Comparison

FieldView Cab vs FieldX Journal

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

Head to head
About

FieldView Cab

This farm management app provides growers with real-time field data analysis and reporting. It connects to farm equipment to display performance maps and allows for remote operation management and data sharing with advisors.

Highlights
  • Real-time cab monitoring
  • Field data analysis tools
  • Rich maps and reports
  • Planter performance maps
  • Yield maps
  • Remote operation management
  • Data sharing with advisors
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FieldView Cab for iPad and iPhone is a simple and powerful farm management app that enables growers to collect and understand field data through rich maps and reports. It combines the best in real-time cab monitoring with simple field data analysis tools into a mobile app that benefits from the portability and connectivity of the iPad. FieldView Cab connects to a FieldView Drive or Precision Planting's 20/20 monitor to display real-time maps of your planter’s performance or high definition Yield maps during harvest. Shapefile maps can be imported into FieldView Cab so that any Planting, Application, Harvest, or Imported map can be viewed side by side. When not in the planter, sprayer, or combine cab field data is stored on the iPad and iPhone to enable informed field scouting. Whether at home, the office, or in the field your maps are in a single easy to browse mobile tool. FieldView Plus users can manage their operation remotely and stay aware of what is happening from anywhere. Maps sync between all iPads and iPhones on an account and RemoteView allows a real-time connection to any planter or combine in the field. FieldView on the web provides the grower access to maps, detailed reports, machine location, timely alerts, and the ability to easily share data with trusted advisors. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery charge. Terms of Service — https://climate.com/en-us/legal/terms-of-service.html

About

FieldX Journal

Record agricultural field data, generate PDF scouting reports, and navigate to field borders. This app allows for offline data entry and synchronization with a cloud platform. It's designed for existing customers of the FieldX Platform.

Highlights
  • Record agricultural data
  • Generate PDF scouting reports
  • Navigate to field borders
  • Offline data entry
  • Cloud synchronization
  • View field history
Features
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FieldX® Journal™ is used to record agricultural field data, generate PDF scouting reports, and navigate to georeferenced field borders. You can record your data from the field, with or without an internet connection. When an internet connection is established, data can then be synchronized with the cloud-based FieldX Platform. **Please note that this app is for existing FieldX customers. If you are not a customer, start a free trial today. Journal Core Capabilities: • Record agricultural data throughout the season, including Scouting observations, Recommendations, Treatment history, Plant and Harvest information, Irrigation and Field Operation events, and the beginning of a new Crop Season. • ‘Batch-Create’ journal entries for multiple fields at once. • Generate and share PDF reports of scouting and recommendation data. • View field history by grower, farm, or field. Additional Benefits: • Works online or offline. • Get turn-by-turn directions to the field. FieldX Journal is part of the FieldX Platform, which is an agricultural software system that is used across the United States and Canada.

Screenshots

FieldView Cab2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: FieldX Journal at 4.6 against FieldView Cab's 3.8. FieldX Journal also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). FieldView Cab's advantage is ratings volume (172 vs 8) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, 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

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

FieldX Journal holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FieldView Cab has 172 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 50% and 50% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FieldView Cab ships an update every 6 weeks, FieldX Journal monthly. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
FieldView Cab versus FieldX Journal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFieldView CabFieldX Journal
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (172 ratings)4.6 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings172 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size273 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Climate Corporation - USFieldX Inc.

Customer experience

FieldView Cab

All ratings172 ratings
Positive66.9%
Neutral11.6%
Negative21.5%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative40.0%

FieldX Journal

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

FieldView Cab

Reported bugs

22 issues
  • System full of bugs
  • Reoccurring server issues
  • Update removed access to data
  • Inaccurate acre counter
  • App freezing
Show 17 more
  • Constantly switches to field you are next to
  • Rough looking maps
  • Maps won't stay zoomed in
  • Data and Field acres not recorded correctly
  • Downforce heat map barely visible
  • Can't zoom in to details on heat map
  • Lag between app and field computers
  • Shows make believe gaps with overlap control
  • Drive sometimes has issues connecting
  • Recorded data with wrong field selected
  • Serious problems with version 8.3.9 (cannot create pull type applicators)
  • Cannot get planting maps to cloud sync
  • Drive connection indicator removed
  • Lost load by load calibration
  • Lost hybrid override
  • Data doesn't match across multiple iPads on the same account
  • Data from FieldView cab and FieldView web doesn't match

Requested features

10 requests
  • Advise on how to log in without an account
  • Option to choose own colors for maps
  • More controller options (e.g., Dicky john)
  • Show different treatments on the same map
  • Ability to run full cab app on phone
Show 5 more
  • Add compatibility for dry rate controllers
  • Add spray record details (weather, temp, humidity, wind speed, operator name)
  • Ability to copy tank mixes for easier editing
  • Bring back load by load calibration
  • Bring back hybrid override

FieldX Journal

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

FieldView Cab

No in-app purchases

None

FieldX Journal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FieldView Cab free?
FieldView Cab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FieldX Journal free?
FieldX Journal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FieldView Cab or FieldX Journal?
FieldX Journal is rated higher. FieldView Cab averages 3.8 out of 5 from 172 ratings, while FieldX Journal averages 4.6 from 8 ratings.
Do FieldView Cab or FieldX Journal have ads?
Neither FieldView Cab nor FieldX Journal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FieldView Cab or FieldX Journal?
FieldView Cab ships an update every 6 weeks, and FieldX Journal monthly. Most recently, FieldView Cab was updated on November 1, 2026 and FieldX Journal on November 1, 2026.

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