Comparison

Hydrology Formulator vs Simplot Advisor

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

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About

Hydrology Formulator

This app provides a comprehensive collection of over 1,000 formulas, calculators, and conversions for hydrology and civil engineering. It covers a wide range of topics including groundwater, stormwater, pipe flow, and water pollution.

Highlights
  • 1,000+ formulas and calculators
  • Groundwater analysis tools
  • Stormwater design calculations
  • Open channel and pipe flow equations
  • Water pollution modeling
  • Conversions and reference data
Features
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HYDROLOGY FORMULATOR is the ultimate pocket reference for hydrologists, civil engineers, environmental scientists, and students. Packed with 1,000+ formulas, calculators, and conversions, it covers everything from groundwater analysis to stormwater design — all in one powerful app. HYDROLOGY CALCULATORS Infiltration & Recharge — 17 Calculators - Porosity, Green-Ampt Infiltration, Horton Infiltration, Philip Infiltration, Holtan's Model, Hydraulic Conductivity, Groundwater Recharge, Mean Pore Velocity, Specific Discharge, Volumetric Water Content, and more Evaporation & Transpiration — 8 Calculators - Penman-Monteith ET0, Blaney-Criddle ET, Thornthwaite PET, Crop Evapotranspiration, Saturation Vapor Pressure, Evaporation Rate of Lake, Relative Humidity, Potential Evapotranspiration Open Channel Flow — 12 Calculators - Manning's Equation (SI & US), Chezy Equation, Froude Number, Hydraulic Radius, Hydraulic Jump, Critical Depth, Specific Energy, Reynolds Number, and more Pipe Flow — 7 Calculators - Darcy-Weisbach Equation, Hazen-Williams Velocity (SI & US), Reynolds Number, Water Hammer Pressure, Continuity Equation, Minor Head Loss Stormwater & Watershed — 9 Calculators - SCS Curve Number Runoff, SCS Peak Discharge, IDF Rainfall Intensity, Kirpich Time of Concentration, Gumbel Extreme Value, Detention Storage Volume, Composite Curve Number, and more Pumps & Water Supply — 7 Calculators - Total Dynamic Head, Water Horsepower, Brake Horsepower, NPSHa, Affinity Laws for Flow, Head, and Power Weirs & Orifices — 6 Calculators - Rectangular Weir (SI & US), V-Notch Weir, Broad-Crested Weir, Orifice Flow, Spillway Discharge Water Flow — 10 Calculators - Water Flow Rate, Velocity of Water, Volume of Water Flow, 90° V-Notch calculations, Pipe Total Diameter, and more Surface Runoff — 6 Calculators - Average Velocity, Runoff, Travel Time, Hourly Rate of Rainfall Groundwater — 7 Calculators - Darcy's Law, Thiem Equation, Cooper-Jacob Drawdown, Dupuit Well Flow, Radius of Influence, Storage Properties Soil Pollution — 5 Calculators - Groundwater Pore Velocity, Effective Diffusion, Hydrodynamic Dispersion, Aquifer Parameter, Variance of Pore Velocity River Pollution — 7 Calculators - River Oxygen Deficit, Critical Time & Distance for Oxygen Deficit, Re-Aeration Constants, Dissolved Oxygen, River Flow, Water Temperature Lake Pollution — 4 Calculators - Waste Entering, Equilibrium Concentration, Settling Loss Rate, Particle Deposition Rate Sediment Transport — 4 Calculators - Shields Parameter, Bed Shear Stress, Stokes' Law Settling Velocity, Meyer-Peter Müller Bedload Snow Hydrology — 2 Calculators - Snow Water Equivalent, Degree-Day Snowmelt Culvert Hydraulics — 2 Calculators - Culvert Headwater (Outlet Control), Culvert Outlet Control Head Loss Flood Routing - Muskingum Routing Water Balance - Water Balance Equation, Storage Continuity Plus: Area Formulas, Pollution Cleanup, and more CONVERSIONS & REFERENCE Hundreds of built-in conversions across 16 categories including: - Liquid Measures, Cubic Measures, Linear Measures, Square Measures - Flow Rates, Pressures, Horsepower, BTU, Watts, Power - Hydraulic Conversions, Sand-to-Volume, Ft-Lbs - 8 Temperature Scales (Celsius, Fahrenheit, Kelvin, Rankine, Réaumur, Newton, Delisle, Rømer) - Metric Conversions and Fraction Conversions KEY FEATURES - Save and review past calculations - Switch between US (Imperial) and Metric units - Clean, intuitive interface designed for field and office use - Premium upgrade unlocks Groundwater, Pollution, Sediment Transport, Snow Hydrology, Culvert Hydraulics, and Flood Routing calculators

About

Simplot Advisor

This app offers precision agronomy and compliance tools for crop advisors and growers. It enables seamless, real-time data syncing and offline capabilities for continuous productivity in the field. Advanced access requires a user account.

Highlights
  • Create and manage grower, farm, and field records
  • Offline editing and data management
  • Geo-referenced scouting observations with photos
  • Offline GPS-enabled soil and plant sample collection
  • Access in-season imagery and map overlays
  • Real-time cloud synchronization
  • Robust permissions model
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Simplot Advisor provides crop advisors and growers with an innovative suite of precision agronomy and compliance tools. Seamless, real-time data syncing and full offline capabilities allow field-based users to remain informed and productive at all times. NOTE • Use of this app requires an Simplot Advisor user account with advanced access. • Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. MOBILE DATA MANAGEMENT • Create and manage grower, farm, field and planting records and boundary maps • Full editing capabilities while disconnected in the field • Boundary mapping with external GPS integration and auto-smoothing capabilities • Quick and accurate manual mapping with polygon, circle and split drawing tools • Multiple map background imagery providers (Apple, Google, Bing, etc.) CLOUD SYNC • Real-time background cloud sync automatically keeps everyone updated • Data synced from the device in real-time as records are created while connected • Data generated while offline is queued and sent automatically once a connection is detected • Two-way sync keeps all mobile devices in sync within minutes of any change • Robust permissions model prevents syncing and viewing of unauthorized data FIELD SCOUTING • Create geo-referenced scouting observations and attach photos and notes • Record pest observations for disease, insects and weeds • Record additional observations for nutrient deficiencies, soil moisture, crop damage and more • Share observations via text message directly from the field • Synchronize observations in real time with your co-workers or customers FIELD SAMPLING • Offline GPS-enabled soil and plant sample collection • Grid, zone, target and freeform sampling modes for point and composite samples • Sample using targets generated from field imagery, logged data (planting, harvest, EM, etc.), soil samples and more • Request lab recommendations for your sampling job • Share sample information sheet directly from the field via text message, email and more IMAGERY / MAP OVERLAYS • Access in-season imagery for your fields • Easily view available image dates and switch between layers with a single tap • View map overlays for planting, application, harvest records and more when scouting or sampling fields • Utilize location information along with imagery and map overlays for powerful guided scouting • Access in-season imagery and map layers to validate sample event locations

Screenshots

Hydrology Formulator4 screens
Simplot Advisor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hydrology Formulator at 5.0 against Simplot Advisor's 4.3. Simplot Advisor's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months). On price, ads, monetization model and device support 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. Hydrology Formulator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Simplot Advisor asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hydrology Formulator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simplot Advisor has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hydrology Formulator ships an update every 6 months, Simplot Advisor every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Hydrology Formulator versus Simplot Advisor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHydrology FormulatorSimplot Advisor
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.3 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB69 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHistorycentral.comAgrian Inc.

Customer experience

Hydrology Formulator

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative60.0%

Simplot Advisor

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Hydrology Formulator

One-time1
  • Pro Version$3.99
None

Simplot Advisor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hydrology Formulator free?
Hydrology Formulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simplot Advisor free?
Simplot Advisor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hydrology Formulator or Simplot Advisor?
Hydrology Formulator is rated higher. Hydrology Formulator averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Simplot Advisor averages 4.3 from 6 ratings.
Do Hydrology Formulator or Simplot Advisor have ads?
Neither Hydrology Formulator nor Simplot Advisor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hydrology Formulator or Simplot Advisor?
Hydrology Formulator ships an update every 6 months, and Simplot Advisor every 3 weeks. Most recently, Hydrology Formulator was updated on October 8, 2026 and Simplot Advisor on September 29, 2026.

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