Crop Water vs MSU Irrigation
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crop Water
Estimate soil water status using Watermark sensor readings. Track water usage and availability for Nebraska soils. View historical sensor data and graphs.
- Estimate soil water status
- Use Watermark sensor readings
- Track water usage
- Monitor water availability
- View historic sensor readings
- Graph sensor data
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The Crop Water App was developed at the request of Nebraska Agricultural Water Management Network (NAWMN) participants. This app provides an easy way to estimate soil water status based on Watermark sensors installed at depths of 1, 2, and 3 feet. With these sensor readings, the Crop Water app will estimate the water used as well as what is still available for Nebraska soils. You can also see historic sensor readings and graph. Check out the NAWMN at: water.unl.edu/NAWMN.
MSU Irrigation
Plan and log irrigation field by field with data-driven recommendations. Get daily insights based on weather, ET, and crop/soil conditions. Collaborate with your team to ensure everyone is aligned on irrigation schedules.
- Field-by-field irrigation management
- Daily recommendations based on weather and ET
- Crop and soil data integration
- Irrigation schedule tracking
- Team collaboration features
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Manage irrigation with data, not guesswork. MSU Irrigation helps you plan and log irrigation field by field. Get daily recommendations based on weather, ET, and your crop and soil. Add fields, track schedules, and invite your team so everyone stays on the same page.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MSU Irrigation at 5.0 against Crop Water's 4.2. MSU Irrigation also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). Crop Water's advantage is iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MSU Irrigation holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 3 respectively.
Crop Water ships an update every 6 weeks, MSU Irrigation every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crop Water | MSU Irrigation |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | University of Nebraska - Lincoln | MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY |
Customer experience
Crop Water
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In-app purchases
Crop Water
No in-app purchases
MSU Irrigation
No in-app purchases
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