Cal Poly Orientation vs GiddyUpGo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cal Poly Orientation
This app provides resources and support for new students and their families to ensure a smooth transition to university life. It serves as a central hub for information and assistance.
- New student resources
- Family support
- Transition assistance
- University information hub
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Cal Poly Orientation is hosted by New Student and Transition Programs which serves as a home and resource to all new students and their supporters and to ensure their successful transition to Cal Poly.
GiddyUpGo
Manage barn operations, schedule lessons, and track horse care. Communicate with riders and families, and monitor lesson packages. Designed for trainers, riders, and families to streamline equestrian activities.
- Barn scheduling and lesson management
- Horse workload safety monitoring
- Lesson notes and health records
- Rider and family communication
- Lesson package tracking
- Rider booking and reminders
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GiddyUpGo runs the day-to-day of a riding barn: who rides which horse, when, and what everyone needs to know. FOR TRAINERS • Schedule lessons and rides, and see the whole barn's week at a glance • Keep each horse's workload safe — the app warns before a horse is over-booked • Record lesson notes, horse care and health records, feed and grain • Send announcements and message riders and families • Keep track of lesson packages, plans and statements FOR RIDERS AND FAMILIES • See your upcoming lessons and your horse's schedule • Book, cancel and get reminders by email, text or notification • Parents can follow and manage their kids' riding in one place • Message your trainer and read barn announcements GiddyUpGo is invitation-based: your barn adds you, and you sign in with email, Google or Apple. Payments are made directly to your barn — the app records them, it never takes payment.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GiddyUpGo at 5.0 against Cal Poly Orientation's 3.4. Cal Poly Orientation's advantage is ratings volume (22 vs 1). 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.
GiddyUpGo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cal Poly Orientation has 22 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Cal Poly Orientation | GiddyUpGo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (22 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo | Jun LeBeau |
In-app purchases
Cal Poly Orientation
No in-app purchases
GiddyUpGo
No in-app purchases
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