MyFieldTracker vs Timber Cruiser
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MyFieldTracker
This forestry management tool leverages ArcGIS maps for defining operational areas and provides real-time boundary alerts. It enables operator and machine tracking, obstacle marking, and distance measurements, all without requiring cell service once maps are downloaded.
- ArcGIS map support
- Real-time boundary alerts
- Operator/machine tracking
- Obstacle and area marking
- Distance and area measurement
- Offline map functionality
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MyFieldTracker is your frontline for forestry management. - Supports ArcGIS Maps and GeometryArcGIS Support Use your existing ArcGIS map data, including layers, boundaries, and attributes to define harvesting areas, stream boundaries, and other areas. iPad Support and GPS Booster Support Use standard WIFI Only iPads (phone support coming soon) to run the MyFieldTracker app. No cell service is required once the map is downloaded. Supports both Garmin and Bad-Elf GPS boosters. Real-Time Boundary Alerts Define areas of your map where operators can be alerted both with visual and audio alerts of approaching boundaries, or entering boundaries. Boundaries may also include notes such as "Cut only 6 inch trees and larger", etc. Operator/Machine Tracking Track machines so that other operators know where others have been on the job and the operator can see where they have covered. Display only the tracks of machines you wish to see. Easily see how much of an area has been processed. Obstacle and Area of Interest Marking Operators can mark areas and make notes that other operators can view. Easily keep track of swampy areas, creek crossings, etc. Distance and Area Measurement Measure straight line and area distance anywhere on the map to help assess harvesting and operation areas.- Individual Operator Tracking and Data Sharing
Timber Cruiser
This app digitizes timber cruising with a board feet calculator, species inventory, and integrated clinometer and compass. Generate PDF reports and CSV data exports for analysis, all while working offline in remote areas.
- Board feet calculator (Doyle Log Rule)
- Clinometer and compass
- Multi-species inventory with custom pricing
- Visual analytics (pie and bar charts)
- PDF and CSV export
- 100% offline functionality
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Cruise timber, not paperwork. Timber Cruiser is the field app for foresters, landowners and loggers: tally trees, map your plots and get board feet, stand value and sampling statistics on the spot — on iPhone, iPad and Mac. NEW IN 2.0 • Plots on a satellite map: walk the stand boundary, get area and perimeter, lay out a systematic plot grid and navigate to every plot with distance and bearing. • Sampling statistics: mean volume per acre, standard error, 95% confidence interval, sampling error and the number of plots you still need. • Regional cruising profiles: United States, Canada (West/East), Brazil (plantation and native forest) and metric — units, plot design, volume method and species set up in one tap. • More volume rules: Doyle, Scribner Decimal C, International 1/4", Roy and New Brunswick, plus form-factor, Schumacher-Hall and Honer equations. • Faster tally: voice entry on device, Bluetooth measuring instruments, CAP/girth input, defect, grade, tag and tree status. • Stand & stock table, diameter distribution and height–diameter curve. • New exports: Excel (XLSX), GeoJSON and KML for Google Earth, alongside PDF and CSV. • Redesigned for iPad and Mac, in 11 languages. BOARD FEET IN SECONDS Enter DBH and log count and see volume instantly. Set a price per species and watch tallied and whole-stand value update as you walk. PRISM AND FIXED-RADIUS PLOTS BAF prism plots, fixed-radius plots or 100% census. Per-acre trees, basal area, volume and value, expanded to the whole stand. FIELD TOOLS Clinometer and compass on iPhone, tree-height calculator, borderline-tree check, log scale and circumference-to-diameter converter. REPORTS YOUR CLIENTS CAN READ Multi-page PDF reports, CSV and Excel for analysis, GeoJSON and KML for GIS. BUILT FOR THE WOODS • Tally, calculations and reports work offline; satellite maps need a connection. • No account required. Your cruise data stays on your device. • High-contrast dark and light themes for bright sun and deep shade. Free trial available for Premium. Download and run your first cruise in under a minute. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MyFieldTracker at 100% against Timber Cruiser's 0%. MyFieldTracker also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Timber Cruiser sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. MyFieldTracker asks for nothing beyond the download.
MyFieldTracker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MyFieldTracker has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of MyFieldTracker's written reviews are positive against 0% of Timber Cruiser's.
MyFieldTracker ships an update every 3 weeks, Timber Cruiser fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 10, 2026.
| Parameter | MyFieldTracker | Timber Cruiser |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | 2.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MyShoppingHelper, LLC. | EMRE KOTUN |
Customer experience
MyFieldTracker
Timber Cruiser
In-app purchases
MyFieldTracker
No in-app purchases
Timber Cruiser
- Premium Access$6.997 Days
- Premium Access$9.991 Month
- Premium Access$39.991 Year
- Premium Lifetime Access$29.99
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