MF Bale Drop vs Libra Harvest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MF Bale Drop
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This mobile application has four primary functions for use with the Hesston by Massey Ferguson HS & VS Bale Accumulators. 1. Planning Mode: Operators or farm managers can use app to plan where they want the bales ejected on the field and then send it to other operators if running multiple balers and accumulators. 2. Eject Mode: Use your phone or tablet’s GPS and WiFi Connection to eject the bales automatically in the locations predetermined in the planning mode. 3. Remote Control Mode: Use phone or tablet as a remote control to move any function of the machine such as last bale eject or folding into transport mode outside the tractor cab. 4. Service and Maintenance: Connecting to the accumulator via WiFi, error code reading and basic diagnostics can be accomplished. Main controller software updates can also be done via WiFi connection.
Libra Harvest
This app provides a comprehensive system for managing grain cart scales and harvest data. It automatically detects and records every unload, offering real-time insights into weight transactions, field tracking, and inventory management. Data can be viewed, shared, and exported for efficient farm operations.
- Automatic unload detection
- Offline data collection
- Field, truck, and destination tracking
- Inventory management
- Combine yield monitor calibration
- Flexible unit display
- Cloud data backup
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Libra Harvest is a full-featured grain cart scale and harvest management system. The Libra Cart hardware connects to your grain cart's load cells and wirelessly communicates with the Libra Harvest app through Bluetooth®. It automatically detects and records every unload from your grain cart without additional sensors, providing accurate, real-time harvest data on your tablet or smartphone — no need to press any buttons or write anything down. The Libra Harvest app provides these features and more: 1. Automatic Unload Detection: Automatically saves the date, time, GPS location, and weight of every unload. 2. Record Offline: Collects and saves harvest data into the app whether or not your mobile device is connected to the Internet. 3. Track Fields, Trucks, Destinations: View totals and weight transactions for every field, truck, and destination (bins, bags, elevators, contracts). 4. Manage Inventory: Transfer amounts from one destination to another to track what has been moved or sold. 5. Calibrate the Combine’s Yield Monitor: View live weights and individually tare within Bluetooth® range to keep an eye on things or easily calibrate the yield monitor in the combine. 6. Flexible Unit Display: Display weights and totals in pounds, kilograms or bushels, and choose between light or dark mode. 7. Flexible Field Management: Create and edit field, truck, destination names and weight transactions on the fly. 8. Share and Export Data: Automatically backup your harvest data to the cloud and view it on a desktop computer. Upgrade to Harvest Pro: Unlock advanced features including multi-device syncing, team collaboration, desktop web editing, advanced reporting, farm management software integrations, and field boundary imports. Collaboration features, available with 3 or more Pro licenses, allow you to view all of your live cart weights from anywhere in the world, and manage each grain cart's settings remotely from the combine or the office. EULA: https://cloud.agrimatics.com/eula/harvest
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MF Bale Drop at none against Libra Harvest's 3. MF Bale Drop also leads on iOS requirement (9.3 vs 13.0). Libra Harvest's advantage is device support. On price 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. Libra Harvest sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $129.00 per year. MF Bale Drop asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | MF Bale Drop | Libra Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Subscription |
| Devices | — | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 190 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JCA Electronics | Bitstrata Systems Inc. |
In-app purchases
MF Bale Drop
No in-app purchases
Libra Harvest
- Plant & Harvest Pro x1$129.001 Year
- Plant & Harvest Pro x2$259.001 Year
- Plant & Harvest Pro x3$389.001 Year
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