Lambing Planner vs RFS ACTIV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lambing Planner
This app assists sheep managers in planning and tracking their flock's breeding cycle. It offers expert recommendations on ewe and ram nutrition, condition scoring, reproductive management, and lambing guidelines.
- Breeding cycle mapping
- Management operation recommendations
- Ewe and ram nutrition guidance
- Condition score targets
- Reproductive management advice
- Lambing guidelines
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The Lambing Planner app by DAFWA and ASHEEP group of Esperance in Western Australia helps sheep managers map the breeding cycle for sheep and gives key recommendations on management operations that make up the breeding cycle, providing information on: • Ewe and ram nutrition • Condition score targets at different stages • Reproductive management • Lambing guidelines It is based on the popular paper based tool and draws on the recommendations of sheep reproduction experts.
RFS ACTIV
This app allows members of the New South Wales Rural Fire Service to manage their availability and respond to incidents. Users can set their status, receive notifications, and indicate their attendance.
- Set availability status
- Receive incident notifications
- Respond to incidents
- Indicate attendance
- Member management
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RFS ACTIV is the New South Wales Rural Fire Service Member Availability and Response System. RFS ACTIV will allow members to set their availability status, be notified of an incident and respond to an incident with ‘attending’ or ‘not attending’.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lambing Planner at 75% against RFS ACTIV's 23%. RFS ACTIV's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lambing Planner ships an update every 6 months, RFS ACTIV every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lambing Planner | RFS ACTIV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 23.1% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development | NSW Rural Fire Service |
Customer experience
Lambing Planner
RFS ACTIV
In-app purchases
Lambing Planner
No in-app purchases
RFS ACTIV
No in-app purchases
