Ridgeville Elevator vs SimpleHedge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ridgeville Elevator
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Track cash bids, view contracts/tickets, negotiate offers, and chat with your merchandiser right from your mobile device. Track cash bids and futures View Scale Tickets and Contract Details Check Balances and Settlements Chat and negotiate in real-time Place and manage offers See weather forecasts for your area Set personalized alerts for futures contracts Stay up-to-date with grain news Free for producers to download from Ridgeville Elevator
SimpleHedge
This app helps farmers manage financial risks associated with crop sales. It provides tools to understand options, evaluate profit and loss based on real-time prices, and lock in floor prices for crops. The goal is to empower farmers to make informed decisions and avoid penalties.
- Hedge crops easily
- Understand options trading
- View real-time crop prices
- Evaluate profit/loss
- Lock in floor prices
- Avoid contract cancellation fees
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An easier way to hedge your crops. SimpleHedge provides tools to make hedging easy so that anyone can hedge like an expert. We put farmers first - Independent from grain companies - Find options through SimpleHedge and sell your physical grain to any elevator - Avoid contract cancellation fees Whether you are in the comfort of your own home, or out on the field, view crop price data and evaluate your options - Evaluate profit/loss for your farm, based on real-time option prices - Take decision making into your hands Stop gambling your crops and start locking in floor prices - See opportunities to Lock-in a profit for the year - Consider put contract instead of a physical sale to avoid cancellation penalties in drought years - Deliver physical grain as needed and stay in the market Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ridgeville Elevator at none against SimpleHedge's 1. SimpleHedge's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months). On price, ads, device support 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. SimpleHedge sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $29.99 per month. Ridgeville Elevator asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ridgeville Elevator ships an update every 6 months, SimpleHedge fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ridgeville Elevator | SimpleHedge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Barchart | SimpleHedge Technologies Inc. |
In-app purchases
Ridgeville Elevator
No in-app purchases
SimpleHedge
- SimpleHedge Pro7 Days trial$29.991 Month
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