Comparison

FieldScout Mobile vs Turf Assistant

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

Head to head
About

FieldScout Mobile

Instantly collect and display data from compatible soil moisture and firmness meters. View readings in a grid or customize zones for flexible data management. Seamlessly sync with a SpecConnect account for advanced features and data delivery.

Highlights
  • Collect data from TDR 350/300 and TruFirm meters
  • Display data in a grid or custom zones
  • Sync with SpecConnect for Pro features
  • Email data 24/7
  • Auto-advance through measurement zones
  • Freeform mode with mapping integration
Features
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Use the FieldScout Mobile app to instantly collect and display data from your FieldScout meters: * TDR 350 or Bluetooth enabled TDR 300 and TDR 150 Soil Moisture Meters * SC 900 Soil Compaction Meter * TruFirm Firmness Meter. For the TDRs and TruFirm, the app allows you to see a basic grid of zones up to 5 wide by 5 deep and view an average reading for each zone. If you have a SpecConnect account, you can use the Pro features in the app to deliver data from the FieldScout TDR 350, 150, or 300 Soil Moisture Meters, SC 950 Soil Compaction Meter, and/or FieldScout TruFirm Firmness Meter to access information in SpecConnect. For the TDRs and TruFirm, it also offers the flexibility to customize the number of zones as well as email data 24 hours a day 7 days a week. In addition, users can also choose to auto-advance through the measurement zones. For all the listed FieldScout devices, the app's integration with the SpecConnect mapping functions enables a freeform mode that enables you to take and view measurements with complete flexibility. You can even tap and drag a point to reposition the reading to a new location on the map. For more information on the SpecConnect family of products, visit us online at www.specmeters.com/specconnect

About

Turf Assistant

This software assists golf course superintendents in managing daily responsibilities. It helps plan, execute, and report on maintenance tasks, labor, chemicals, equipment, and expenses to improve efficiency.

Highlights
  • Task and labor management
  • Automated scheduling assistant
  • Chemical application scheduling and record-keeping
  • Equipment maintenance tracking
  • Expense and budgeting tools
  • Powerful reporting
Features
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Turf Assistant is a golf course maintenance software created to assist you, the golf course superintendent, manage all the responsibilities that you have in your job. Turf Assistant is being developed by seasoned professionals in the golf course industry. We have countless years invested in the golf market and worked with golf course superintendents to understand your daily challenges. We have built a maintenance software for the golf course superintendent with the sole purpose to help you Plan, Execute on that plan, and be able to Report results to your staff, yourself and your management. While Turf Assistant will never replace your actual assistants it can drastically help make them and yourself more efficient and effective. Turf Assistant is a software program that can do a lot of the mundane tasks that you or your assistant would normally have to do. If you haven’t had a chance, watch the video to get an idea of how this golf course maintenance software can assist you. See the features below to understand more how Turf Assistant can help you. FEATURES TASK AND LABOR MANAGEMENT Routines are the heart of Turf Assistant. Routines are like your daily schedule. You setup routines and Turf Assistant can automatically monitor and recommend tasks based on a routines schedule. Accept and assign these recommended Tasks to Workers and Turf Assistant will keep a history on who did what. At the click of a button, you now have reporting on how much money you are spending and in what areas. SCHEDULING ASSISTANT After you have Turf Assistant setup with your Routines the Scheduling Assistant can automatically assign Tasks to your Workers or you can on the fly (and very quickly we might add) assign Tasks manually each day. The choice is yours of how you wish to use it. Someone didn't show up for work? No problem. Quickly reassign Tasks to other Workers or ignore them and do them the next time they are due. CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT Turf Assistant will help schedule your chemical maintenance and keep your application records automatically. Turf Assistant also has a massive online database of chemicals, nutrition values and MSDS safety sheets. Turf Assistant knows what the nutritional values are of the chemicals you use and will make recommendations as to when it is time to apply chemicals again. EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT Turf Assistant has built in Routines for all major brands of turf equipment. Setup your equipment fleet in Turf Assistant and it will automatically know what maintenance routines need to be performed. Turf Assistant will also keep maintenance records for all work you preform on your equipment. EXPENSE AND BUDGETING Turf Assistant will help you manage your budget and expenses. Log expenses and snap pictures of receipts from your mobile device and Turf Assistant will file it away and print it out for you whenever you need it. At a glance pull up how many dollars you have spent in each budget category for the year. POWERFUL REPORTING All of that data you have erased away over the years using traditional whiteboard methods is now saved into Turf Assistant's advanced reporting features. Any and all activities that you do inside of Turf Assistant can be reported on. How much have you spent on hand raking bunkers? What was your misc expenditures for the year (with receipts). What piece of equipment is costing you the most in repair and maintenance? All of this and more will be answered at the click of a button in Turf Assistant.

Screenshots

FieldScout Mobile4 screens
Turf Assistant4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: FieldScout Mobile at 100% against Turf Assistant's 0%. FieldScout Mobile also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.3). Turf Assistant's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). 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

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

FieldScout Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of FieldScout Mobile's written reviews are positive against 0% of Turf Assistant's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FieldScout Mobile ships an update every 2 months, Turf Assistant monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
FieldScout Mobile versus Turf Assistant: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFieldScout MobileTurf Assistant
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (6 ratings) — better2.3 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings67 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.2 — better13.4
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSpectrum Technologies, Inc.Four Bits Digital, LLC

Customer experience

FieldScout Mobile

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Turf Assistant

All ratings7 ratings
Positive28.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative71.4%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

FieldScout Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

Turf Assistant

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FieldScout Mobile free?
FieldScout Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Turf Assistant free?
Turf Assistant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FieldScout Mobile or Turf Assistant?
FieldScout Mobile is rated higher. FieldScout Mobile averages 4.7 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Turf Assistant averages 2.3 from 7 ratings.
Do FieldScout Mobile or Turf Assistant have ads?
Neither FieldScout Mobile nor Turf Assistant shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FieldScout Mobile or Turf Assistant?
FieldScout Mobile ships an update every 2 months, and Turf Assistant monthly. Most recently, FieldScout Mobile was updated on October 16, 2026 and Turf Assistant on October 24, 2026.

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