Comparison

The Calving Book Plus vs Performance Beef

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

Head to head
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/

About

Performance Beef

This software streamlines feedlot operations for producers by automating data entry from smart scales and tracking individual animal health treatments. It offers detailed cost accounting, on-demand reports for feed and expenses, and real-time analytics for informed decision-making. Trusted advisors can also be granted access for collaborative insights.

Highlights
  • Automated data entry from smart scales
  • Individual animal health tracking
  • Group, pen, and individual cost accounting
  • On-demand reports and analytics
  • Cloud-based access from any device
  • Advisor access for collaboration
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Performance Beef provides a farmer friendly software solution built by and for feedlot producers. Performance Beef integrates with smart scales to automate data entry in the feed delivery process, and animal health management offers tracking individual treatments on every animal. Consideration for group-based, pen-based, and individual costs allows accurate accounting and corrections for all aspects of animal management, while on-demand reports offer analytics, describing every pound of feed delivered and every dollar spent. The majority of Bluetooth scale systems already in use on beef operations are compatible. Trusted advisors such as nutritionists can be authorized to view information, allowing them to advise the producer in important performance and financial decisions. Being a cloud-based system allows you to access this information on any device from any where in the world. Real-time closeout reports, on farm analytics, and industry benchmarking capabilities offer additional insights and help eliminate bias when making decisions.

Screenshots

The Calving Book Plus4 screens
Performance Beef3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Performance Beef at 4.3 against The Calving Book Plus's 2.5. Performance Beef also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (60% vs 27%). On price, update cadence, ads 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. The Calving Book Plus sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $14.99 per year. Performance Beef asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Performance Beef holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Performance Beef has 65 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of The Calving Book Plus's written reviews are positive against 60% of Performance Beef's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Calving Book Plus ships an update every 5 weeks, Performance Beef monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
The Calving Book Plus versus Performance Beef: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Calving Book PlusPerformance Beef
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (6 ratings)4.3 (65 ratings) — better
Positive reviews26.9% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings665 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Calving Book App, LLCPerformance Livestock Analytics

Customer experience

The Calving Book Plus

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

Performance Beef

All ratings65 ratings
Positive86.2%
Neutral1.5%
Negative12.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

The Calving Book Plus

Subscriptions1
  • The Calving Book Plus$14.991 Year
None

Performance Beef

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Calving Book Plus free?
The Calving Book Plus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Performance Beef free?
Performance Beef is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Calving Book Plus or Performance Beef?
Performance Beef is rated higher. The Calving Book Plus averages 2.5 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Performance Beef averages 4.3 from 65 ratings.
Do The Calving Book Plus or Performance Beef have ads?
Neither The Calving Book Plus nor Performance Beef shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Calving Book Plus or Performance Beef?
The Calving Book Plus ships an update every 5 weeks, and Performance Beef monthly. Most recently, The Calving Book Plus was updated on October 16, 2026 and Performance Beef on October 10, 2026.

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