Comparison

FARMserver vs Smart Drainage System Control

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

Head to head
About

FARMserver

Access and update your FARMserver account information from anywhere. Record field data, track weather with radar and timelines, and update crop notes and yield information. View crop health imagery offline for convenient farm management.

Highlights
  • Geo-referenced data recording
  • Automatic data syncing
  • Field-focused weather timeline
  • Live weather radar
  • Offline crop scouting notes
  • Yield and as-applied data updates
  • Crop health imagery viewing
Features
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With the FARMserver app you can view and update information from your FARMserver account on the go. This mobile app allows you to record geo-referenced data from the field and automatically sync it to your secure FARMserver account, keeping fields and data at your fingertips. The field focused weather timeline and live weather radar tools help you track weather and conditions at both the farm and field level. Update crop scouting notes, yield or as-applied data from tractors, and view crop health imagery offline, anytime, anyplace. FARMserver is focused on farmer’s data at the field level.

About

Smart Drainage System Control

Manage farm water systems for increased profitability and environmental protection. Optimize drainage, sub-irrigation, and conservation practices to improve water quality, boost yields, and reduce soil erosion.

Highlights
  • Water management optimization
  • Drainage water management
  • Sub-irrigation
  • Conservation practices
  • Improved water quality
  • Increased farm profitability
Features
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For over 50 years, Agri Drain has provided products and services to increase farm profitability while improving and protecting our valuable natural resources. Our water management products are used for in-field and edge-of-field agronomic and conservation practices such as drainage water management, sub-irrigation, saturated buffers, bio-reactors, tile outlet terraces, ponds and wetlands to conserve and improve water quality, increase yields and reduce soil erosion.

Screenshots

FARMserver4 screens
Smart Drainage System Control4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Smart Drainage System Control at 5.0 against FARMserver's 4.5. Smart Drainage System Control also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). FARMserver's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Smart Drainage System Control holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FARMserver has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FARMserver ships an update every 2 months, Smart Drainage System Control every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and August 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
FARMserver versus Smart Drainage System Control: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFARMserverSmart Drainage System Control
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (14 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.3
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBecks HybridsAgri Drain

Customer experience

FARMserver

All ratings12 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Smart Drainage System Control

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

FARMserver

No in-app purchases

None

Smart Drainage System Control

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FARMserver free?
FARMserver is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Smart Drainage System Control free?
Smart Drainage System Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FARMserver or Smart Drainage System Control?
Smart Drainage System Control is rated higher. FARMserver averages 4.5 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Smart Drainage System Control averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do FARMserver or Smart Drainage System Control have ads?
Neither FARMserver nor Smart Drainage System Control shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FARMserver or Smart Drainage System Control?
FARMserver ships an update every 2 months, and Smart Drainage System Control every 5 days. Most recently, FARMserver was updated on September 19, 2026 and Smart Drainage System Control on August 17, 2026.

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