Agworld for iPad vs iBal Fixed
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Agworld for iPad
This collaborative farming solution streamlines farm management by enabling growers and consultants to plan, budget, and capture data. It offers offline access to farm maps, recommendations, and product information, improving efficiency and profitability in agricultural operations.
- Collaborative farming platform
- Planning and budgeting tools
- Data capture and farm maps
- Offline access to farm data
- Label and SDS library
- Communication and work order management
- Variable rate file transfer
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Agworld - Connecting The Industry. Agworld is the world’s leading collaborative farming solution that enables growers, crop consultants, farm staff, precision specialists and operation managers to truly work as one. Agworld’s planning and budgeting capabilities, data capture tools, farm maps, label and SDS library and communication tools improve your workflow and increase your production efficiency and profitability. Agworld’s iPad app is the most convenient way to access, capture, manage and share your farm data from anywhere. The online / offline app allows you to get things done while in the field, even without an internet connection. The app automatically syncs all your information to your secure cloud-account once you are back in range. For consultants and advisors: - Record your observations and recommendations quickly by using an app that is designed to be used in the field. - Add photos or draw on field maps when sending new jobs so you can identify key areas and communicate with your clients more efficiently. - Get an overview of your grower’s information, activities, yield and sampling result layers for truly powerful in-field decision making. - Built-in rate checking system and offline access to the latest product labels and SDS when you need it. - Write your common recommendations once using templates and share them with your new staff or existing colleagues for fast and accurate rec-writing. - View yield and soil sampling layers and share them with your growers. - End-to-end work order management workflow from Precision to Application - Transfer variable rate controller files from your iPad to your machines using Sandisk iXpand Lightning / USB drive. - Map your client’s fields by driving around its boundary and get turn by turn GPS directions to the location of your jobs. For growers: - View your interactive farm maps, yield and sampling results created by your Agworld advisors with just a few taps. - Discover field insights by comparing yield data, total cost to date, the number of jobs due and your planned/actual gross margin across all your fields, right on the maps page. - Map your fields by driving around its boundary. - Receive recommendations and work orders from your consultant in real time. - See your to-do, done and draft jobs for a quick way to stay on top of your tasks. - Use the library to look up product labels and SDS. - Plan and budget your season in under 10 minutes using templates loaded from the Agworld website. - Accurately calculate your tank mix using the built-in calculator. - Convert individual fields into actuals from multiple field recommendations. - Filter multiple job stages such as recommendations and work orders, at the same time.
iBal Fixed
This app helps pilots quickly calculate the weight and balance for fixed-wing aircraft. It supports numerous aircraft types and allows users to add custom aircraft with pre-configured loads and photos. Results can be emailed, and it detects potential weight and CG issues.
- Supports numerous aircraft types
- Add custom aircraft with photos
- Graphical and tabular displays
- Email completed manifests
- Detects weight and CG problems
- Predefined load lists
- Supports various weight units
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iBal Fixed is a dedicated Fixed-Wing aircraft weight and balance app for iPhone, iPad and iPod. Designed from the ground up for professional and private pilots, it provides for quick and easy entry of loads and checks against type-specific weight, longitudinal CG limits, load station limits etc. Graphical displays, mission and manifest sent by email and much more. Online information, help and discussion at http://groups.google.com/group/ibal-help http://www.airspayce.com/airspayce/ibal Quick Reference Sheet http://www.airspayce.com/iBal/ReferenceSheet.pdf Features: Many types supported: See http://www.airspayce.com/airspayce/ibal/ibal-fixed-types-supported for detailed list of supported types and configurations. Cessna 172 (most models except 172R) landplane, normal category. Cessna 182 (most models) landplane, normal category. Cessna 206 (most models) landplane, normal category. Cessna 208 models with flexible seating: Caravan I in landplane and floatplane, with Wipaire upgross Grand Caravan landplane, with and without APE I, II, II payload extender Caravan EX with TKS deice Piper PA-28 (most models) landplane, normal category. Add any number of your own aircraft, including preconfigured loads and photos of your own aircraft. Send completed CG Solutions (including manifest) and CG graphs to any email address (internet connection required) Configurable Name, BEW, longitudinal arms and photo for your own aircraft (from camera or photo roll where supported). Easy entry and adjustment of passengers, fuel, cargo and suspended loads. Displays CG for loaded and empty fuel, critical fuel loads with and without any suspended load. Detects and displays weight and longitudinal CG problems. Displays available load until limits will be exceeded. Displays weights, arms and CG solutions in graphical and tabular formats, with problem alerts. Support for optional Passenger names and Flight Details which appear on the CG solution spreadsheet and are transmitted when Send tapped. This supports new FAA rules requiring FAR Part 135 (Air Taxi) Operators to manifest every flight stage and for it to be transmitted back to base. Support for Predefined Loads: user definable list of commonly carried loads and their weights. Useful for EMS staff lists, oil rig personnel lists, common cargo items etc. List of predefined loads can be accessed from the load edit page to automatically enter the weight and description. The list can be customised to include any number of your own personnel names or freight descriptions plus the weight of each. Predefined loads can be added or removed from your list at any time, and will not be lost when you update iBal. Loads can be entered in your choice of suitable unit: kg, lbs, USGals, litres,stones (also fuel % in applicable types). Supports iPhone gestures: Drag passengers and cargo between stations Flick cargo and passengers off Zoom and scroll floorplans, graphs and load sheets Aircraft-specific Custom Load Stations, allowing you to add new or non-standard loading positions to your own aircraft. Displays helpful loading data, limits and hints. Optional Alert sounds and vibration for bad solutions for easy in-flight use. Configurable fuel SGs Supports Apple AirPrint, Retina, iOS 5 and later on iPhone, iPad, etc. Works with Aeronet http://www.aeronet.co.nz/ a world class maintenance, flight and duty tracking system. Allows operators to automatically update their Aeronet records with the flight details emailed by iBal. Reduces the time and cost of records compliance.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Agworld for iPad at Free against iBal Fixed's $17.99. Agworld for iPad also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (326 vs 7). iBal Fixed's advantage is review sentiment (92% vs 64%). On rating, ads, in-app purchases 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
Agworld for iPad is free to download; iBal Fixed costs $17.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Agworld for iPad against 4.4 for iBal Fixed. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Agworld for iPad has 326 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of Agworld for iPad's written reviews are positive against 92% of iBal Fixed's.
Agworld for iPad ships an update fortnightly, iBal Fixed every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Agworld for iPad | iBal Fixed |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $17.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (326 ratings) — better | 4.4 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 63.6% of reviews | 92.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 326 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 117 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Agworld Pty Ltd | AirSpayce |
Customer experience
Agworld for iPad
iBal Fixed
Bugs and requests
Agworld for iPad
Reported bugs
2 issues- Cannot set up an account, only log in
- App does not load on iPad, sync times out and app closes
Requested features
2 requests- Expand tool usage in India and Asian countries
- Add cells for nozzle band, type, size, pressure, and boom height for spray recording
iBal Fixed
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Agworld for iPad
No in-app purchases
iBal Fixed
No in-app purchases
Questions
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