Comparison

WatchDog Wind vs QuickPlot

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

Head to head
About

WatchDog Wind

This app displays and records wind speed and direction from a portable sensor, along with local weather data. It helps spray equipment operators make informed pesticide application decisions by providing immediate measurements and timestamped records. The tool aids in preventing drift, improving coverage, and ensuring safety for surrounding environments.

Highlights
  • Display wind speed and direction
  • Record conditions with time/location stamp
  • Email recorded data
  • Show local temperature, humidity, pressure
  • Aid pesticide application decisions
  • Prevent drift complaints
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Owners of the WatchDog Portable Wind Sensor (a handheld anemometer) can use the WatchDog Wind app to display and record the wind speed and direction from the ultrasonic sensor, along with local temperature, humidity, and barometric pressure obtained from the cloud. Spray equipment operators can get immediate and precise measurements, allowing them to make better pesticide application decisions. Tapping a button records the current conditions with a time and location stamp. The records can be emailed directly from the app for a day or a date range. Knowing the current conditions helps avoid negative impact from drift, improving the pesticide coverage on the targeted area while ensuring the safety of surrounding people, crops, livestock, wildlife, and plants - demonstrating good stewardship.

About

QuickPlot

This app helps agricultural researchers organize trials, collect data and photos, and store them for analysis and sharing. It simplifies data management, eliminating the need for manual sorting and transfers.

Highlights
  • Organize agricultural trials
  • Collect data and photos
  • Store data for analysis
  • Easy data sharing
  • Simplify data management
Features
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Humanity required food. Food production is increased through innovation and agricultural research and finally there is a solution designed specifically for agricultural researchers to easy and effectively organize trials, collect data and photos and store them for convenient analysis and sharing. No more sorting through photos in the off season. No more having to transfer data from the clipboard to the spreadsheet. No more using over-engineered programs that confuse and cost a fortune. Quickplot provides farmers, researchers, and consultants with an all-in-one easy to use data collection service that cannot be lost, stolen, or compromised.

Screenshots

WatchDog Wind4 screens
QuickPlot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: QuickPlot at 5.0 against WatchDog Wind's 4.0. QuickPlot also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

QuickPlot holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WatchDog Wind ships an update every 4 months, QuickPlot fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
WatchDog Wind versus QuickPlot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWatchDog WindQuickPlot
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.211.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSpectrum Technologies, Inc.Ascension Services LLC

Customer experience

WatchDog Wind

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

QuickPlot

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

WatchDog Wind

No in-app purchases

None

QuickPlot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WatchDog Wind free?
WatchDog Wind is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is QuickPlot free?
QuickPlot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, WatchDog Wind or QuickPlot?
QuickPlot is rated higher. WatchDog Wind averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while QuickPlot averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do WatchDog Wind or QuickPlot have ads?
Neither WatchDog Wind nor QuickPlot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WatchDog Wind or QuickPlot?
WatchDog Wind ships an update every 4 months, and QuickPlot fortnightly. Most recently, WatchDog Wind was updated on October 1, 2026 and QuickPlot on September 20, 2026.

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