iPar UCDavis vs TELUS Agronomy Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iPar UCDavis
This app assists farmers and researchers in managing pistachio, walnut, and almond crops. It uses photos of crop shadows to estimate needs like water and nitrogen, and predict future yields. Developed by UCDavis, it aims to optimize agricultural practices.
- Estimate Light Intercept
- Estimate future yield
- Estimate Nitrogen needs
- Estimate Water needs
- Crop shadow analysis
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The app made for farmers and researchers in the field of Pistachios, Walnuts and Almonds, among others. With iPAR you can take pictures the shadows of your crops and it will automatically estimate the needs and possible expected yield of it. Made by UCDavis. Features: - Estimate Light Intercept of your crop. - Estimate future yield. - Estimate Nitrogen needs. - Estimate Water needs.
TELUS Agronomy Mobile
This mobile tool enhances agricultural recordkeeping and field management for crop advisors and growers. It offers real-time data syncing, detailed field scouting, and advanced sampling capabilities. Manage grower, farm, and field data seamlessly from your device.
- Create and manage grower, farm, and field records
- Draw and edit field boundaries
- Geo-referenced scouting observations with photos
- Grid, zone, and target sampling modes
- Access in-season imagery and map overlays
- Real-time cloud data synchronization
- Assign and manage tasks
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Description: TELUS Agronomy Mobile is our new and powerful mobile companion to TELUS Agronomy, our market-leading web application that provides crop advisors, consultants and growers with an innovative suite of precision agronomy and recordkeeping tools. With seamless and real-time data syncing, it allows field-based users to remain informed and productive at all times. NOTE • Use of this app requires a paid TELUS Agronomy subscription with advanced access privileges and a TELUS Agriculture contract. • Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. MOBILE DATA MANAGEMENT • Create and manage grower, farm, field, planting records, and boundary maps • Connect external GPS devices for enhanced boundary mapping accuracy • Draw and edit field boundaries using polygon, circle and split tools • Choose from multiple map background imagery providers (Apple, Google, Bing, etc.) CLOUD SYNC • Automatically syncs files in real-time while connected • Updates records instantly as they're created on any device • Syncs changes across all authorized mobile devices within minutes • Secure permissions ensure data access only for authorized user FIELD SCOUTING • Create geo-referenced scouting observations and attach photos and notes • Record pest observations for disease, insects and weeds • Record additional observations for nutrient deficiencies, soil moisture, crop damage and more • Share observations via text message directly from the field • Synchronize observations in real time with your co-workers or customers FIELD SAMPLING • Grid, zone, target and freeform sampling modes for point and composite samples • Sample using targets generated from field imagery, logged data (planting, harvest, EM, etc.), soil samples and more • Request lab recommendations for your sampling job • Share sample information sheet directly from the field via text message, email and more • Create sampling plans using grid, zone, target or freeform patterns • Generate sampling points from field imagery, planting data, harvest logs, and soil data • Submit samples directly to labs for analysis and recommendations • Share sampling details instantly via text or email from the field IMAGERY / MAP OVERLAYS • Access in-season imagery from multiple providers for your fields • Easily view available image dates and switch between layers with a single tap • View map overlays for planting, application, harvest records and more when scouting or sampling fields • Utilize location information along with imagery and map overlays for powerful guided scouting • Access in-season imagery and map layers to validate sample event locations What’s new: APPLICATION • New mobile application available on iOS SCOUTING • Area Observation • Farm/field notes • Multiple observations in a single pin area • Last scouted date TASKS • Assign tasks to any team member directly • Receive instant notifications for task updates and deadlines • Create tasks that automatically repeat on your preferred schedule • Set up scouting tasks to track field observations and crop conditions • Plan sampling tasks with specific collection points and requirements • View all tasks on an interactive field map LABELS • Search product labels by name, ingredient or keyword • View digital labels with rates and safety details • Save preferred products to your favorites list SOIL SAMPLING • Multi/ Individual point package support • Generate lab checking sheet • Sampling Work Order Support • View Map Layers while Sampling MAP LAYERS • View Zones • Perform Spatial Analysis CROP RECORDS • Share crop records • Relate scouting observations to recommendations VARIABLE RATE • Relate scouting observations to recommendations • Edit variable rate Rx NOTIFICATIONS • In app notifications
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: TELUS Agronomy Mobile at 6 against iPar UCDavis's 1. TELUS Agronomy Mobile also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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 — 5.0 for iPar UCDavis against 5.0 for TELUS Agronomy Mobile. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TELUS Agronomy Mobile has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
iPar UCDavis ships an update every 2 weeks, TELUS Agronomy Mobile monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iPar UCDavis | TELUS Agronomy Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 180 MB | 110 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fernando N. Frassia | Telus Ag and Consumer Goods |
Customer experience
iPar UCDavis
TELUS Agronomy Mobile
In-app purchases
iPar UCDavis
No in-app purchases
TELUS Agronomy Mobile
No in-app purchases
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