Forager Diary vs TexasET
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Forager Diary
Easily document wild edible finds with photos, notes, and locations. Visualize your discoveries on a map and get directions back to them. Share your finds with friends, even offline.
- Document finds with photos and notes
- Record date and exact location
- Visualize finds on a map
- Get directions to saved locations
- Share finds with friends
- Offline creation of sightings
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With Forager Diary, keeping track of your finds of wild edibles is a snap. • Easily document every wild edible you find with lovely photos, field notes, the date you found it, and its exact location, all presented in a gorgeous interface. • Visualize them all on a big, beautiful map. • Easily return to the locations of your most precious finds at a later date with by getting directions to their exact coordinates. • Share finds with friends through email. • Because we know there's a good chance you won't have data access on your foray, you can create sightings offline. Whether you're a wild mushroom fanatic who wants to make sure you never forget the location of a bolete patch or a berry picker who just wants to document your finds, this is the app you've been waiting for.
TexasET
This application calculates crop water needs based on growth stage and real-time weather data. It allows for daily or 14-day forecasts, automatically incorporating rainfall data. Users can also set weekly irrigation reminders.
- Crop water requirement calculation
- Growth stage selection
- Real-time weather data integration
- 14-day water requirement forecast
- Automatic rainfall inclusion
- Customizable rainfall data
- Weekly irrigation reminders
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The TexasET app calculates the water requirements for crops based upon the growth stage selected. It uses real-time weather data from stations on the TexasET Network (texasET.tamu.edu). Water requirements may be determined for one day or up to 14 days. Rainfall at the selected weather station is automatically included in the calculations, but can be modified if local amounts are different. Weekly reminders of irrigation recommendations may be set up.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Forager Diary at 4.0 against TexasET's 3.0. Forager Diary also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 50%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
Forager Diary holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Forager Diary's written reviews are positive against 50% of TexasET's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Forager Diary | TexasET |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Timothy Sakhuja | Matrix Software, Inc. |
Customer experience
Forager Diary
TexasET
In-app purchases
Forager Diary
No in-app purchases
TexasET
No in-app purchases









