Drought Feed Calculator vs AuctionsPlus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Drought Feed Calculator
This tool helps livestock producers calculate feed requirements and costs during drought or dry seasons. It allows for easy comparison of different feed types and rations to make informed financial decisions.
- Calculate feed amount per head
- Calculate cost per head
- Calculate cost for a period
- Calculate feed for a mob/herd
- Compare up to three feeds
- Includes 71 feed types
- Allows custom feed test results
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The Drought Feed Calculator is an essential tool for sheep and cattle producers dealing with drought and dry seasons. It enables busy farmers to make informed decisions and save money. Farmers in any location can easily and quickly determine the minimum feed requirement for a range of animals with different nutritional needs. The app calculates: 1. The amount of feed per head 2. The cost per head 3. The cost for a period 4. The amount for a mob/herd 5. The total cost for a mob/herd Farmers can easily assess the value of different feeds by simply comparing these results for three feeds as well as mixed ration. There are 71 different feeds to select from, each with their own estimated average energy, protein and dry matter values. Values can be easily over written when feed test results are available. There are a number of warnings built in to help guide the busy producer when developing a ration. Testimonial: "The Drought Feed Calculator reinforced the importance of quantifying the value of different feeds. Using the App, I calculated a saving of $3390 by purchasing oats at $230 per tonne compared to pasture hay at $180 per tonne – even though the hay was $50 per tonne cheaper! I only had to feed 610 grams of oats compared with 970 grams feeding the hay. This added up when feeding 1000 animals for a bit over 3 months" - David Kingston The Rock NSW
AuctionsPlus
Access Australia's largest online auction platform for livestock, machinery, and property. Browse, bid in real-time, and track results from anywhere. Features include instant purchase options, market insights, and account management.
- Browse and search auctions
- Bid in live auctions
- Buy Now option
- View auction results
- Track favourite lots
- Access market insights
- Manage account and activity
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Discover Australia’s largest online auction platform, right at your fingertips. Browse, bid, and stay updated with live auction results, all in one place. Experience a smoother, more personalised auction experience with our latest updates. Receive real-time notifications, track results, and bid on the go. Use the AuctionsPlus app to: Browse and Search Auctions: Access a wide range of livestock, machinery, and property auctions from across Australia with advanced search filters for category, location, breed, and more. Bid in Live Auctions: Participate in real-time auctions, placing bids on lots of interest as they happen. Buy Now Option: Purchase select lots instantly without waiting for the auction day. View Auction Results: Access detailed auction results, including sale prices and lot outcomes, after each auction. Track Favourite Lots: Save and monitor lots you're interested in, making it easy to stay updated on their status. Access Market Insights: View detailed reports and market trends for livestock and commodities, helping you make informed purchasing decisions. Manage Account and Activity: Easily manage your profile, review your bidding, and purchase history, and track ongoing transactions. Integrated LiveAssess Enjoy our app? Leave us a rating and review. Any questions or feedback? Contact us at info@auctionsplus.com.au.
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Verdict
Drought Feed Calculator and AuctionsPlus both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Drought Feed Calculator's written reviews are positive against 46% of AuctionsPlus's. Drought Feed Calculator also leads on iOS requirement (6.0 vs 16). AuctionsPlus's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 20 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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 — 5.0 for Drought Feed Calculator against 5.0 for AuctionsPlus. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Drought Feed Calculator's written reviews are positive against 46% of AuctionsPlus's.
Drought Feed Calculator ships an update every 20 months, AuctionsPlus every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drought Feed Calculator | AuctionsPlus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 45.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 16 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development | AuctionsPlus |
Customer experience
Drought Feed Calculator
AuctionsPlus
Bugs and requests
Drought Feed Calculator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
AuctionsPlus
Reported bugs
72 issues- App never worked properly
- Design is slow
- Saved items don’t always show
- Glitches out randomly
- Exit different clearing sales and screen resets
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- Can’t go into lots in favorites
- Tedious, clunky, ridiculous login process
- Constantly going to blank screen
- Can’t view selected favorites
- A little clunky to navigate
- Change password every time
- Bugs everywhere and crashes too
- Glitches when searching
- App has a lot of glitches
- Restarts often
- Doesn’t load
- Boots you out mid search
- Dashboard just fails and shuts down
- Can’t even log in
- Pop up keyboard covers typing
- Log in button doesn’t work
- Nothing works
- Hard to navigate
- Shuts down randomly
- Signing in function faults
- Search machinery none existing
- Constantly crashing
- So many things don’t work
- The most frustrating App
- Nothing works
- Clunky rubbish
- Searches fail
- App shuts down
- More bugs than a $5 a night foreign backpackers
- Can’t load
- Can’t use on mobile
- Missed out on bids due to not functioning on phone
- Too many faults & bugs
- App shutting down randomly
- Search function barely works
- Trouble favouriting lots
- Fails to load lots in the auction
- Annoying that each time it assumes it’s the first time
- Can’t search save or connect half the time
- Drops out all the time
- App quits often
- Drops out all the time
- Have trouble saving lots
- Hasn’t been updated for a while
- Cant filter auctions by map or locations
- Cant filter results to show favorites
- Full of glitches
- Dashboard screen goes blank
- Briefly get an error msg ‘oops you’ve gone too far’
- End of auction is weird
- Very slow and clunky
- Useless app
- Keeps crashing
- Can only look at maybe 30 lots then crashes
- If you hit the back arrow it throws you back out to the login screen
- Same thing happened when I tried to save a photo
- Crashes all the time
- Can’t find cattle gotta scroll through everything
- Not working with latest IOS version 14
- Can’t even open app, just crashes
- Just doesn’t work
- Logs in ok but that’s about it
- Go to my desktop and nothing loads
- Search only gives 3 option switches
- No where to write what you want to search for
- App keeps freezing and crashing when scrolling down auction lists
- You cannot select state or even region
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to search areas like the website
- Filter for upcoming/sold lots by state or breed
- Map or location filtering for auctions
- Filter results to show favorites
In-app purchases
Drought Feed Calculator
No in-app purchases
AuctionsPlus
No in-app purchases
Questions
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