Comparison

Retrievers vs NM E

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

Head to head
About

Retrievers

This app provides a comprehensive guide for training retriever dogs, offering 60 drills and setups to manage over 20 behaviors. It allows users to create detailed training journals for each dog, recording progress, performance, and other key details.

Highlights
  • 60 drills and setups with diagrams
  • Index of over 20 dog behaviors
  • Customizable dog training journals
  • Record drill performance, date, time, location
  • Track dog's attitude and corrections
Features
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Retrievers is a must-have app for anyone who hunts or competes with a retriever in the field. It includes summaries and diagrams for 60 drills and setups that can be used to encourage or discourage over 20 dog behaviours. Retrievers also lets you keep a journal for each dog that you are training. Why wait until you get home to update your journal when you can quickly record the day's events while walking your dog off the field? Retrievers will help you train your dog to be the best that s/he can be. Are you new to drills and need to know which one(s) to choose? Are you a seasoned trainer who needs to be reminded what your options are? Simply select the behaviour that you wish to encourage or discourage, and this app will display a list of specific drills and/or basic setups to help your dog progress. Features: - Create a journal for each of your dogs. Each journal entry can include the name of the drill or setup, how your dog performed, the date, time, location, dog's attitude, corrections applied, etc. - A drill INDEX that includes the summaries and diagrams of 60 drills and setups. Each drill summary includes a diagram and brief description of its purpose, setup, and strategy as well as a reference(s) to authors whose descriptions will give you enough information to train your dog. - A behaviour INDEX of over 20 common dog behaviours that a trainer may wish to encourage or discourage. e.g Cheating, Focus, Dig-backs, etc. - Simply tap a behaviour listed in the index to display its description. A tap on the description screen will display specific drill(s) that can be used to encourage or discourage the behaviour.

About

NM E

This app enables hunters to electronically tag harvested animals directly from their smartphone in the field. After submitting kill details and license information, users receive a unique tag number to record on a physical tag for the animal.

Highlights
  • Electronic tagging in the field
  • Smartphone submission of kill data
  • License information integration
  • Generation of unique tag numbers
  • Hand-writeable tag information
Features
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NM E-Tag allows hunters to tag an animal in the field using their smartphone. Upon submitting the date and time of kill for their license, the hunter will receive a tag number to hand-write on durable material to be attached to the animal.

Screenshots

Retrievers4 screens
NM E4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Retrievers at 69% against NM E's 4%. Retrievers also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.1) and update cadence (monthly vs every 12 months). NM E's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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

NM E is free to download; Retrievers costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Retrievers holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 70 and 90 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Retrievers's written reviews are positive against 4% of NM E's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Retrievers ships an update monthly, NM E every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Retrievers versus NM E: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRetrieversNM E
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (70 ratings) — better2.1 (90 ratings)
Positive reviews69.2% of reviews — better3.8% of reviews
Number of ratings7090 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 12 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#190 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size113 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBill PearsonPixegon

Customer experience

Retrievers

All ratings70 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral1.4%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral23.1%
Negative7.7%

NM E

All ratings78 ratings
Positive17.9%
Neutral11.5%
Negative70.5%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive3.8%
Neutral15.4%
Negative80.8%

In-app purchases

None

Retrievers

No in-app purchases

None

NM E

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Retrievers free?
Retrievers costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is NM E free?
NM E is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Retrievers or NM E?
Retrievers is rated higher. Retrievers averages 4.8 out of 5 from 70 ratings, while NM E averages 2.1 from 90 ratings.
Do Retrievers or NM E have ads?
Neither Retrievers nor NM E shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Retrievers or NM E?
Retrievers ships an update monthly, and NM E every 12 months. Most recently, Retrievers was updated on November 2, 2026 and NM E on November 3, 2026.

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