Comparison

Connected Forest™ vs HS DDS

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

Head to head
About

Connected Forest™

Manage timber loads from forest to mill. Create loads by scanning trip tickets, with GPS location automatically recorded. Transmit load data to a central server to complete your chain of custody.

Highlights
  • Manage timber loads
  • Create loads by scanning trip tickets
  • Automatic GPS location tracking
  • Transmit data to central server
  • Complete chain of custody
Features
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With the Trimble LoaderWiz app, you can manage loads from the forest to destination. This app allows an internal or third party Loader / Logger to create loads while loading the truck in the woods. Loads can be created by scanning a predefined trip ticket. The user’s GPS location is associated with the load and this information is sent to the LIMS central server using a data line or WiFi connection. The loads of the Loader can then be sent to a receiving station, which will match the logger’s transmitted information to the received loads, completing your chain of custody data.

About

HS DDS

Features
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The HS DDS app enables registered HS Timber suppliers and operators to register timber transports. This functionality is currently limited to Romania. The app also integrates the Timflow module, previously available in the Timflow Transporter app. Further features, such as the submission of due diligence statements in accordance with the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), are planned and will be rolled out gradually, including support for additional countries. For publicly available transport data and EUDR-related information, visit public.hsdds.at.

Screenshots

Connected Forest™4 screens
HS DDS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: HS DDS at every 4 days against Connected Forest™'s monthly. Connected Forest™'s advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Connected Forest™ ships an update monthly, HS DDS every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Connected Forest™ versus HS DDS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterConnected Forest™HS DDS
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (14 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTrimble Inc.HS Timber Group GmbH

In-app purchases

None

Connected Forest™

No in-app purchases

None

HS DDS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Connected Forest™ free?
Connected Forest™ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HS DDS free?
HS DDS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Connected Forest™ or HS DDS have ads?
Neither Connected Forest™ nor HS DDS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Connected Forest™ or HS DDS?
Connected Forest™ ships an update monthly, and HS DDS every 4 days. Most recently, Connected Forest™ was updated on October 16, 2026 and HS DDS on October 2, 2026.

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