Comparison

Wood Pole Guide vs PeakForecast

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

Head to head
About

Wood Pole Guide

Access essential data for specifying and using preservative-treated wood poles. Explore preservatives, national standards, engineering information, and environmental benefits. Includes tools for calculating dimensions and estimating weight.

Highlights
  • Preservative information
  • National standards videos
  • Technical bulletins
  • ANSI Dimension Calculator
  • Pole Weight Estimator
  • Manufacturer directory
Features
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The Wood Pole Guide app provides critical information needed to properly specify and use preservative-treated wood poles. Explore the preservatives used to protect wood poles from deterioration. Review videos detailing national standards that are the foundation for designing and engineering overhead systems with wood poles. Also featured are Technical Bulletins providing engineering information for wood poles, as well as service life and environment benefits of poles. Users also can learn about wood crossarms and their important role in overhead systems. The Engineering Tools section features an ANSI Dimension Calculator that shows the circumference 6 ft. from the butt end of the pole, based on the species, length, minimum top circumference and class. The Pole Weight Estimator provides the range of weights for each species, based on the length and class of the pole. In both utilities, users can select the criteria and search for the specific pole desired. A new Outreach section offers details on a coloring book for elementary school-aged children that can be customized for utilities for community outreach activities. Utilities, engineers and others can utilize the app to make informed decisions on specifying wood poles for their specific need and area. A directory provides contact information for the leading treated pole and crossarm manufacturers in the U.S. and Canada. The app is produced by the North American Wood Pole Council, representing wood pole producers in the West, the South and Canada.

About

PeakForecast

Features
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PeakForecast is the offline-first daily harvest forecasting app built for strawberry growers. File your day in three states — Initial, Updated, Actual — for every ranch and item, from the field. No spotty signal? No problem. Your forecasts save locally and sync automatically when you're back in range. KEY FEATURES: - Three-State Forecasts: Record your morning estimate, revise it as conditions change, and confirm the actual at the end of the day. Each state is color-coded so you can see exactly where every item stands. - Offline-First: Built for life in the field. Forecasts save locally on your device the moment you tap Save, and sync to the cloud automatically when connectivity returns. No data loss, no waiting on a bar of signal. - Ranch & Item View: Your dashboard shows every ranch you cover, with KPIs for today, this week, and this month. Drill into a ranch to see every item with status pills at a glance. - Cooler Routing: Tag each forecast with the destination cooler so the receiving team knows what's coming and when. - Big Buttons, Plain Language: Designed for crew leads with gloves on. No menus to dig through, no industry jargon — just the data your day needs. - Secure Sign-In: Email + password authentication. Your data is encrypted in transit and at rest on SOC 2-compliant cloud infrastructure. HOW IT WORKS: 1. Your Western Veg Pro account representative sets up your grower account and assigns your ranches. 2. Download PeakForecast and log in with your credentials. 3. Open a ranch, tap an item, file your initial — update through the day, confirm at the end. PeakForecast was built by Peak Dynamics ERP for Western Veg Pro and its growers. Built by people who understand the strawberry day — no fluff, no clutter, just the tools that matter when the harvest is in motion.

Screenshots

Wood Pole Guide4 screens
PeakForecast4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: PeakForecast at none against Wood Pole Guide's shown. PeakForecast also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months). Wood Pole Guide's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, 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

Wood Pole Guide ships an update every 4 months, PeakForecast every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Wood Pole Guide versus PeakForecast: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWood Pole GuidePeakForecast
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB23 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperWestern Wood Preservers InstituteBryan Ollivier

In-app purchases

None

Wood Pole Guide

No in-app purchases

None

PeakForecast

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wood Pole Guide free?
Wood Pole Guide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PeakForecast free?
PeakForecast is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Wood Pole Guide or PeakForecast have ads?
Wood Pole Guide shows ads; PeakForecast does not.
Which is updated more often, Wood Pole Guide or PeakForecast?
Wood Pole Guide ships an update every 4 months, and PeakForecast every 2 weeks. Most recently, Wood Pole Guide was updated on October 26, 2026 and PeakForecast on October 6, 2026.

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