iFAR vs Earned Value Management
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iFAR
Access and search the complete 48 Federal Acquisition Regulation. View full PDF pages and easily share them via email for reference. The content is fully searchable and indexed.
- Full Federal Acquisition Regulation
- Searchable content
- PDF page viewing
- Email export functionality
- Indexed for quick access
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Self contained title 48 Federal Acquisition Regulation with full PDF pages ready to email for reference. Completely searchable and indexed!
Earned Value Management
A pocket reference for Department of Defense professionals on Earned Value Management. It offers clear guidelines, an alphabetical list of EVM equations with variable definitions, and built-in calculators to simplify complex math.
- DoD EVM guidelines
- Alphabetical EVM equations
- Variable definitions
- EVM equation calculators
- DoD EVM community links
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This app provides a handy pocket reference for engineers, logisticians and program managers involved in the Department of Defense's Earned Value Management processes. Features include: *Easy-to-understand DoD EVM guidelines *EVM equations listed alphabetically, with all variables defined *EVM equation calculators. Let us do the math for you! *Links to connect you to the larger DoD EVM community All ThinChip Software apps are now available free of charge.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Earned Value Management at 5.0 against iFAR's 3.4. iFAR's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Earned Value Management holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively.
iFAR ships an update every 11 months, Earned Value Management every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iFAR | Earned Value Management |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 7 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | visual soft, inc | Russell Shannon |
Customer experience
iFAR
Earned Value Management
In-app purchases
iFAR
No in-app purchases
Earned Value Management
No in-app purchases
