SilvAssist Mobile vs iForester
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SilvAssist Mobile
This forestry software enables efficient data collection, reporting, and analysis for foresters and project stakeholders. It offers configurable data entry, navigation, and synchronization capabilities directly to a desktop inventory manager.
- Value-added data collection
- Reporting and analytics
- Configurable data entry forms
- Built-in navigation
- Data synchronization
- Mobile and desktop compatibility
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The SilvAssist (SA) Suite, built upon Esri’s ArcGIS platform, is the latest innovation to provide value-added data collection, reporting and analytics to foresters and all stakeholders related to a client or project. The unique suite of products, which includes SilvAssist Mobile, Inventory Manager, and Growth and Yield, equips mobile devices (phones/tablets) and/or desktop computers with the most functional and efficient forestry software. SilvAssist Mobile is the heart of the SilvAssist suite and gives you complete control for accurate data collection in the field. Client-driven pre-loaded options, built-in navigation and RTI functionality, configurable data entry forms and data synchronization directly to Inventory Manager make SilvAssist the easiest-to-use and most robust mobile forestry inventory system on the market today.
iForester
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An app for tree inventory and tree diameter and DBH measurement
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Verdict
SilvAssist Mobile and iForester are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
SilvAssist Mobile ships an update every 5 weeks, iForester every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SilvAssist Mobile | iForester |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.5 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 160 MB | 143 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | com.thinkf4.silvassistmobile | Purdue Research Foundation (Apps) |
In-app purchases
SilvAssist Mobile
No in-app purchases
iForester
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is SilvAssist Mobile free?
Is iForester free?
Do SilvAssist Mobile or iForester have ads?
Which is updated more often, SilvAssist Mobile or iForester?
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