Comparison

701x vs DC on Mobile

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

Head to head
About

701x

Manage your cattle herd with this comprehensive livestock record system. Track individual animals, record breeding and calving data, and generate insightful reports. Access your records offline and collaborate with your team in real-time.

Highlights
  • Offline data recording and synchronization
  • Quick calving and animal data entry
  • Interactive herd map with customizable layers
  • Real-time user collaboration with permission levels
  • Customizable dashboard with key reports
  • Insightful reports on inventory, health, and calving
  • GPS and wireless tag integration for herd monitoring
Features
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Autonomous Rancher® powered by 701x® gives livestock producers a one-stop solution to easily track and manage their cattle and their records. Our simple interface makes recording, managing, and accessing your records easier than ever. Make informed management decisions and keep track of valuable information regarding your calves, heifers, cows, and bulls – all in one place. Autonomous Rancher® is accessible from anywhere- even offline; it works where you work. Don’t just trust that your herd is performing well- get the data to prove it! WHY 701x®? 701x® is invested in building the future of ranching and we want to make life for ranchers as easy as possible. Giving you full control of your operation is our goal and we will do our best to help make your herd as productive as it can be. Our cattle management system encompasses Autonomous Rancher® software, GPS cattle tag, xTpro® and Wireless Smart cattle tag, xTlite® to connect cattle raisers through every step of their production. Sustainability is important to cattle families; 701x® provides you with the tools to shape future generations of ranching, keeping your family doing what they love. RECORD: Offline Capabilities: Create, record, and access your data even without a connection. Once a connection is re-established, any new data or changes that occurred while offline will be synchronized to the cloud and accessible to any other authorized user. Quick Calving Mode: Quickly enter and record data regarding tag number, dam and sire numbers, birth date, sex, breed, and more! MANAGE: Interactive Map: Customize the map to your liking with the use of different layers, filters, and additional tools. User Collaboration: Collaborate in real-time with your team. Users can be authorized with different permission levels to seamlessly create, edit, and view reports or notes regarding the herd and individual animals. Customizable Dashboard: The dashboard gives you an at-a-glance overview of reports, logs, or activity summaries. Simply customize your dashboard to your liking by selecting pre-set widgets to display information that is the most useful and important to you. TRACK: Insightful Reports: Access generated reports regarding inventory, herd health, calving, heifer replacement, or culling within specific date ranges. These reports allow you to keep an accurate count of how many animals you have at any point in time. CONNECT: xTpro® Tags: Connect to your herd 24/7 from anywhere with GPS xTpro® tags. Receive alerts in Autonomous Rancher when your herd may be in need. Alerts include Out-of-Fence, Health Alerts, Estrus Detection, Bull Mounting Detection, and more. xTlite® Tags: xTlite® sends a signal to surrounding xTpro® tags and smart devices through a Wireless connection, giving ranchers “Roll Call”: Take quick and easy headcounts with our ‘Roll Call’ feature to see which animals Autonomous Rancher®, xTpro®, xTlite®, and xWatSen are protected by U.S. patents. https://www.701x.com/patents

About

DC on Mobile

Manage herd, feed, and parlor operations on the go with this mobile tool. It allows for cowside data entry, tasklist management, and access to individual cow information, streamlining farm workflows and improving compliance.

Highlights
  • Cowside data entry
  • Tasklist management
  • Individual cow data access
  • Offline data entry
  • Team access management
  • Multiple herd switching
Features
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Access your DairyComp or MyDC data from any device at any time with DC on Mobile. Powered by VAS PULSE Platform, the DC on Mobile app enables on-the-go management, improved compliance and more efficient workflows via cowside data entry and access. Open and update tasklists, view reports and see how herd, feed and parlor management can be faster and easier than before with DC on Mobile. Features include: • Manage access to key members of your team, including managers, staff and consultants • Unlimited users and devices • Offline data entry • View individual cow data for current lactations and easily see if there is a milk or meat withhold on an animal • Scan animals with Bluetooth connected wands • Create your own custom item cards • Visibly see if equipment interfaces are functioning properly • Switch between multiple herds with a tap of a finger • Automatically receive new analytical tools without having to update • Updated interface and improved user experience

Screenshots

701x4 screens
DC on Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: DC on Mobile at 4.5 against 701x's 4.0. 701x's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (20 vs 4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DC on Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 701x has 20 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

701x ships an update every 2 weeks, DC on Mobile every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
701x versus DC on Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter701xDC on Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (20 ratings)4.5 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings20 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size137 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer701X INC.Valley Agricultural Software

Customer experience

701x

All ratings20 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.0%

DC on Mobile

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

701x

No in-app purchases

None

DC on Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 701x free?
701x is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DC on Mobile free?
DC on Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 701x or DC on Mobile?
DC on Mobile is rated higher. 701x averages 4.0 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while DC on Mobile averages 4.5 from 4 ratings.
Do 701x or DC on Mobile have ads?
Neither 701x nor DC on Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 701x or DC on Mobile?
701x ships an update every 2 weeks, and DC on Mobile every 5 weeks. Most recently, 701x was updated on November 3, 2026 and DC on Mobile on November 3, 2026.

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