Tractor & Machinery vs TractorPlus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tractor & Machinery
Explore the history of agricultural machinery with this comprehensive publication. It features exclusive owner stories, historical profiles, restoration tales, practical advice, and global news on tractors from the 1940s to the 1990s.
- Historical tractor profiles
- Owner and restoration stories
- Practical workshop advice
- Farm & horticultural section
- Global news and auction results
- Covers popular and unique models
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Tractor & Machinery is the world’s best-selling tractor magazine. Onsale every four weeks, this 180-page publication covers tractors from the 1940s through to the 1990s, reflecting an era of tremendous change in agricultural machinery. From the post-war austerity days when tractors started to become more common on our land through to the 1990s when new technology transformed farming forever, Tractor & Machinery has exclusive owner’s stories, historical profiles, restoration stories, practical advice plus the latest news and sales results from the world of tractors. Each issue of Tractor & Machinery covers the most popular makes and models, such as Massey Ferguson, Ford, New Holland, International, John Deere and many more. In addition, however, the magazine also covers some of the quirkier tractors and implements around. For those with a hands-on knowledge, there’s a dedicated Workshop section with essential practical advice, hints and tips. Furthermore, there’s a Farm & Horticultural section looking at smaller machinery and implements – T&M is the only magazine to offer this huge variety of content. With readers all around the world, T&M is also able to bring readers the latest news, show reports and auction sale results from across the globe. ---------------------------------------------- This is a free app download. Within the app users can purchase the current issue and back issues. Subscriptions are also available within the application. A subscription will start from the latest regular issue at the time of purchase. -The subscription will renew automatically unless cancelled more than 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will be charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period, for the same duration and at the current subscription rate for the product. -You may turn off the auto-renewal of subscriptions through your Account Settings, however you are not able to cancel the current subscription during its active period. -Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when a subscription to that publication is purchased. -If a subscription offers a free trial, at the end of the trial period, you will be charged the full price of the subscription. You may cancel a subscription during its free trial period via the subscription settings on your iTunes account. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the subscription period to avoid being charged. Users can register for/ login to a pocketmags account in-app. This will protect their issues in the case of a lost device and allow browsing of purchases on multiple platforms. Existing pocketmags users can retrieve their purchases by logging into their account. We recommend loading the app for the first time in a wi-fi area so that all issue data is retrieved. If your app will not load past the splash page after a first install or an update, please delete and reinstall the app from the App Store Help and frequently asked questions can be accessed in-app and on pocketmags. If you have any problems at all please do not hesitate to contact us: help@pocketmags.com -------------------- You can find our privacy policy here: http://www.pocketmags.com/privacy.aspx You can find our terms and conditions here: http://www.pocketmags.com/terms.aspx
TractorPlus
This app helps owners of select John Deere tractors manage and maintain their equipment. It provides maintenance recommendations, fluid capacities, parts information, and allows for tracking engine hours and maintenance history. It also offers GPS-based work tracking and diagnostic code lookup for compact utility tractors.
- Barcode scanner for equipment identification
- Maintenance recommendations and instructions
- Fluid capacities and parts information
- Engine hour tracking and maintenance history
- Diagnostic trouble code lookup
- GPS-based work tracking
- Implement compatibility lookup
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NOTE: TractorPlus supports select John Deere 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 family Compact Utility Tractors and MY20 or later 7R, 8R, 8RT, 8RX, 9R, 9RT, and 9RX model tractors. The TractorPlus app from John Deere includes exciting improvements whether you own a 1025R or 9620RX tractor. Quickly identify your equipment using the built-in barcode scanner and unlock a wealth of information and tools that help you use and maintain your equipment more efficiently. View detailed upcoming maintenance recommendations with quick access to instructions from your Operator's Manual or links to relevant tutorial videos. Get fluid capacities and parts information with options to easily purchase via an online shopping cart. Track your engine hours, record your maintenance history, and quickly link to parts diagrams when you need to identify a repair part. For Compact Utility Tractor customers there is also a new option to record and visualize work using your phone's built-in GPS and additional information when looking up diagnostic trouble codes. Browse a list of John Deere and Frontier implements compatible with your small tractor and discover great tutorial videos in the Tips Notebook. The newly released TractorPlus Smart Connector kit extends the functionality of TractorPlus by enabling real time monitoring of your vehicle. Now you can conveniently see a list of trouble codes present on a machine and the app automatically records key information like engine hours and fuel level in case you need to know them when you're away from the vehicle. Add a phone mount to your tractor and use the Live Dashboard feature to monitor additional vehicle parameters in real time. The TractorPlus Smart Connector also enables detailed new summaries of vehicle usage when you use the Track Now feature. Please contact your local John Deere dealership for compatibility and availablility information.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tractor & Machinery at 75% against TractorPlus's 9%. Tractor & Machinery also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.2). TractorPlus's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 18 months). 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. Tractor & Machinery sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.49 per month. TractorPlus asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tractor & Machinery holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TractorPlus has 35 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Tractor & Machinery's written reviews are positive against 9% of TractorPlus's.
Tractor & Machinery ships an update every 18 months, TractorPlus every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tractor & Machinery | TractorPlus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.2 (35 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 9.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 35 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 402 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kelsey Publishing Group | John Deere |
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In-app purchases
Tractor & Machinery
- Tractor & Machinery Auto-Renewable Subscription$4.491 Month
- Tractor and Machinery Auto-Renewable Subscription$13.996 Months
- Tractor and Machinery Auto-Renewable Subscription$25.991 Year
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TractorPlus
No in-app purchases
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