Comparison

Hippovibe vs BarnManager

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

Head to head
About

Hippovibe

Manage all horse-related activities and team coordination efficiently. Keep track of health records, appointments, and upcoming events with ease. This digital stable management tool ensures clear communication and organization for everyone involved.

Highlights
  • Horse data management
  • Daily task organization
  • Event planning
  • Unlimited user accounts
  • Web and mobile synchronization
  • Health and appointment tracking
Features
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Hippovibe is the #1 software for managing your stable. No more paper notes, whiteboards or WhatsApp groups: everything around your stable now lives in one central place – for you and your whole team. Our software is already trusted by leading international stables such as Aubenhausen, Stephex Stables, Hof Sosath and Joe Stockdale. What Hippovibe makes easier for your stable: · All your horse data in one place – pedigree, videos, X-rays, invoices, always at hand · Task planning your whole team sees in real time – no more notes or voice messages · Health management with a digital record that reminds you in time about vaccinations, the farrier and dewormings · Shows and appointments in a shared calendar, visible to everyone · Feeding plans, financial overview and individual access rights · Unlimited users – synced across app and web Whether you're at the stable or on the road: everyone works with the same up-to-date information. No misunderstandings, no asking twice. Hippovibe pays off wherever several people care for several horses – whether it's a sport stable, livery or breeding operation. The more there is to manage, the more Hippovibe takes off your plate. Try Hippovibe 14 days for free and bring order to your stable routine.

About

BarnManager

Manage all aspects of equestrian life, from horse health records and scheduling to barn operations and communication. Digitize your notes, track appointments, and create custom lists to streamline your workflow and spend more time with your horses.

Highlights
  • Horse profiles and health records
  • Digital calendar for scheduling
  • Customizable checklists and lists
  • Digital whiteboard feature
  • Permission-based access controls
  • Syncs with web app
Features
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Horses are more than a pet and more than a hobby. Horses are a lifestyle. BarnManager supports trainers, students, parents, barn owners, horse owners, riders, grooms, vets, farriers and more to manage all of the moving pieces and people that are a critical part of keeping your horses happy and healthy and running your business efficiently and professionally. BarnManager is a tool that supports traditional horsemanship and enables you to spend more time doing what you love, working with horses. Convert your binders quickly and easily. Use your mobile device to snap pictures of your handwritten or printed notes, whiteboards, etc. Then upload these images, attach Horses, People and Keywords and easily search for these records using site wide search. Horse profiles provide a place to store all of the important information, documents, health and farrier records, and communications about your horses. Our Calendar can be viewed daily, weekly, monthly, or annually to enable short term planning, such as lesson scheduling, and long term schedules such as competition planning. Create table lists and check lists for everything and anything. Make feed lists, packing lists, temperature charts and anything else that you can imagine. Permission levels allow you to limit access to specific horses for owner or employee users. Use the digital whiteboard to take the barn aisle with you. How often are you actually standing in the barn aisle to read the information on the white board? The White Board feature enables you to check the board from the ring, the road or wherever else you may be. The Barn Manager Mobile App syncs to our web app, so that you can work from your computer as well. You can cancel your account at any time in the Account Menu. There are no refunds or credits for partial months. For more information, please visit https://www.barnmanager.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/BarnManagerTermsofService.pdf Stay tuned for Invoicing and Accounting coming soon!

Screenshots

Hippovibe4 screens
BarnManager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hippovibe at 4.6 against BarnManager's 3.5. Hippovibe also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). BarnManager's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hippovibe holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 100 and 25 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 45% of Hippovibe's written reviews are positive against 50% of BarnManager's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Hippovibe versus BarnManager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHippovibeBarnManager
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (100 ratings) — better3.5 (25 ratings)
Positive reviews44.8% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings100 — better25
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS1513.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHippovibe GmbHDigital Crumbs LLC

Customer experience

Hippovibe

All ratings100 ratings
Positive91.0%
Neutral3.0%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive44.8%
Neutral3.4%
Negative51.7%

BarnManager

All ratings24 ratings
Positive62.5%
Neutral4.2%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral5.6%
Negative44.4%

In-app purchases

None

Hippovibe

No in-app purchases

None

BarnManager

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hippovibe free?
Hippovibe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BarnManager free?
BarnManager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hippovibe or BarnManager?
Hippovibe is rated higher. Hippovibe averages 4.6 out of 5 from 100 ratings, while BarnManager averages 3.5 from 25 ratings.
Do Hippovibe or BarnManager have ads?
BarnManager shows ads; Hippovibe does not.
Which is updated more often, Hippovibe or BarnManager?
Hippovibe ships an update monthly, and BarnManager monthly. Most recently, Hippovibe was updated on October 24, 2026 and BarnManager on October 24, 2026.

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