Moon Face vs PlantwisePlus Factsheets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Moon Face
Track the current phase of the Moon, including illumination, position, and distance from Earth. Get notified about New and Full Moons for any year.
- Real-time Moon phase data
- Current illumination percentage
- Moon's position and distance from Earth
- Zodiacal constellation information
- New and Full Moon notifications
- Lunar event information for any year
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Moon Face provides detailed real-time data on the current phase of the Moon, including it's current illumination, position, distance from Earth and zodiacal constellation. Additionally, you can get information for, or be notified of, all the New and Full moons of any year.
PlantwisePlus Factsheets
Access practical and safe crop health advice from country experts. Download factsheets for offline use, get guidance on crop problems with a diagnosis tool, and calculate crop protection product applications.
- Offline crop health factsheets
- Plant diagnosis tool
- Crop sprayer calculator
- Country-specific content
- Multi-language support
- Expert-written advice
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Access free practical and safe crop health content, written by country experts. Wherever you are, browse our library of clear, practical and safe advice for tackling crop problems. Download factsheets for your country* and access them anytime, on- or offline. We’ve created the PlantwisePlus Factsheets app so that Plant Doctors, extension workers and farmers can have free access to the full range of the most up-to-date, relevant material with the safest advice, on mobile devices. The app will periodically check our servers for updates to factsheets so it’s possible to keep you informed about what experts consider to be today’s safest and most effective management techniques. The app is available in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Nepali and Swahili. COUNTRY PACKS Download a country pack to access relevant crop health content which can then be accessed offline. You can choose to download a pack with or without images depending on your internet connectivity and available device storage. FACTSHEETS PlantwisePlus factsheets are written by partners in PlantwisePlus countries specifically for farmer needs. They give a quick outline of how to recognize a crop problem, background information, and step-by-step instructions on how to manage the issue. Factsheets may go into detail about one particular management technique or may list several management options. Localised weather information is also shown, to help support decisions around when to apply recommended practices. Factsheets are validated by technical reviewers to check that the recommendations are safe and follow approved scientific principles. PLANT DIAGNOSIS TOOL The Plant Diagnosis Tool, powered by Plantix, allows you to submit a photo of your affected crop, and get guidance on what is affecting it, and how to manage this problem. CROP SPRAYER The Crop Sprayer tool will help to make the calculations required to ensure crop protection products are applied as you intended. The app calculates the amount of product concentrate to use, the total amount of product required and the number of tanks required to spray an area. PLANTWISEPLUS PlantwisePlus is a global programme, led by CABI, to increase food security and improve rural livelihoods by reducing crop losses. We work with countries to provide good advice to farmers at local plant clinics, and now this advice is available in your factsheet library wherever you go. The content included in the app can also be found on the PlantwisePlus Knowledge bank: https://plantwiseplusknowledgebank.org/. *PlantwisePlus Factsheets have been produced for: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Costa Rica, Ethiopia, Ghana, Grenada, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, Uganda, Vietnam, Zambia.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Moon Face at 71% against PlantwisePlus Factsheets's 0%. Moon Face also leads on rating (4.3 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (16 vs 1). PlantwisePlus Factsheets's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 17 months). On price, 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. Moon Face sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PlantwisePlus Factsheets asks for nothing beyond the download.
Moon Face holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Moon Face has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Moon Face's written reviews are positive against 0% of PlantwisePlus Factsheets's.
Moon Face ships an update every 17 months, PlantwisePlus Factsheets every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Moon Face | PlantwisePlus Factsheets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (16 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Pilot X | CABI App |
Customer experience
Moon Face
PlantwisePlus Factsheets
In-app purchases
Moon Face
- Remove Ads$0.99
PlantwisePlus Factsheets
No in-app purchases
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