Comparison

Spray Guide vs NPKalc

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

Head to head
About

Spray Guide

This app helps agricultural professionals ensure crop protection products are mixed in the correct sequence for safe and effective application. It also maintains detailed spray logs compliant with Worker Protection Standards, including weather and location data.

Highlights
  • Recommended mixing order
  • Mix sheets for accurate loading
  • Comprehensive spray logs
  • EPA Number & Re-entry Interval tracking
  • Nozzle selection for compliance
  • Favorite products for quick access
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Spray Guide, from Plant Health Technologies, is an environmental stewardship app. It helps ensure applicators are mixing crop protection products in the proper sequence for uniform and safe applications. Following the proper mixing, sequence helps prevent product incompatibilities and can save applicators time and money by avoiding product loss and sprayer clean-out problems. Spray Guide also captures product use rates and application information and conveniently maintains comprehensive, accurate Spray Logs for easy record keeping, which are compliant with Worker Protection Standards. Records can also include local weather, nozzle used and GPS field location. KEY FEATURES • Mix Guide: receive a recommended mixing order based on the products selected • Mix Sheets: capture field size, spray volume, tank size and product use rates and receive per tank and per field volume requirements for accurate loading and easy documentation and compliance. • Spray Logs: allow you to conveniently record GPS location, time spent spraying and weather details. A notes section also allows for additional record keeping • EPA Number & Re-entry Interval: allows for compliance with Worker Protection Standards Nozzle Selection: enhances records for label compliance My Favorites: select your most-used products for easy access

About

NPKalc

This app helps calculate fertilizer needs for various applications, supporting both granular and liquid types with flexible unit inputs. It's designed for anyone managing lawns, gardens, or larger agricultural areas.

Highlights
  • Granular fertilizer calculation
  • Liquid fertilizer calculation
  • Supports various units of measure
  • Ideal for DIY lawn care
  • Useful for professionals
Features
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NPKalc is an easy to use fertilizer calculator that supports granular and liquid fertilizers with different unit of measures for input. Perfect for the DIY lawn dominator, gardener, landscape professional, golf course superintendents and farmers. Disclaimer: While we strive to provide accurate information, we do not accept responsibility for any misuse of the NPKalc app. Users are encouraged to use the app responsibly, cross check calculations and consult with experts for specific advice on fertilizer usage.

Screenshots

Spray Guide4 screens
NPKalc4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: NPKalc at 4.6 against Spray Guide's 3.0. NPKalc also leads on ratings volume (16 vs 3). Spray Guide's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Spray Guide sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and NPKalc sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NPKalc holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NPKalc has 16 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Spray Guide versus NPKalc: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpray GuideNPKalc
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (3 ratings)4.6 (16 ratings) — better
Number of ratings316 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS10.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPrecision Laboratories, Inc.Barton Cone

Customer experience

Spray Guide

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

NPKalc

All ratings16 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative6.3%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Spray Guide

One-time1
  • Spray Guide Weather Integration$5.99
1 purchases

NPKalc

One-time1
  • NPKalc Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Spray Guide free?
Spray Guide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NPKalc free?
NPKalc is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Spray Guide or NPKalc?
NPKalc is rated higher. Spray Guide averages 3.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while NPKalc averages 4.6 from 16 ratings.
Do Spray Guide or NPKalc have ads?
Neither Spray Guide nor NPKalc shows ads.

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