Comparison

Sirrus vs Kernel

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

Head to head
About

Sirrus

This app helps farmers and agronomists manage field data, scout crops, and make informed decisions. It allows for offline data collection, sharing recommendations, and generating reports. Premium features offer advanced editing and product information access.

Highlights
  • Offline field data collection
  • Crop scouting and observation recording
  • Create and share recommendations
  • Generate PDF reports
  • Soil sampling tools
  • Export data as shapefile
  • Hourly rainfall estimates
Features
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Sirrus helps agronomists and farmers collaborate on farming decisions by making field data accessible and easy to collect. By connecting to the agX Platform, standardized field data is available offline and can be shared with other users and applications. Features: * Scout crops for pest pressures and easily record and collect observation photos * Create and share recommendation from the field * Generate PDF reports and share via email or text * Soil sample using a grid, zones, or previous soil sampling points * View fertilizer and nutrient recommendations * Send recommendations wirelessly using Raven Slingshot® * Export data as a shapefile * Receive rainfall estimates updated to the hour for each field * Drive or draw new field boundaries * Store and share data securely via the agX Platform ACCOMPLISH EVEN MORE WITH SIRRUS PREMIUM! Sirrus Premium unlocks advanced features: * Advanced Fertilizer Recommendation Editor – Edit variable rate recommendations by total product or cost * Product Labels/SDS – View up to date product information, labels, SDS and store for offline use * Variety Tech Sheets – View and share variety traits/information and store for offline use * Premium Reports – Beautiful PDF reports that cover your Scouting and Recommendation communication needs * Recents Search – A tool to increase efficiency in recommendation creation by sourcing previous activities * $49.99 Monthly, $499.99 Annually *Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. *Sirrus Premium subscription prices may vary by location. Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to Account Settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://www.reedbusiness.com/privacy-policy/

About

Kernel

Features
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Everyone counts. Kernel measures. Kernel is the first corn yield app to measure kernel size — not just count kernels. Two photos, on your phone, no signal needed. Free. HOW AN ESTIMATE WORKS 1. COUNT THE KERNELS — Photograph the whole ear. Kernel traces every row: kernels per row, rows per ear. 2. MEASURE THE SIZE — Snap the ear in half and photograph the cut face. Kernels per bushel is measured, not assumed. 3. ESTIMATE YIELD — Bushels per acre at 15.5% moisture, on the spot. The flow is faster than the hand count it replaces. IT WORKS AT THE FIELD EDGE Everything runs on the phone. Three bundled neural-network models ride along in the app, photos and estimates are stored on the device, and the whole flow works with no signal at all. EVERY NUMBER IS EDITABLE Kernel shows its work. Every measurement — kernels per row, rows, kernel depth, kernels per bushel — can be corrected by hand, and the edits stick. An estimate holds as many ears as you want to sample, reported as the average of the per-ear yields. EVERY EAR ON THE MAP Estimates auto-save, are named by GPS location, and are pinned on a map — searchable by field, hybrid, date, notes or location. Export selected estimates to CSV. Deleted estimates are restorable for 30 days. FREE, WITH OPTIONAL BACKUP No subscription. No account needed to estimate. Sign in with Google, Apple, or email only if you want your estimates backed up and restored to a new phone. Not tied to any seed brand. Built by Mark Gee of Gee LLC, who has worked in agriculture his whole life: "So much of the yield story is told by kernel size, and we're the first app to help farmers measure that." An estimate is a sample, not a measurement of your harvest.

Screenshots

Sirrus4 screens
Kernel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kernel at none against Sirrus's 2. Sirrus's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sirrus sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $62.00 per month. Kernel asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Sirrus versus Kernel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSirrusKernel
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (43 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews43.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings43 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB130 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTelus Ag and Consumer GoodsGee LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Sirrus

Subscriptions2
  • Sirrus Premium$62.001 Month
  • Sirrus Premium$749.991 Year
None

Kernel

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sirrus free?
Sirrus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kernel free?
Kernel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sirrus or Kernel have ads?
Kernel shows ads; Sirrus does not.

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