state, district, county, and year • Graph: visualize trends over any custom year range, with a linear trend line, R², standard deviation, detrended standard deviation, coefficient of variation, and automatic outlier detection — plus a scrubber to inspect individual years WHO IT'S FOR Farmers, crop consultants, agronomists, ag lenders, students, and anyone who needs a fast, offline reference for historical yield performance by geography. FREE TO START The app is free to download, with full National and Kansas data included at every level. A one-time purchase unlocks all 18 states — no subscription, ever. This app is an independent reference tool and is not affiliated with or endorsed by USDA. See the in-app Data Sources & Methodology page for full details on data provenance and CRD reconstruction methodology.

Screenshots

Howie's4 screens
US Crop Yields3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Howie's at none against US Crop Yields's 1. Howie's also leads on ratings volume (141 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating and ads 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. US Crop Yields sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Howie's asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Howie's against 5.0 for US Crop Yields. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Howie's has 141 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Howie's versus US Crop Yields: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHowie'sUS Crop Yields
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (141 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings141 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHowie's Enterprises, LLCGregg Ibendahl

In-app purchases

None

Howie's

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

US Crop Yields

One-time1
  • Full Access$9.99

Questions

Is Howie's free?
Howie's is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is US Crop Yields free?
US Crop Yields is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Howie's or US Crop Yields?
US Crop Yields is rated higher. Howie's averages 5.0 out of 5 from 141 ratings, while US Crop Yields averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Howie's or US Crop Yields have ads?
Neither Howie's nor US Crop Yields shows ads.

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