Climate FieldView™ vs BaleDrop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Climate FieldView™
This integrated digital agriculture tool offers farmers a connected suite of resources to gain a deeper understanding of their fields. It helps optimize yields, maximize efficiency, and reduce risk by enabling data-driven decisions throughout the year.
- Integrated digital agriculture tools
- Comprehensive field data collection
- Monitor agronomic decision impact
- Manage field variability
- Customized fertility and seeding plans
- Data-driven decision making
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Climate FieldView is an integrated digital agriculture tool that provides farmers with a comprehensive, connected suite of digital tools, providing farmers a deeper understanding of their fields so they can make more informed operating decisions to optimize yields, maximize efficiency and reduce risk. Use Climate FieldView™ year round to make data driven decisions to maximize your return on every acre. We’re your data partner to: Seamlessly collect and store critical field data. Monitor and measure the impact of your agronomic decisions on crop performance. Manage your field variability by building customized fertility and seeding plans for each of your fields to optimize yield and maximize profit. Terms of Service — https://climate.com/en-us/legal/terms-of-service.html Follow us on Twitter/X: @climatecorp
BaleDrop
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Monitor your hay baling operation remotely in real time. This is a companion application for the BaleDrop B100. BaleDrop use cases include: * Displaying the app in the cab of a hay stacker, so that workers can avoid high moisture hay * Remotely monitoring tractor statistics including bale slices and average moisture * Matching the app up with your inventory system to track hay that is produced vs sold * Tracking farm tasks across your operation to make sure work is completed on time
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BaleDrop at none against Climate FieldView™'s 14. BaleDrop also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Climate FieldView™'s advantage is chart position (#183 vs unranked). 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. Climate FieldView™ sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $249.00 per year. BaleDrop asks for nothing beyond the download.
Climate FieldView™ ships an update every 2 months, BaleDrop fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Climate FieldView™ | BaleDrop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (169 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 42.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 169 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #183 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 259 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Climate Corporation | Andrew Miller |
Bugs and requests
Climate FieldView™
Reported bugs
13 issues- Cannot sign on
- Forgot password not sending emails
- Latest update lost fields on map
- App acts like it's opening but doesn't
- License agreement error 'null' table insert
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- App will not launch
- Nothing seems to work
- Defining fields does not work
- Cannot find your location
- Glitchy with repeated fields
- Messy refresh
- Field workability is terribly inaccurate
- Not confident in rainfall until app is completely closed and restarted
Requested features
6 requests- Mac version of the app
- User configurable rainfall calculator (e.g., 72-hour rainfall)
- Show acres in each field when pulling up map
- Ability to delete a field map
- Make app work on iPhone for navigation
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- Improvements to field organization for easier finding
BaleDrop
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Climate FieldView™
- FieldView Prime2 variants$249.001 Year
- FieldView Plus2 variants$649.001 Year
- FieldView Prime3 variants$129.99
- FieldView Prime2 variants$139.99
- FieldView Prime2 variants$149.99
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- FieldView Prime$599.99
- FieldView Plus$649.00
- FieldView Plus$999.99
BaleDrop
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Climate FieldView™ free?
Is BaleDrop free?
Do Climate FieldView™ or BaleDrop have ads?
Which is updated more often, Climate FieldView™ or BaleDrop?
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