Comparison

Ranchr vs Cattle Check

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

Head to head
About

Ranchr

Manage your cattle records digitally from your phone or tablet. Track essential livestock information, health updates, sales, and more. Access your data instantly on a cloud dashboard for efficient ranch management.

Highlights
  • Track livestock details (name, tag, DOB, breed, sex)
  • Record health changes and treatments
  • Log calf births and sales
  • Add notes and dates to records
  • Sync data to cloud dashboard
  • Share records with hired help
Features
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Simplify tracking and managing your cattle -- no more pen and paper, spreadsheets or outdated, expensive software. Ranchr gives you (and your hired help) a single app to manage all your cattle information from your phone or iPad. By using Ranchr's cattle management software you will save time, money and stress. It was built by cattle farmers to make the job much easier. The product includes a mobile app and a dashboard in the cloud, so that you can access and update cattle records in the field, at home or in the office With Ranchr, you can track basic info about your livestock such as name, ear tag, date of birth, breed, and sex. Ranchr also makes it easy to add additional details and keep track of changes (cattle health, calves, cattle sales, etc) over time. You can also report when you sell the cow, when the cow gets a treatment, when there is a health change such as a sickness to the cow, and when you record a weight of the cow, along with the option to add notes and the date you applied the record. Ranchr was been designed by farmers for farmers. Its mission is to eliminate the time it takes to record information of your livestock/cattle so you can keep better track of your cattle's information. Having complete and accurate livestock records will give you the tools to make your ranch very profitable and eliminate waste The cattle records you enter on your phone will instantly be available on the online dashboard and to other app users who belong to your ranch. Having this ease of access to your cattle records will make your day to day ranch management operations simple and easy. Ranchr is the easiest to use cattle management software on the market. It eliminates the need of carrying around a pen and paper by bringing the power to your fingertips with a mobile app along with an online dashboard for your computer. We appreciate your time and encourage you to give us feedback on how we can better improve your experience in recording your cattle records. Terms if Service: https://ranchr.ag/terms/

About

Cattle Check

Easily track your cattle without paper. Quickly identify missing animals and record important events like births, pregnancies, and sales. Streamline your ranching operations with a user-friendly interface.

Highlights
  • Record cattle status
  • Identify missing cattle
  • Birth records
  • Genetic recording
  • Pregnancy tests
  • Purchase and sale records
Features
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This is the fastest and easiest way to Check and Record your cattle while not having to manage a paper notebook that can easily get lost. Most cattlemen, farmers, or ranchers need to check and make sure all of their cattle are where they are supposed to be on a daily/bi-daily basis. Cattle Check will easily be able to tell you which cattle are missing so you can quickly find them or send their information to the authorities to help you find them. Cattle Check also has a user friendly design to help you record the work you do with your cattle such as Birth Records, Simple Genetic Recording, Pregnancy Test Recording, Heat Watch, Sick Watch, Death Loss, Purchase Records, Sale Records and much more! Our goal at Cattle Check is to make checking and recording your cattle so easy that you or anyone helping you can keep track of your cattle operations quickly. Cattle Check's Privacy Policy: http://cattlecheck.com/privacy-policy Cattle Checks Terms of Use: http://cattlecheck.com/terms/conditions

Screenshots

Ranchr4 screens
Cattle Check4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Ranchr at 4.7 against Cattle Check's 3.6. Ranchr also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (742 vs 34). Cattle Check's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.1). On price, review sentiment, 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. Ranchr sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month and Cattle Check sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ranchr holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ranchr has 742 ratings behind it against 34, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Ranchr's written reviews are positive against 64% of Cattle Check's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ranchr ships an update every 9 days, Cattle Check every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Ranchr versus Cattle Check: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRanchrCattle Check
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (742 ratings) — better3.6 (34 ratings)
Positive reviews69.3% of reviews — better64.0% of reviews
Number of ratings742 — better34
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.19.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRanchr Software LLCCache Valley Ranch LLC

Customer experience

Ranchr

All ratings718 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral2.8%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews75 reviews
Positive69.3%
Neutral17.3%
Negative13.3%

Cattle Check

All ratings33 ratings
Positive63.6%
Neutral6.1%
Negative30.3%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive64.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative32.0%

Bugs and requests

Ranchr

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Calf ID not automatically linking to cow
  • Treatment history not sorting by date
  • Unable to delete incorrect treatment history
  • Cow ages displaying incorrectly
  • Picture uploads not working consistently
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  • Data sometimes gets deleted unexpectedly

Requested features

18 requests
  • Add more cattle breed options
  • Allow selection of different color tags
  • Ability to easily see cattle locations
  • Support for multi-breed species and percentages
  • Add simple dashboard overview
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  • Improve calf/cow linking and history tracking
  • Add herd vaccination option
  • Allow custom sorting/filtering options
  • Ability to print records
  • Add support for embryo transfer
  • Ability to choose heifer or steer
  • Allow entering number sequences for initial input
  • Add alarm/notification for vaccinations and breeding
  • Implement graph/chart features
  • Add summary page with herd numbers
  • Ability to edit and update photos
  • Allow splitting herds/pastures
  • Provide option to change text size

Cattle Check

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Ranchr

Subscriptions2
  • Ranchr Pro Monthly$12.991 Month
  • Ranchr Pro Yearly$129.991 Year
1 purchases

Cattle Check

Subscriptions1
  • Cattle Check$5.991 Month

Questions

Is Ranchr free?
Ranchr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cattle Check free?
Cattle Check is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ranchr or Cattle Check?
Ranchr is rated higher. Ranchr averages 4.7 out of 5 from 742 ratings, while Cattle Check averages 3.6 from 34 ratings.
Do Ranchr or Cattle Check have ads?
Neither Ranchr nor Cattle Check shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ranchr or Cattle Check?
Ranchr ships an update every 9 days, and Cattle Check every 6 months. Most recently, Ranchr was updated on October 26, 2026 and Cattle Check on October 24, 2026.

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