Comparison

BarnManager vs Questri

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

Head to head
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!

About

Questri

Streamline equestrian barn management with this app. Organize horses, schedule client rides and lessons, and assign tasks to staff. Access your operations from any device and manage competitions and client communications efficiently.

Highlights
  • Horse management
  • Client ride and lesson scheduling
  • Staff task distribution
  • Digital barn board display
  • Cross-device access (mobile & web)
  • Competition scheduling
  • Client management and communication
Features
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Questri helps equestrian businesses replace messy whiteboards and group texts with one connected system for horses, schedules, tasks, communication, and daily barn operations. Built for barns, trainers, lesson programs, rehab centers, and equine teams, Questri keeps your operation organized from your phone, tablet, or computer while powering a live Digital Barn Board for your aisle display. Use Questri to: • Manage horses, clients, riders, and staff • Schedule rides, lessons, training, competitions, and appointments • Assign tasks and chores to your team • Track task progress and daily barn activity • Communicate with clients and staff • Manage competition schedules and logistics • Power a Digital Barn Board that displays your daily plan, tasks, and calendar updates on an aisle TV or monitor • Access your barn’s information from mobile and web The Digital Barn Board is designed to bring your daily plan into the aisle. As schedules change or tasks are completed in Questri, your board stays updated so staff can see what needs to happen next. Whether you run a boarding barn, training program, lesson business, rehab facility, or competition-focused operation, Questri helps your team stay aligned, reduce back-and-forth communication, and keep the barn moving.

Screenshots

BarnManager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Questri at 100% against BarnManager's 50%. Questri also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.6) and ads (none vs shown). BarnManager's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume, 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

Questri holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of BarnManager's written reviews are positive against 100% of Questri's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
BarnManager versus Questri: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBarnManagerQuestri
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (24 ratings)5.0 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings24 — better9
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDigital Crumbs LLCBLAZON LLC

Customer experience

BarnManager

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

Questri

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

BarnManager

No in-app purchases

None

Questri

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BarnManager free?
BarnManager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Questri free?
Questri is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BarnManager or Questri?
Questri is rated higher. BarnManager averages 3.6 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while Questri averages 5.0 from 9 ratings.
Do BarnManager or Questri have ads?
BarnManager shows ads; Questri does not.
Which is updated more often, BarnManager or Questri?
BarnManager ships an update monthly, and Questri monthly. Most recently, BarnManager was updated on September 18, 2026 and Questri on September 9, 2026.

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