Comparison

Spicesinfo vs Elam

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

Head to head
About

Spicesinfo

Track daily cardamom auction details from Southern India, including average and maximum prices, and quantity. Visualize price trends with helpful graphs.

Highlights
  • Daily auction details
  • Average price tracking
  • Maximum price tracking
  • Quantity tracking
  • Price trend graphs
Features
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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.

About

Elam

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Spicesinfo4 screens
Elam4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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

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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Spicesinfo versus Elam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpicesinfoElam
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB41 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperLogesh Kumar RajkumarJojit Thomas

In-app purchases

None

Spicesinfo

No in-app purchases

None

Elam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spicesinfo free?
Spicesinfo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Elam free?
Elam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Spicesinfo or Elam have ads?
Neither Spicesinfo nor Elam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spicesinfo or Elam?
Spicesinfo ships an update every 6 months, and Elam every 3 weeks. Most recently, Spicesinfo was updated on November 3, 2026 and Elam on October 31, 2026.

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