Lely Control vs Farmdesk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lely Control
This app allows farmers to remotely manage Lely barn cleaning and feeding systems using a smartphone and Bluetooth. It supports various models of barn cleaners and feed pushers, with some advanced features requiring a separate app.
- Control barn cleaners
- Manage feed pushers
- Smartphone integration
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Remote operation
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Lely Control is an application which enables farmers to control the following Lely products with their smartphone and a Bluetooth connection: - Lely Discovery 90 S* mobile barn cleaner - Lely Discovery 90 SW* mobile barn cleaner - Lely Juno 150** feed pusher - Lely Juno 100** feed pusher - Lely Vector automatic feeding system * Optionally available on machines from 2014 ** Optionally available on machines from 2014 to 2018 For controlling the products mentioned below, the Lely Control Plus app is required. This alternative application can also be downloaded for free in this app store. - Lely Discovery 120 Collector - Lely Juno feed pusher (produced from 2018) Please contact your local Lely Center for more information.
Farmdesk
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Grip op het voermanagement van jouw melkveebedrijf met de Farmdesk app: jouw belangrijkste cijfers altijd bij de hand: melkdata, voerkost-voerwinst-voerefficiëntie, voederanalyses, voerlijsten, actuele voermarktprijzen... En voer slimmer dankzij de ingebouwde voermengwagen laad-assistent.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Farmdesk at every 3 months against Lely Control's every 27 months. Lely Control's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lely Control ships an update every 27 months, Farmdesk every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lely Control | Farmdesk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 5.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 27 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lely Industries N.V. | Farmdesk |
In-app purchases
Lely Control
No in-app purchases
Farmdesk
No in-app purchases
