Valley® BaseStation3™ vs Irrigation Scheduling
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Valley® BaseStation3™
Manage your farm's irrigation system remotely with this comprehensive solution. Gain unprecedented control over your operation through an intuitive interface, receiving instant status updates and alerts. Features include enhanced end gun control for precise management.
- Remote irrigation control
- Intuitive user interface
- Instant status updates
- Alarm and alert management
- Enhanced end gun control
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Take control of your farm with BaseStation3™ from Valley® Irrigation. BaseStation3 is the most comprehensive, flexible, state-of-the-art irrigation management solution available, giving you unprecedented control over your operation. Features include: • Remote control and management of your irrigation operation. • Intuitive, easy-to-use interface • Instant, at-a-glance status updates • Alarm and alert management • Enhanced end gun control
Irrigation Scheduling
This app helps users make informed irrigation decisions by analyzing crop type, soil moisture, and weather data. It provides actionable insights to optimize water usage, save time, and improve crop health, while also helping to meet conservation program requirements.
- Crop type analysis
- Soil moisture monitoring
- Weather forecasting
- Daily irrigation schedules
- Resource optimization
- Crop stress reduction
- Conservation program compliance
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Know exactly when, where, and how much to irrigate based on your crop type, soil moisture, and weather data with Irrigation Scheduling. Get trusted actionable information proven on over 5 million acres worldwide. Use fewer resources. Always know water the right amount of water to apply, in the right place, at the right time. Save time. Reduce field visits and no need to gather the data or do the calculations yourself. Irrigation Scheduling does it for you. Adapt to the weather. Make real-time adjustments based on actual and forecasted rainfall & crop water use. Improve crop health. Monitor soil moisture and schedule irrigation to reduce crop stress and disease. Exceed conservation program requirements. Exceeds the requirements for irrigation water management in Conservation Stewardship Plans or EQUIP contracts with NRCS Features include: • Daily weather monitoring and forecasting • 5- and 7-day irrigation schedules based on actual and forecasted daily ET • Year-end reports
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Valley® BaseStation3™ at free against Irrigation Scheduling's ad-supported. Valley® BaseStation3™ also leads on ratings volume (11 vs 3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, update cadence 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 — 3.6 for Valley® BaseStation3™ against 3.7 for Irrigation Scheduling. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 3 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 8, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Valley® BaseStation3™ | Irrigation Scheduling |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (11 ratings) | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Valmont Industries, Inc. | Prospera Technologies LTD |
Customer experience
Valley® BaseStation3™
Irrigation Scheduling
In-app purchases
Valley® BaseStation3™
No in-app purchases
Irrigation Scheduling
No in-app purchases
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