Simplot Advisor 3.0 vs EarthOptics GroundOwl
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simplot Advisor 3.0
This app allows crop advisors to conduct field sampling and scouting with real-time data syncing and offline capabilities. It supports downloading grower information, viewing field boundaries, and collecting soil and plant tissue samples using various modes. Users can also request lab recommendations and share check-in sheets directly from the field.
- Offline GPS-enabled sample collection
- Real-time data syncing
- View field and planting boundaries
- Grid, zone, target, and freeform sampling modes
- Request lab recommendations
- Share lab check-in sheets
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The Simplot Advisor 3.0 iOS App provides a field tool to enable Simplot crop advisors and associates to complete field-based sampling and scouting with real-time data syncing and full offline capabilities. • Download growers and view their farms, fields, and plantings. • View field and planting boundaries on the map. • Complete offline GPS-enabled soil and plant tissue sample collection • Grid, zone, target and freeform sampling modes for point and composite samples • Sample using pre-defined field targets • Request lab recommendations for your sampling job • Share lab check-in sheets directly from the field via text message and email • Real-time background cloud sync automatically keeps everyone updated • Data synced from the device in real-time as records are created while connected • Data generated while offline is queued and sent automatically once a connection is detected NOTE • Use of this app requires a Simplot Advisor 3.0 user account
EarthOptics GroundOwl
This app simplifies soil analysis by wirelessly connecting to a sensor suite. It measures soil compaction, texture, carbon content, conductivity, and nutrient properties up to 24 inches deep.
- Measures soil compaction up to 24 inches
- Analyzes soil texture
- Measures soil carbon content
- Measures soil conductivity
- Measures nutrient properties
- Wireless sensor connection
- Simplified data collection
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GroundOwl is EarthOptics' proprietary sensor suite that measures soil compaction to a depth of 24 inches while also measuring changes in soil texture, carbon content, conductivity, and nutrient properties. Now with a new mobile app and external control unit that simplify the collection process and make using GroundOwl technology easier than ever before.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: EarthOptics GroundOwl at 5.0 against Simplot Advisor 3.0's 3.3. EarthOptics GroundOwl also leads on iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). Simplot Advisor 3.0's advantage is ratings volume (15 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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.
EarthOptics GroundOwl holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simplot Advisor 3.0 has 15 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Simplot Advisor 3.0 ships an update fortnightly, EarthOptics GroundOwl every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 3, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simplot Advisor 3.0 | EarthOptics GroundOwl |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (15 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 145 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | J. R. SIMPLOT COMPANY | Pattern Ag, Inc. |
Customer experience
Simplot Advisor 3.0
EarthOptics GroundOwl
In-app purchases
Simplot Advisor 3.0
No in-app purchases
EarthOptics GroundOwl
No in-app purchases
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