Harvest Loss Calculator vs Quick Commodities
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Harvest Loss Calculator
This app helps farmers estimate crop loss after harvest. Users input ground counts of seeds or kernels in a square foot, and the app calculates losses in bushels and pounds per acre.
- Crop selection
- Ground seed/kernel input
- Bushels per acre calculation
- Pounds per acre calculation
- Field loss estimation
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The Ag PhD Harvest Loss Calculator helps you determine how much of your crop you are leaving in the field after harvest. Simply select your crop and input the number of seeds/kernels you count on the ground in a square foot. The app returns a harvest loss calculation in both bushels per acre and pounds per acre.
Quick Commodities
Access real-time and historical commodity prices for 15+ key markets. Track price changes with a simple, information-dense interface and customize your view with accent colors and widgets. Stay informed on market shifts with data spanning up to 36 months.
- Real-time commodity prices
- Historical price data (1-36 months)
- 15+ common commodities tracked
- Customizable accent colors
- Widgets for quick access
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A glanceable overview of the commodities market in your pocket! Quick Commodities is the easiest way to stay up-to-date with market changes, with recent and historical price data at your fingertips via a simple and information-dense interface. Features include: • Price and price change data for 15 of the most common commodities • Historical price data, showing either last 1, 3, 6, 12, 24 or 36 months • Set an accent color to better adjust the interface to your taste • Widgets Currently available commodities: - Aluminium - Brent Oil - Coal - Cocoa - Coffee - Copper - Corn - Cotton - Crude Oil - Gold - Iron Ore - Lean Hogs - Live Cattle - Lumber - Natural Gas - Oats - Platinum - Silver - Soybeans - Sugar - Wheat Quick Commodities subscription will be charged to your account after your confirmation of purchase. Your subscription will automatically renew every month and be charged to your account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Find the full terms and conditions, and our privacy policy, at https://armchairengineering.com/privacy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Quick Commodities at 4.3 against Harvest Loss Calculator's 3.0. Quick Commodities also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 13 months) and review sentiment (26% vs 0%). Harvest Loss Calculator's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Quick Commodities sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Harvest Loss Calculator asks for nothing beyond the download.
Quick Commodities holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Quick Commodities has 506 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Harvest Loss Calculator's written reviews are positive against 26% of Quick Commodities's.
Harvest Loss Calculator ships an update every 13 months, Quick Commodities fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Harvest Loss Calculator | Quick Commodities |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 4.3 (506 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 25.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 506 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Ag PhD | Armchair Engineering |
Customer experience
Harvest Loss Calculator
Quick Commodities
Bugs and requests
Harvest Loss Calculator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Quick Commodities
Reported bugs
6 issues- App crashes on launch for Intel Mac Pro (Monterey 12.1)
- M1 Mac compatibility issues
- Subscription payment processed but app remains locked
- Widget options limited after update
- Graph settings/options don't function properly
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- Prices display inaccurately or lag significantly
Requested features
10 requests- Bitcoin and cryptocurrency support
- Real-time price updates
- Extended chart time frames (beyond 3 months)
- Milk/dairy commodity prices
- Silver price display
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- Custom widget sizes (6-tile option)
- Multiple chart time frame options (1-day, 5-day views)
- Custom sorting options (not just alphabetical)
- Live data feeds
- App widgets for quick access
In-app purchases
Harvest Loss Calculator
No in-app purchases
Quick Commodities
- Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Legacy Quarterly$7.993 Months
- Legacy Half Yearly$13.996 Months
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- Legacy Yearly$24.991 Year
- Yearly$24.991 Year
- Outright Unlock$49.99
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