Should we build a web app, a mobile app or both for farm and greenhouse customers?
Growers work in fields, barns and greenhouse rows, then plan in the office. Your product may need both.
- Web or mobile?
- Do we need both?
- Native or cross-platform?
Use mobile for on-site tasks: scouting, recording, crop registration, alerts and quick checks, with offline support. Use web for planning, maps, reports and setup on a bigger screen, and for greenhouse offices with large monitors. Many products need both, but start with the one that fits your core task. Cross-platform tools can keep mobile costs down. Track which surface growers use for what.
By task
| Task | Best on |
|---|---|
| Recording on site | Mobile |
| Alerts | Mobile |
| Planning and reports | Web |
| Setup and admin | Web |
How we look at it at ShoutEx
We help scope and build web and mobile products. Who should build your software covers options.
- Mobile without offline.
- Desktop-only field tools.
- Building both at once too early.
- No usage data.
- Core task first.
- Offline mobile.
- Web for planning.
- Usage by surface.
What farmers and ag sources say
Here is what growers say.
Community summaries describe recurring themes in public threads, not individual posts. Vendor pages describe vendor claims, so test them on your own calls.
Read next
Go deeper in the ShoutEx guides, or check the sources behind this answer.
We'll help scope and build it.
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Tablets in greenhouses?
Common for crop registration and scouting.
Cross-platform or native?
Cross-platform suits most agtech apps.
Do we need a desktop app?
Rarely; web covers it.