EDDMapS Biocontrol vs USDA PPRL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EDDMapS Biocontrol
This app serves as a reference and reporting tool for invasive plants and their biological control agents. It connects to EDDMapS to assist agencies in tracking the release and occurrence of biological control agents for noxious weeds.
- Invasive plant reference
- Biological control agent reporting
- Noxious weed tracking
- Agency data integration
- Occurrence tracking
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Reference and Reporting for Invasive Plants and their biological control agents. This free application uses EDDMapS (www.eddmaps.org) to help county, state and federal agencies track releases and occurrences of biological control agents of noxious weeds.
USDA PPRL
This app helps livestock owners identify poisonous plants to prevent animal loss. It provides a searchable database of toxic flora and allows users to report livestock poisonings to the research lab.
- Identify poisonous plants
- Searchable plant database
- Prevent livestock loss
- Report livestock poisonings
- Awareness of toxic flora
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The Poisonous Plant Research Lab App by USDA is aimed to help livestock owners (Ranchers) in preventing/minimizing the loss of their livestock by giving them awareness about poisonous plant. The app will allow a rancher to search for poisonous plants using the information provided in the Application via bulletin 415. Users will be able to contact PPRL to report their livestock poisoning.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: USDA PPRL at every 2 months against EDDMapS Biocontrol's every 4 months. On price, rating, ratings volume 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 — 4.7 for EDDMapS Biocontrol against 4.8 for USDA PPRL. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively.
EDDMapS Biocontrol ships an update every 4 months, USDA PPRL every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EDDMapS Biocontrol | USDA PPRL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Charles T. Bargeron | Utah State University |
Customer experience
EDDMapS Biocontrol
USDA PPRL
In-app purchases
EDDMapS Biocontrol
No in-app purchases
USDA PPRL
No in-app purchases
Questions
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