Tru vs Nofence
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tru
Easily transfer session files from your Tru-Test device to your phone. Upload data to livestock management platforms, share via email, or send to national traceability programs. Manage device settings and record sessions remotely.
- Download session files
- Upload to Datamars Livestock
- Share via email
- Send to traceability programs
- Change device settings
- Record sessions
- Share GPS location
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The Tru-Test Data Link app enables to you download session files from your Tru-Test device and upload them to Datamars Livestock, email or share the session files, or send them to your national traceability program, whether you’re out in the yards or back at home. Watch an overview of the app here: https://youtu.be/Iym0z8709QA Key features: • Download session files to your phone for later viewing & sharing • Session files automatically upload to MiHub Livestock when you have internet access • Share sessions via email, or other apps you have downloaded • Change device settings or record sessions when connected to S2 or S3 indicators • Share GPS location of sessions • Send sessions to supported national livestock traceability programs (see list below) Supported national livestock traceability programs: • New Zealand – send registrations and animal movements directly to NAIT • Australia – send animal movements for producers, agents and saleyards directly to NLIS Tru-Test product compatibility: • XRS2/SRS2 EID Readers • XR5000/ID5000 weigh scale indicators • EziWeigh7i weigh scale indicator • S2/S3 weigh scale indicators
Nofence
This app enables livestock management through GPS-enabled collars and virtual pastures. Users can draw boundaries on a map to control animal movement and receive alerts for boundary breaches or other animal-related events.
- Virtual pasture creation
- GPS animal tracking
- Boundary alerts
- Map-based control
- Livestock monitoring
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Nofence is the worlds first commercial virtual fencing solution for livestock, where the animals are controlled by GPS-collars and this app. Nofence gives you the opportunity to create and maintain virtual pastures, by just drawing on the map. You can watch all your animals and receive notifications when something happens to your animals, like when they try to cross a boundary.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Nofence at 71% against Tru's 20%. Nofence also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). Tru's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Nofence holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Tru's written reviews are positive against 71% of Nofence's.
Tru ships an update every 2 months, Nofence every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tru | Nofence |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 166 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Datamars SA | Nofence AS |
Customer experience
Tru
Nofence
In-app purchases
Tru
No in-app purchases
Nofence
No in-app purchases









