Comparison

LongRange vs ZISK App

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

Head to head
About

LongRange

Enhance your IBM i 5250 applications with a modern user interface on your mobile devices. Integrate data from various sources like GPS and cameras without altering your existing RPG, COBOL, or CL programs.

Highlights
  • Enhanced IBM i 5250 UI
  • Mobile data integration (GPS, camera)
  • No changes to RPG/COBOL/CL programs
  • Pickers, menus, enhanced navigation
  • Image, sound, location capture
Features
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LongRange allows IBM i (formerly AS/400) 5250 server based applications to present an enhanced user interface. Information presented on iPhones or iPads may be combined with information from other sources - such as files, documents, GPS, cameras, voice recorders, web pages, etc. Key features: - The classic IBM i 5250 user interface may be extended and enhanced by the addition of pickers, menus, enhanced navigation techniques, date pickers, image, sound and location capture, etc. - Companies can gain the benefits of application mobility without changing their current RPG, COBOL or CL program development approaches. This is the LongRange client component. You also need a LongRange server component installed on your IBM i server.

About

ZISK App

This app simplifies complex dairy finance and commodity markets into a single projected profit number for your farm. It provides a 12-month profit projection, live market feeds for milk, corn, and soybean meal, and customizable alerts.

Highlights
  • 12-month profit projection
  • Live commodity market feeds
  • Customizable market alerts
  • Proprietary profit algorithm
  • Contract tracking
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Do you know when milk prices are projected to peak over the next year? Are you monitoring the day-to-day volatility of feed prices? How are you responding to these market changes and optimizing your profits? With the ZISK app, the answers to these questions just got a lot easier. Developed by a duo with over 35 combined years of experience in the dairy industry, ZISK makes the complex futures market incredibly simple – allowing you to respond to market threats and opportunities with ease. ZISK’s proprietary algorithms simplify the complex data of dairy finance and commodity markets into ONE number… the projected profit of your dairy farm. Enter a few basic details about your dairy and gain a clear view of your future financial outlook with a continuously updating twelve month profit projection. With a live feed from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the ZISK app lets you watch the markets for milk, corn, and soybean meal prices in the palm of your hand. You can set alerts so you’ll know right away when the market is moving. Also, enter your existing contracts into the app to see the most accurate view of your dairy’s profitability. Stop allowing market volatility and uncertainty erode your dairy’s profits. Download the ZISK app to empower yourself and your farm and go exploit the volatile market instead.

Screenshots

LongRange4 screens
ZISK App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ZISK App at 4.7 against LongRange's 3.0. ZISK App also leads on ratings volume (14 vs 2). LongRange's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and in-app purchases 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

ZISK App holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ZISK App has 14 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LongRange ships an update every 2 months, ZISK App monthly. The most recent releases landed on August 28, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
LongRange versus ZISK App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLongRangeZISK App
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)4.7 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings214 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLANSA Holdings Inc.Animal Health & Management, LLC

Customer experience

LongRange

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ZISK App

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

LongRange

No in-app purchases

None

ZISK App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LongRange free?
LongRange is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ZISK App free?
ZISK App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LongRange or ZISK App?
ZISK App is rated higher. LongRange averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while ZISK App averages 4.7 from 14 ratings.
Do LongRange or ZISK App have ads?
ZISK App shows ads; LongRange does not.
Which is updated more often, LongRange or ZISK App?
LongRange ships an update every 2 months, and ZISK App monthly. Most recently, LongRange was updated on August 28, 2026 and ZISK App on September 28, 2026.

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