USDA PPRL vs IMPACT Deck
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
USDA PPRL
This app helps livestock owners identify poisonous plants to prevent animal loss. It provides a searchable database of toxic flora and allows users to report livestock poisonings to the research lab.
- Identify poisonous plants
- Searchable plant database
- Prevent livestock loss
- Report livestock poisonings
- Awareness of toxic flora
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The Poisonous Plant Research Lab App by USDA is aimed to help livestock owners (Ranchers) in preventing/minimizing the loss of their livestock by giving them awareness about poisonous plant. The app will allow a rancher to search for poisonous plants using the information provided in the Application via bulletin 415. Users will be able to contact PPRL to report their livestock poisoning.
IMPACT Deck
Explore the societal impact of technology through an empathetic card game. Players engage in discussions about how various technologies affect individuals and society, fostering a deeper understanding of our world.
- Empathy-based gameplay
- Character backstories
- Action and technology cards
- Societal impact discussions
- Human-centric learning
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IMPACT is a thought-provoking card game that begins from a standpoint of empathy. It presents players with character cards, each embodying an individual with a rich backstory that invites thoughtful exploration as the game progresses with action and technology cards. As players navigate the game, they engage in discussions about the potential effects of various technologies on society, industry, and the daily lives of the characters and themselves. This human-centric conversation aims to foster a deeper understanding of how technology impacts our world.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: IMPACT Deck at every 3 days against USDA PPRL's every 2 months. IMPACT Deck also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for USDA PPRL against 4.7 for IMPACT Deck. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
USDA PPRL ships an update every 2 months, IMPACT Deck every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | USDA PPRL | IMPACT Deck |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better | 4.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 598 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Utah State University | The Pennsylvania State University |
Customer experience
USDA PPRL
IMPACT Deck
In-app purchases
USDA PPRL
No in-app purchases
IMPACT Deck
No in-app purchases
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