TreeTracker Mobile vs SilvaCruise
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TreeTracker Mobile
This GIS management tool helps forestry professionals in the field. It offers parcel data, offline capabilities, data collection, and navigation features, syncing with a web platform for comprehensive project management.
- Parcel ownership layers
- Offline mode
- Cruising data collection
- GIS mapping
- Navigation to plots
- Store photos and custom data
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TreeTracker, LLC connects the entire forestry community with an easy to use, yet sophisticated GIS management system. The TreeTracker Mobile App is an added support tool for in the field uses, and connects to the TreeTracker website www.treetracker.com with the same same account. Key features of the TreeTracker Mobile App include: - Parcel ownership layers - View parcel tax records - Offline mode - Cruising Plot Allocation - Cruising Data Collection - New account registration - Secured data - Access multiple projects at once - Create new projects - GIS mapping - Create point locations - Copy parcel shapes to projects\ - View inventory plots - Navigate to the selected inventory plots - Navigation - View GPS location - Zoom to GPS location - Storing photos to mapped features or projects - Store custom data - View mill layer - View satellite imagery - Project summary details - Trail your path and save it to a project
SilvaCruise
This professional tool streamlines timber cruising and forest mensuration for foresters. It offers offline functionality, replacing traditional field tools with a mobile interface for data collection and analysis. Supports various cruising methods and species-specific volume equations.
- Offline timber cruising
- Variable-radius and fixed-area plot sampling
- Tree data collection (species, DBH, height, etc.)
- Species-specific volume equations
- Reineke Stand Density Index calculation
- Digital field reference library
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Timber Cruising app with ability to perform quick BA plots to estimate basal area, create and implement full inventories, import unit shapes and generate plot grids, and produce full cruise reports in app. Actual volume and taper equation models are integrated into the app to provide accurate estimates of quantity and quality of timber based upon region. Includes full reference guide, conversion tools, and other helpful info for field going foresters, forestry technicians, and landowners. Privacy Policy: https://jgroon.github.io/silvacruise-legal/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://jgroon.github.io/silvacruise-legal/terms.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TreeTracker Mobile at 5.0 against SilvaCruise's 4.6. SilvaCruise's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, ratings volume, 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. TreeTracker Mobile sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and SilvaCruise sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
TreeTracker Mobile holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 8 respectively.
TreeTracker Mobile ships an update every 6 weeks, SilvaCruise every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TreeTracker Mobile | SilvaCruise |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | 4.6 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 97 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TreeTracker LLC | Jesse Gruenberg |
Customer experience
TreeTracker Mobile
SilvaCruise
In-app purchases
TreeTracker Mobile
- Ownership Layer Monthly$14.991 Month
- Leaf Plan Monthly$29.991 Month
- Ownership Layer Yearly$59.991 Year
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- Crown Plan Monthly$59.991 Month
- Leaf Plan Yearly$299.991 Year
- Crown Plan Yearly$599.991 Year
SilvaCruise
- SilvaCruise Pro14 Days trial$4.991 Month
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