Comparison

Growth Metrics vs HerdTracker

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

Head to head

★ 5.04 ratingsView app →

About

Growth Metrics

Features

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Growth metrics is an app for recording crop data for experimental trials.

About

HerdTracker

Manage your cattle herd's breeding, lineage, and individual animal attributes. This app helps you track herd valuation and provides comprehensive inventory management for livestock.

Highlights

Breeding tracking
Lineage management
Animal attribute tracking
Herd valuation
Inventory management

Features

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Inventory for cattle herds supporting tracking of breeding, lineage, animal attributes, herd valuation.

Screenshots

Growth Metrics1 screens

HerdTracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

Growth Metrics and HerdTracker are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences

Growth Metrics versus HerdTracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Growth Metrics	HerdTracker
Price	Free	Free
Rating	—	5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Number of ratings	—	4 — better
Update frequency	Every 2 months	Every 2 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	—	Free
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	15.6	15.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	22 MB	39 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Growth Metrics LLC	Raleigh Richard Rhodes Iii

In-app purchases

None

Growth Metrics

No in-app purchases

None

HerdTracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Growth Metrics free?

Growth Metrics is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is HerdTracker free?

HerdTracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Growth Metrics or HerdTracker have ads?

Neither Growth Metrics nor HerdTracker shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Growth Metrics or HerdTracker?

Growth Metrics ships an update every 2 months, and HerdTracker every 2 months. Most recently, Growth Metrics was updated on October 26, 2026 and HerdTracker on October 30, 2026.