Comparison

Equilab vs Pointe Pair

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
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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

Pointe Pair

Features
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Pointe Pair is a private pointe-shoe rotation and wear journal for students, professionals, and parents managing one or more pairs. Eligible new subscribers can try every feature free for 7 days. After the trial, an active monthly or annual auto-renewable subscription is required to continue using Pointe Pair. ROTATE WITH BETTER INFORMATION Set your preferred drying window and see which pairs have completed it, which are still resting, and which pair is suggested for today. Pointe Pair helps you balance wear without making safety decisions for you. LOG EVERY SESSION Record classes, rehearsals, performances, and fittings in seconds. Use one pair or divide a single session across multiple pairs, and Pointe Pair will allocate the time automatically. Start today’s suggested pair from the Home Screen widget, and follow an active session from the Lock Screen with Live Activities. KEEP EVERY FITTING DETAIL Record size, width, shank strength, vamp, box profile, heel, maker stamp, purchase information, and fitting notes. Size and width are entered exactly as you use them, whether that means EU, UK, US, Russian, or a maker-specific system. UNDERSTAND WEAR AND COST See total hours, session count, cost per hour, and cost per session for every pair. Add a maker’s rated hours as a personal reference and compare it with your actual usage. Rated hours are shown as reference data only, never as a safety verdict. DOCUMENT LEFT AND RIGHT SEPARATELY Keep individual condition notes and photo histories for the left and right shoes. Follow how each shoe changes over time and bring clearer information to your next fitting. SHARE A FITTING-READY REPORT Create an elegant PDF containing fitting details, usage history, costs, and condition notes to share with a teacher or professional fitter. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account is required, and there are no ads. Pointe Pair does not use advertising tracking. Your pointe-shoe journal stays on your device unless you choose to enable private iCloud sync across your own Apple devices. Subscription purchases and entitlement status are processed by Apple and RevenueCat as described in our Privacy Policy. IMPORTANT Pointe Pair shows usage data only. It does not judge whether a shoe is safe to dance in and does not provide medical advice. Safety and fitting decisions belong to the dancer, teacher, and professional fitter. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS • Eligible new subscribers receive a 7-day free trial. • After the trial, an active monthly or annual subscription is required to continue using the app. • At the end of the free trial, your Apple Account will be charged for the selected plan unless the subscription is canceled at least 24 hours before the trial ends. • Subscriptions renew automatically for the selected billing period unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Prices vary by country and storefront. The exact localized price is shown before purchase. • You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account’s App Store subscription settings. • Deleting Pointe Pair does not automatically cancel an active subscription. • Previous purchases can be restored from within the app. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Equilab4 screens
Pointe Pair4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Equilab at #100 against Pointe Pair's unranked. Equilab also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 and Pointe Pair sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Equilab ships an update weekly, Pointe Pair fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Equilab versus Pointe Pair: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEquilabPointe Pair
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings5.2K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
Best chart rank#100 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size235 MB22 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperEquestrian Insights ABSerdar Percin

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

Pointe Pair

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
2 purchases

Pointe Pair

Subscriptions2
  • Pointe Pair: Shoe Tracker Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Pointe Pair: Shoe Tracker Annual7 Days trial$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Equilab free?
Equilab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pointe Pair free?
Pointe Pair is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Equilab or Pointe Pair have ads?
Neither Equilab nor Pointe Pair shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Equilab or Pointe Pair?
Equilab ships an update weekly, and Pointe Pair fortnightly. Most recently, Equilab was updated on November 12, 2026 and Pointe Pair on November 10, 2026.

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