Comparison

GEA FarmView vs CRFI+

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

Head to head
About

GEA FarmView

Monitor your automatic milking system's performance and receive real-time alerts. This software solution provides a comprehensive overview of your system's health, enabling early detection of issues and quick remote access for troubleshooting. Ensure your investment is protected with daily data backups and intelligent warning systems.

Highlights
  • Condition monitoring of automatic milking systems
  • Performance analysis (milk yield, duration, workload)
  • Daily data backups
  • Live view of milking process
  • Intelligent warning system with push notifications
  • Remote access to system and herd management PCs
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Protect your investment of the milking system with a modern software solution for condition monitoring of your automatic milking system. Additionally to the web application, you will have a complete overview about your system’s performance with the mobile apps at any time and from everywhere. Receive all the benefits of FarmView by signing a service contract with your dealership. Performance analysis: Milk yield, milking duration, attachment performance, work load of your system and many other parameters can be analyzed per box or per system. That way negative tendencies will be recognized in time and down times can be prevented. Daily data backup: FarmView provides daily backups of your herd management software, so that in case of a PC breakdown the latest data will always be available. Live view of the milking process: In times of automation in which a steady presence during the milking process is not required, you will get a holistic overview about the current milking process. Intelligent warning system You will receive all system alarms per push message and/or e-mail to your smartphone. You can also customize your own warnings for the system parameters that are most important to you. Quick reaction times due to remote access: Through FarmView you will able to remote access your system PC or herd management PC. That way, you can access your data from anywhere to monitor or review your operation. As well, your dealer technician can get quick access to your data and can support you quickly in case of an emergency.

About

CRFI+

Features
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CRFI+ is software for the iOS system that can be used for the monitoring of farms that are in cooperation with BioControl.. Allows to monitor the status of the devices and shows the alarms that have been generated on the farm.

Screenshots

GEA FarmView4 screens
CRFI+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: CRFI+ at every 6 weeks against GEA FarmView's every 13 months. GEA FarmView's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GEA FarmView ships an update every 13 months, CRFI+ every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
GEA FarmView versus CRFI+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGEA FarmViewCRFI+
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB42 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperGEA Farm Technologies GmbHBiocontrol

In-app purchases

None

GEA FarmView

No in-app purchases

None

CRFI+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GEA FarmView free?
GEA FarmView is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CRFI+ free?
CRFI+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GEA FarmView or CRFI+ have ads?
Neither GEA FarmView nor CRFI+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GEA FarmView or CRFI+?
GEA FarmView ships an update every 13 months, and CRFI+ every 6 weeks. Most recently, GEA FarmView was updated on October 29, 2026 and CRFI+ on October 30, 2026.

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