Galcon BT vs DropControl
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Galcon BT
This application controls specific Galcon Bluetooth-enabled controllers. It supports various models for managing your devices remotely.
- Control Galcon Bluetooth controllers
- Supports model 7101BT
- Supports model 9001BT
- Supports model 11000BT
- Supports model 6100BT
- Supports model 8000BT
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The App operates Galcon Bluetooth enabled controllers, models 7101BT, 9001BT, 11000BT 6100BT 8000BT
DropControl
Monitor and control farm irrigation and fertigation systems remotely. Track weather and soil moisture in real-time for efficient resource management and improved crop yields. Access your farm's data anytime, anywhere.
- Real-time weather and soil moisture monitoring
- Remote irrigation and fertigation control
- Map display of farm operations
- Simultaneous monitoring of field nodes
- Data analysis for profitable decisions
- Cloud and Bluetooth connectivity
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Know the exact condition of your farm using DropControl, a web/mobile solution that allows you to follow the weather and soil moisture conditions, and control your irrigation/fertigation system efficiently. With the new RF-C1 Irrigation Controller and Drop Control App manage your farm through the cloud or using bluetooth connection directly in the field Map Display Provide a bird’s eye view of your operation, showing real time status Monitoring and control Field nodes simultaneously monitor and control system performance as well as control components like valves and pumps. Take your operation to the next level Real time and historical data analysis of soil moisture and water usage helps you make profitable decisions for irrigation while improving yields. Always Available No IT and servers maintenance necessary. Resource Management User friendly decision making tool using soil moisture, irrigation and weather data. Remote access to information Anytime, Anywhere. We continue working to always provide you with a better experience. We recommend keeping the updates activated to enjoy the latest improvements.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DropControl at 4.4 against Galcon BT's 3.2. DropControl also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Galcon BT's advantage is review sentiment (10% vs 0%) and iOS requirement (12.4 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.
DropControl holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 10% of Galcon BT's written reviews are positive against 0% of DropControl's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Galcon BT ships an update every 2 months, DropControl every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Galcon BT | DropControl |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (5 ratings) | 4.4 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 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 | 12.4 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 152 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GALCON GALIL CONTROL KFAR BLUM | Wiseconn Engineering INC |
Customer experience
Galcon BT
DropControl
In-app purchases
Galcon BT
No in-app purchases
DropControl
No in-app purchases
