Spicesinfo vs Elam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spicesinfo
Track daily cardamom auction details from Southern India, including average and maximum prices, and quantity. Visualize price trends with helpful graphs.
- Daily auction details
- Average price tracking
- Maximum price tracking
- Quantity tracking
- Price trend graphs
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Spicesinfo tracks the small cardamom e-auctions held in Kerala and Tamil Nadu (Puttady and Bodinayakanur). • Daily prices: every auction session with its auctioneer, average price, highest bid, lots and quantity sold, grouped by day. • Price chart: day averages and highest bids from 5 days back to 2015, with traded volume. • Notifications as soon as new auction results are published. • The Spicesinfo blog with cardamom market insights. Prices are published by the Spices Board of India.
Elam
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Elam is built for cardamom drying unit owners and their teams. Whether you're tracking incoming lots, managing customer balances, or keeping your staff aligned — Elam puts everything in one place. - Lot Management Record every lot from intake to pickup. Track raw weight, dry weight, and drying ratio at every stage. Attach photos to document quality and progress. - Customer Accounts Maintain a complete financial record for each customer. Log payments, adjustments, and balances — always know who owes what. - Instant Notifications Keep customers informed automatically via WhatsApp, SMS, or push notifications when their lot status changes. - Reports & Analytics Get a clear view of your facility's performance — lot throughput, customer activity, and financial summaries at a glance. - Works Offline Elam keeps working even without an internet connection and syncs automatically when you're back online. Simple. Reliable. Built for the cardamom industry.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Elam at every 3 weeks against Spicesinfo's every 6 months. Elam also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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.
Spicesinfo ships an update every 6 months, Elam every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spicesinfo | Elam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Logesh Kumar Rajkumar | Jojit Thomas |
In-app purchases
Spicesinfo
No in-app purchases
Elam
No in-app purchases








