Shear Pace vs Gallagher Devices
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shear Pace
This productivity tool helps sheep shearers improve their speed and tallies by automating time tracking and calculations. Set daily goals and focus on technique while the app provides real-time feedback on shearing speed and progress.
- Automated time tracking
- Real-time speed feedback
- Tally counting
- Daily goal setting
- Data saving and review (with subscription)
- Calculates required speed per sheep
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Shear Pace is a sheep shearing productivity app which is focused on improving tallies by eliminating the need for the shearer to think about their time. The Shear Pace App is a productivity tool for sheep shearers, eliminating the need for both the tally counter and clock. It takes care of the maths, giving ongoing and constant feedback in relation to shearing speed as well as tallies and run time. You do goal setting once at the beginning of the day, and you can focus on your technique and therefore, speed, knowing that the app is keeping track of everything else. How it works - look at your sheep, decide on your goal tally, tap in the day length, and Shear Pace will tell you how fast you need to go per sheep. Tap the screen after every sheep as you would a tally counter, and it counts your tally as well as keeping track of your speed for every sheep - this leaves you free to think about your technique, and not working out how many you did in the last quarter hour. This is the free version. From this you are able to upgrade to the paid "Shed version" - this is $9.99 NZD. The upgrade version "Shear Pace - Shed Version", which allows you to work out how fast you need to shear for a full day tally is available for purchase, and you are also able to purchase a monthly subscription "Ringer Version" for $4.99 allows you to save and review your data. If you do not have this subscription, this data will be lost. I want this to be a great app, so please if you have any queries or ideas for improvements, please contact me via the contact page in the app.
Gallagher Devices
Monitor your electric fence system remotely, receiving real-time alerts for faults and performance changes. Control your energizer and view historical data from anywhere, ensuring confidence in your fence's performance 24/7.
- Remote fence power control
- Live and historical output monitoring
- Real-time fault alerts
- Monitor multiple fence zones
- 24-hour performance history
- Bluetooth and Wi-Fi range monitoring
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Gallagher Devices gives farmers a complete view of their i Series electric fencing solution. Gallagher Wi-Fi Gateway: Users will be able to remotely power their fence, have access to live and historical output, and be alerted as soon as a fault appears – all in the palm of their hand. Simply connect your Gallagher i Series Energizer to a Gallagher Wi-Fi Gateway, sync to the Gallagher Devices app, and data will be sent straight to your pocket. — Confidence in Fence Performance Know the status of your fence 24/7. Check your voltage and amperage at anytime, anywhere. — Be Alerted of Fence Faults before they become an Issue Set voltage and current alarms on your i Series controller to be notified whenever your fence performance drops below defined levels — Monitor Different Zones of Your Fence With up to 6 i Series fence monitors per gateway, divide your farm into zones and receive data and alerts respective to the exact location — Remote Control of Your Energizer Turn your energizer off and on with the swipe of a finger — View 24-hour Fence Performance History Compare current fence performance with historical data to monitor trends or changes over time When used with the Gallagher App Gateway: Users will be able to monitor their Energizer and Fence while in Bluetooth range. We are currently doing field trials with this new product and are planning to launch in mid-2023. Connect the Gallagher App Gateway to the Gallagher i Series Energizer, register to view the details of Energizer and Zones and control the Energizer. When in Bluetooth Range — View the Status and Alerts — Turn your Energizer on and off — Set the alerts for Energizer and Zones — Manage the registered users When in Wi-Fi Range — Monitor historical data for the Energizer and its zones — Control the Energizer by turning it ON and OFF
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gallagher Devices at none against Shear Pace's 2. Gallagher Devices also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). Shear Pace's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 86%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.6). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Shear Pace sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Gallagher Devices asks for nothing beyond the download.
Shear Pace ships an update every 6 months, Gallagher Devices every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shear Pace | Gallagher Devices |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 85.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Storm Baynes-Ryan | Gallagher Group Ltd |
Customer experience
Shear Pace
Gallagher Devices
In-app purchases
Shear Pace
- Ringer subscription$2.99
- Shear Pace Shed Version$6.99
Gallagher Devices
No in-app purchases
Questions
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