Lancaster Farming vs The Packer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lancaster Farming
Stay informed about the latest agricultural news, market reports, and agribusiness updates. This app also connects you to rural life with articles on gardening, food, antiques, and outdoor activities.
- Agricultural news
- Market reports
- Agribusiness information
- Gardening articles
- Food and recipes
- Antiques and auctions
- Outdoor activities
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Lancaster Farming is the leading Northeast and Mid-Atlantic farm newspaper. The Lancaster Farming app brings the latest agricultural news, market reports and agribusiness information right to your phone. It also keeps you connected to rural life through articles about gardening, food and recipes, antiques, auctions, hunting, the great outdoors, fairs and shows, and so much more. “The Farmer’s Choice” since 1955, Lancaster Farming combines progress and tradition better than any other agricultural news source.
The Packer
This app is the premier source for news, information, and analysis in the fresh fruit and vegetable industry. It has been providing weekly reports on the produce industry since 1893.
- Industry news
- In-depth analysis
- Produce market information
- Historical industry reporting
- Weekly updates
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There's no argument that The Packer is the fresh fruit and vegetable industry's leading source for news, information and analysis. The Packer has been reporting every week on the produce industry since 1893.
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Verdict
Lancaster Farming and The Packer both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of The Packer's written reviews are positive against 67% of Lancaster Farming's. The Packer also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Lancaster Farming against 4.8 for The Packer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 88 and 89 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Lancaster Farming's written reviews are positive against 100% of The Packer's.
Lancaster Farming ships an update every 4 months, The Packer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lancaster Farming | The Packer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (88 ratings) | 4.8 (89 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 88 | 89 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | LNP Media Group, Inc. | Farm Journal, Inc. |
Customer experience
Lancaster Farming
The Packer
In-app purchases
Lancaster Farming
No in-app purchases
The Packer
No in-app purchases
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