Comparison

ArborPro vs CT BMP

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

Head to head
About

ArborPro

This application allows for efficient data collection, GPS inventory, and tree assessments for urban forest management. It integrates with a larger software suite, enabling offline data capture and seamless synchronization. Users can generate reports, create work orders, and analyze ecological benefits with iTree compatibility.

Highlights
  • Offline data collection
  • GPS inventory
  • Tree assessments
  • Report generation
  • Work order creation
  • iTree compatibility
Features
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ArborPro Collector joins the ArborPro Urban Forest Management Software Suite as a companion application to Enterprise 2.0. Data collection, GPS Inventory, and tree assessments can be conducted and captured with or without an internet connection with ArborPro Collector. Collector integrates seamlessly with ArborPro Enterprise 2.0 to evaluate the condition of your urban forest. Create reports, and work orders and examine the Eco-benefits simply and intuitively. You’ll appreciate unlimited tree collection and iTree compatibility with ArborPro Collector.

About

CT BMP

Features
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The BMP mobile app from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection provides a digital version of the Best Management Practices for Water Quality While Harvesting Forest Products as well as several tools to assist certified forest practitioners, private landowners, and municipal officials to use while planning, executing, or monitoring commercial forest practices including: • Default Job Settings – Users can enter their own operating costs on a number of variables to be linked elsewhere in the app. • Job Details with Mapping – Users can link Default Job Settings with reference points on a map (both live and offline) identified by the user to calculate overall projected operating costs. • BMP Cost Calculator – Users can link the Job Details with Mapping and Default Job Settings with respect to BMPs required to estimate the cost to install BMPs on a proposed operation. • Soil Map – Users can access state level soils maps for location of wetland soils for compliance with environmental laws (both live and offline). • Contacts – Users can easily contact Service Foresters, Enforcement Foresters, and Report a Spill. • Clinometer – By taking a photo utilizing the camera of the mobile device, the app will instantly compute recommended BMP intervals on-the-go, eliminating the need to refer back to paper manuals.

Screenshots

ArborPro4 screens
CT BMP3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ArborPro at fortnightly against CT BMP's every 8 months. CT BMP's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

ArborPro ships an update fortnightly, CT BMP every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ArborPro versus CT BMP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArborProCT BMP
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.411.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size114 MB65 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperArborPro, Inc.Connecticut Department of Administrative Services

In-app purchases

None

ArborPro

No in-app purchases

None

CT BMP

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ArborPro free?
ArborPro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CT BMP free?
CT BMP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ArborPro or CT BMP have ads?
Neither ArborPro nor CT BMP shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ArborPro or CT BMP?
ArborPro ships an update fortnightly, and CT BMP every 8 months. Most recently, ArborPro was updated on September 20, 2026 and CT BMP on September 9, 2026.

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