TractorPlus vs Ranchr
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TractorPlus
This app helps owners of select John Deere tractors manage and maintain their equipment. It provides maintenance recommendations, fluid capacities, parts information, and allows for tracking engine hours and maintenance history. It also offers GPS-based work tracking and diagnostic code lookup for compact utility tractors.
- Barcode scanner for equipment identification
- Maintenance recommendations and instructions
- Fluid capacities and parts information
- Engine hour tracking and maintenance history
- Diagnostic trouble code lookup
- GPS-based work tracking
- Implement compatibility lookup
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NOTE: TractorPlus supports select John Deere 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 family Compact Utility Tractors and MY20 or later 7R, 8R, 8RT, 8RX, 9R, 9RT, and 9RX model tractors. The TractorPlus app from John Deere includes exciting improvements whether you own a 1025R or 9620RX tractor. Quickly identify your equipment using the built-in barcode scanner and unlock a wealth of information and tools that help you use and maintain your equipment more efficiently. View detailed upcoming maintenance recommendations with quick access to instructions from your Operator's Manual or links to relevant tutorial videos. Get fluid capacities and parts information with options to easily purchase via an online shopping cart. Track your engine hours, record your maintenance history, and quickly link to parts diagrams when you need to identify a repair part. For Compact Utility Tractor customers there is also a new option to record and visualize work using your phone's built-in GPS and additional information when looking up diagnostic trouble codes. Browse a list of John Deere and Frontier implements compatible with your small tractor and discover great tutorial videos in the Tips Notebook. The newly released TractorPlus Smart Connector kit extends the functionality of TractorPlus by enabling real time monitoring of your vehicle. Now you can conveniently see a list of trouble codes present on a machine and the app automatically records key information like engine hours and fuel level in case you need to know them when you're away from the vehicle. Add a phone mount to your tractor and use the Live Dashboard feature to monitor additional vehicle parameters in real time. The TractorPlus Smart Connector also enables detailed new summaries of vehicle usage when you use the Track Now feature. Please contact your local John Deere dealership for compatibility and availablility information.
Ranchr
Manage your cattle records digitally from your phone or tablet. Track essential livestock information, health updates, sales, and more. Access your data instantly on a cloud dashboard for efficient ranch management.
- Track livestock details (name, tag, DOB, breed, sex)
- Record health changes and treatments
- Log calf births and sales
- Add notes and dates to records
- Sync data to cloud dashboard
- Share records with hired help
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Simplify tracking and managing your cattle -- no more pen and paper, spreadsheets or outdated, expensive software. Ranchr gives you (and your hired help) a single app to manage all your cattle information from your phone or iPad. By using Ranchr's cattle management software you will save time, money and stress. It was built by cattle farmers to make the job much easier. The product includes a mobile app and a dashboard in the cloud, so that you can access and update cattle records in the field, at home or in the office With Ranchr, you can track basic info about your livestock such as name, ear tag, date of birth, breed, and sex. Ranchr also makes it easy to add additional details and keep track of changes (cattle health, calves, cattle sales, etc) over time. You can also report when you sell the cow, when the cow gets a treatment, when there is a health change such as a sickness to the cow, and when you record a weight of the cow, along with the option to add notes and the date you applied the record. Ranchr was been designed by farmers for farmers. Its mission is to eliminate the time it takes to record information of your livestock/cattle so you can keep better track of your cattle's information. Having complete and accurate livestock records will give you the tools to make your ranch very profitable and eliminate waste The cattle records you enter on your phone will instantly be available on the online dashboard and to other app users who belong to your ranch. Having this ease of access to your cattle records will make your day to day ranch management operations simple and easy. Ranchr is the easiest to use cattle management software on the market. It eliminates the need of carrying around a pen and paper by bringing the power to your fingertips with a mobile app along with an online dashboard for your computer. We appreciate your time and encourage you to give us feedback on how we can better improve your experience in recording your cattle records. Terms if Service: https://ranchr.ag/terms/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ranchr at 69% against TractorPlus's 9%. Ranchr also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.2) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). TractorPlus's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Ranchr sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. TractorPlus asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ranchr holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ranchr has 718 ratings behind it against 35, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 9% of TractorPlus's written reviews are positive against 69% of Ranchr's.
TractorPlus ships an update every 2 months, Ranchr every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TractorPlus | Ranchr |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (35 ratings) | 4.7 (718 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.1% of reviews | 69.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 35 | 718 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 402 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | John Deere | Ranchr Software LLC |
Customer experience
TractorPlus
Ranchr
Bugs and requests
TractorPlus
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Ranchr
Reported bugs
6 issues- Calf ID not automatically linking to cow
- Treatment history not sorting by date
- Unable to delete incorrect treatment history
- Cow ages displaying incorrectly
- Picture uploads not working consistently
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- Data sometimes gets deleted unexpectedly
Requested features
18 requests- Add more cattle breed options
- Allow selection of different color tags
- Ability to easily see cattle locations
- Support for multi-breed species and percentages
- Add simple dashboard overview
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- Improve calf/cow linking and history tracking
- Add herd vaccination option
- Allow custom sorting/filtering options
- Ability to print records
- Add support for embryo transfer
- Ability to choose heifer or steer
- Allow entering number sequences for initial input
- Add alarm/notification for vaccinations and breeding
- Implement graph/chart features
- Add summary page with herd numbers
- Ability to edit and update photos
- Allow splitting herds/pastures
- Provide option to change text size
In-app purchases
TractorPlus
No in-app purchases
Ranchr
- Ranchr Pro Monthly$12.991 Month
- Ranchr Pro Yearly$129.991 Year
Questions
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