Comparison

WoodsApp vs ForstControl

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

WoodsApp

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Welcome to the wood life. The app for everyone who calls The Woods home. One tap and you're in — the front door, your door, your day. – Open the front door & your apartment with your phone – Answer the intercom from wherever you are – Reserve a private workspace in the building – Sign up for events, services & add-ons – Track your energy and water. Say watt? – Tips, news and all things Woods Don't worry, be appy.

About

ForstControl

Features
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ForstControl brings business management to your smartphone: track time, record timber and run projects – right where the work happens. TIME TRACKING • Weekly and daily overview with target vs. actual, flexitime and holiday balance • Live timer, started and stopped right from the project • Start by QR code, with location • Record absences and submit the month for review • Cost centres and rates based on the forestry chart of accounts TIMBER • Record wood lists, log stacks and stems right in the forest stand • Pair a Bluetooth caliper – readings are transferred automatically • Section measurement, single-stem measurement or estimate • Tree species, assortments and quality grades, volume in solid cubic metres • Photos for each log stack, status from New to Delivered PROJECTS • Projects with customer, period, output quantity and budget • Work sites on the swisstopo National Map • Rescue points and emergency numbers at hand • Contacts, documents and acceptance reports for each project EVERYDAY TOOLS • Addresses, tasks and documents • Evaluations and reports • Dark theme that follows your system setting NO SIGNAL There is rarely any coverage in the forest. Data you have already loaded stays available, and whatever you record is sent as soon as you are back online. ACCESS An existing ForstControl subscription is required. You sign in with your siabit account.

Screenshots

WoodsApp4 screens
ForstControl4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ForstControl at 16.4 against WoodsApp's 18.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WoodsApp ships an update every 9 days, ForstControl every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
WoodsApp versus ForstControl: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWoodsAppForstControl
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size106 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Urban WoodsSiabit AG

In-app purchases

None

WoodsApp

No in-app purchases

None

ForstControl

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WoodsApp free?
WoodsApp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ForstControl free?
ForstControl is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do WoodsApp or ForstControl have ads?
Neither WoodsApp nor ForstControl shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WoodsApp or ForstControl?
WoodsApp ships an update every 9 days, and ForstControl every 10 days. Most recently, WoodsApp was updated on October 5, 2026 and ForstControl on October 8, 2026.

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