Comparison

Libra Feed vs The Calving Book Plus

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

Head to head
About

Libra Feed

This app helps manage livestock feed by connecting to specialized hardware for precise weighing and tracking of ingredients and rations. It allows for detailed management of pens, feed groups, and inventory, with options to export data for analysis.

Highlights
  • Precision weighing and calibration
  • Ration and pen management
  • Ingredient and inventory tracking
  • Flexible feeding options
  • Data export and cloud backup
  • Remote display and control
Features
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Libra Feed is a ration weighing and feed management system. The Libra Feed hardware connects to your mixer's load cells and wirelessly communicates with the Libra Feed app through Bluetooth®. Libra Feed provides a smart and simple way for building and managing your rations and pens. Accurately track each ingredient loaded into the mixer and every ration fed. Effortlessly export data via email or automatically through the Agrimatics Cloud Service. 1. Precision Weighing: Perform calibration, zero, tare, and clear functions. 2. Ration Management: Add ingredients, create custom rations, and adjust dry matter percentages. 3. Pen & Feed Group Management: Organize your pens and feed groups for easy tracking and feeding. 4. Ingredient Tracking: Monitor the exact weight of ingredients loaded into the mixer and track what’s been fed to each pen. 5. Flexible Feeding Options: Feed rations based on dry matter or wet weight. 6. Inventory Tracking: Keep track of ingredient inventory and always know what's on hand. 7. Remote Display: Allow other authorized mobile devices within range to view live weights and take control of the app during loading. 8. Refusal Management: Precisely track and load refusals. 9. Custom Timers: Set timers for individual ingredients or the entire ration. 10. Share and Export Data: Export rations and transaction summaries via email or automatically backup to the cloud.

About

The Calving Book Plus

Easily manage calf records, including identification, birth details, and comments. Access your data offline and across devices. This version also tracks breeding, pregnancy checks, and weaning.

Highlights
  • Calf ID, birth weight, gender tracking
  • Offline functionality
  • Cross-device account access
  • Breeding and pregnancy tracking
  • Weaning record management
  • Search and edit records
Features
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Experience the ease of keeping track of calf records with The Calving Book Plus. Add calf information such as calf id, birth weight, gender, date, and even comments about the calf. It has never been easier to do! The main functions of this app will even work offline! Don't worry about losing your calving book. Now you can have it with you at all times with the touch of a button. Plus! you can access your account from any of your devices. This is a quick way to keep track of calf records. We made it easy for users to access multiple books from the same app. Need to look at last years book? No problem! It won't go away unless you delete it! Instead of scrolling through a whole list of possibly hundreds of calves, simply search for the one you are looking for and edit it right from the search page! Not only can you keep track of your calving records, but in this "plus" version, you can keep track of your breeding, preg-checking, and weaning records. Your feedback is important to us. Let us know what we can do better or what features you would like to see! Within the app, you can choose to subscribe to our yearly subscription to access all of our content and your data stored in the app. The app offers an introductory free period of 21 days. At the end of the free trial period, the full prices of the subscription will be charged thereafter. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication. Our plan costs $14.99 a year. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Terms of Service: https://thecalvingbook.wordpress.com/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: https://thecalvingbook.wordpress.com/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

Libra Feed4 screens
The Calving Book Plus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Libra Feed at none against The Calving Book Plus's 1. Libra Feed also leads on rating (3.3 vs 2.9) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. The Calving Book Plus sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $14.99 per year. Libra Feed asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Libra Feed holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 8 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Libra Feed ships an update every 6 weeks, The Calving Book Plus every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Libra Feed versus The Calving Book Plus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLibra FeedThe Calving Book Plus
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (3 ratings) — better2.9 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews—26.9% of reviews
Number of ratings38 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBitstrata Systems Inc.The Calving Book App, LLC

Customer experience

Libra Feed

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

The Calving Book Plus

All ratings6 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive26.9%
Neutral15.4%
Negative57.7%

In-app purchases

None

Libra Feed

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

The Calving Book Plus

Subscriptions1
  • The Calving Book Plus$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Libra Feed free?
Libra Feed is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Calving Book Plus free?
The Calving Book Plus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Libra Feed or The Calving Book Plus?
Libra Feed is rated higher. Libra Feed averages 3.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while The Calving Book Plus averages 2.9 from 8 ratings.
Do Libra Feed or The Calving Book Plus have ads?
Neither Libra Feed nor The Calving Book Plus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Libra Feed or The Calving Book Plus?
Libra Feed ships an update every 6 weeks, and The Calving Book Plus every 5 weeks. Most recently, Libra Feed was updated on October 29, 2026 and The Calving Book Plus on October 24, 2026.

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