Comparison

Equilab vs Progeny Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Equilab

Track your horse riding sessions with detailed analytics on distance, speed, and gaits. Stay safe with live location sharing for friends and family. Connect with a global equestrian community, organize your routines, and monitor your fitness progress.

Highlights
  • Track rides with phone or Apple Watch
  • Analyze gaits, distance, and speed
  • Live location sharing for safety
  • Connect with equestrian community
  • Organize routines with shared calendars
  • Integrates with Apple HealthKit
  • Complete challenges and earn achievements
Features
Currently charting
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Start tracking your rides with the world’s leading app for equestrians. Equilab lets you track the distance, speed, gaits, and turns of your sessions — all using your smartphone (or Apple Watch). Then, review your data over time to see how you and your horse have progressed! It also keeps you safe while riding alone by letting family and friends track your live location, so that they always know where you are. Download the app to join the world’s largest equestrian community, with over 1 million users! With Equilab, you can effortless track each session simply by taking your iPhone and/or Apple Watch with you when you ride. Our advanced gait analysis technology provides insights so that you and your horse(s) can continue to grow. (Equilab's Premium subscription allows users to track rides with just their standalone Apple Watch.) For those who ride alone and/or out in nature, Equilab helps you discover new trails and stay safe. By adding Safety Contacts in the app, you can ensure that your loved ones can always see where you are. They will also receive an alert if you stop moving for 5+ minutes. You can use Equilab to: 1. Track every ride — use your phone or compatible Apple Watch when you ride to analyze your gait, distance, time, and more. 2. Stay safe — enable family and friends to track your location while riding so that they always know where you are. (Premium feature) 3. Get motivated — ride more to complete Challenges and earn achievements that help you and your friends grow as equestrians. 4. Celebrate progress — show off your growth as an equestrian and celebrate your friends as they grow, too. 5. Connect with other equestrians — chat with riders in your community or across the world 6. Organize your life — plan your routines and coordinate trainers, vets, or co-riders with Equilab's shared calendars and groups. 7. Monitor your health — Equilab integrates with Apple’s HealthKit so that you can understand how your training impacts your fitness. Equilab also helps simplify your equestrian life. Easily join groups and connect with friends, trainers, vets, farriers, and more to share rides, schedules, and other important information. As the largest community of equestrians in the world, Equilab makes coordinating with others easy. Our app is used by equestrians of all levels, from Olympic riders to weekend hobby riders. They ride and train in over 50 countries across 6 continents. We empower all riders - so no matter your level, Equilab can help you grow as an equestrian. Equilab Premium Subscription Our app offers a recurring subscription product that provides full access to safety tracking, advanced training details, weather history for your rides, a customized equestrian calendar, and more powerful features! You can purchase an Equilab Premium subscription for 1 month ($12.99), 6 months ($59.99), or 1 year ($99.99) (prices for users in the U.S.). A one-week free trial is available for all first-time users. When you subscribe to Equilab Premium, you’ll automatically be charged via your Apple account when you confirm the purchase. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. The user may manage subscriptions, and auto-renew may be turned off after purchase by going to the ‘Manage Subscription’ page of your Apple account (accessible your iPhone or iPad’s Settings). Any unused portion of a free trial period (if offered) will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription. Subscriptions will renew at the same cost, and Equilab will notify subscribers ahead of any pricing changes. If you decide to cancel, you will retain access to Equilab’s Premium features until the end of the final billing period. Terms and Conditions: https://equilab.horse/termsandconditions Privacy Policy: https://equilab.horse/privacypolicy

About

Progeny Tracker

This app allows users to track horses by their sire and dam, receiving notifications about runners and accessing detailed horse profiles, racecards, and sales information. It's designed for bloodstock industry professionals and enthusiasts to monitor young horses and the progress of sires.

Highlights
  • Track horses by sire and dam
  • Receive runner notifications
  • View full racecards
  • Access in-depth horse profiles
  • See sales information for progeny
  • Monitor first season sires
Features
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Progeny Tracker is the first horse tracker of its kind and brings a unique new product to the bloodstock industry. The Progeny Tracker allows you to track unnamed horses by tracking any sire and dam in the world. The app notifies you of any runners by your tracked sires/dams and full racecards are visible within the app, along with in-depth horse profiles detailing race record and pedigree. The app also brings you sales information for all progeny of your tracked sires/dams. The app is perfect for tracking young horses sold at the sales (by tracking the dams) and for keeping up-to-date with the progress of first season sires, and much more. The Progeny Tracker app is brought to you by Racing Post Bloodstock.

Screenshots

Equilab4 screens
Progeny Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Progeny Tracker at none against Equilab's 3. Equilab's advantage is review sentiment (70% vs 38%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). On price, rating, ads and iOS requirement 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. Equilab sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Progeny Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Equilab against 4.9 for Progeny Tracker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Equilab has 5.2K ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 70% of Equilab's written reviews are positive against 38% of Progeny Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Equilab ships an update weekly, Progeny Tracker every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on November 11, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Equilab versus Progeny Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEquilabProgeny Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5.2K ratings)4.9 (22 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.2% of reviews — better37.5% of reviews
Number of ratings5.2K — better22
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
Best chart rank#86 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size235 MB42 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperEquestrian Insights ABSPOTLIGHT SPORTS GROUP LIMITED

Customer experience

Equilab

All ratings5,198 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral1.9%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews507 reviews
Positive70.2%
Neutral15.6%
Negative14.2%

Progeny Tracker

All ratings22 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral4.5%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Equilab

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Rides disappearing from timeline
  • Inability to edit or delete recorded rides
  • Inconsistent gait and speed tracking
  • Syncing issues between phone and Apple Watch

Requested features

6 requests
  • Pause/resume ride tracking
  • Ability to add unlimited horses
  • Customizable calendar/planning
  • Apple Watch app with full functionality
  • Improved accuracy for Western disciplines
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  • Option to hide location details for privacy

Progeny Tracker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Equilab

Subscriptions3
  • Equilab Premium - Monthly7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Equilab Premium - 6 months7 Days trial$59.996 Months
  • Equilab Premium - Annual7 Days trial$99.991 Year
None

Progeny Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Equilab free?
Equilab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Progeny Tracker free?
Progeny Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Equilab or Progeny Tracker?
Progeny Tracker is rated higher. Equilab averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5.2K ratings, while Progeny Tracker averages 4.9 from 22 ratings.
Do Equilab or Progeny Tracker have ads?
Neither Equilab nor Progeny Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Equilab or Progeny Tracker?
Equilab ships an update weekly, and Progeny Tracker every 6 weeks. Most recently, Equilab was updated on November 11, 2026 and Progeny Tracker on November 11, 2026.

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