Equiscribe vs CrewBid2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Equiscribe
This app simplifies horse show scribing by handling score calculations on your iPad. It allows automatic sorting of scores and publishing of patterns and score sheets to a cloud service. Premium features offer expanded access to libraries, printing, and support.
- Automated score calculation
- Automatic score sorting
- Publish patterns and score sheets to cloud
- Access to full pattern library (premium)
- Print patterns and score sheets (premium)
- Email show patterns (premium)
- Text searchable rulebooks (premium)
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Equiscribe makes scribing for horse shows easier for rookie and veteran scribes alike by moving the arithmetic to the iPad. It allows you to automatically sort your finalized scores, and publish patterns and scoresheets to Equiscribe's cloud service. In-app subscription: Equiscribe now offers a subscription for access to premium features including • Full pattern library access • Print patterns directly from iPad • Email show patterns directly from iPad • Print score sheets via AirPrint • Text searchable rulebooks • Post score sheets to equiscribe.com • Prioritized customer support Premium subscription is offered in annual recurrence and renewal will automatically be generated within 24 hours prior to the end of your subscription expiration. Terms and conditions can be found at https://www.equiscribe.com/terms_conditions.html
CrewBid2
This app streamlines the bidding process for pilots and flight attendants on iPad. It offers advanced filtering, sorting, and calendar integration, allowing users to manage their schedules efficiently from anywhere. Enjoy a free trial to experience its user-friendly design and automated seniority display.
- Advanced filters and sorts
- Save filter/sort presets
- Add awarded line to calendar
- SWAPtimizer integration
- Automatic seniority and vacation display
- Print or email bid receipt
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The only bidding app built specifically for the iPad and designed for pilots and flight attendants. Bid whenever and wherever you have your new iPad - you'll never again have to drag a laptop on a trip or wait to bid until you get home. Features include: - More than 30 Filters and Sorts - Save your favorite Filter/Sort combinations as a Preset for quick access - Add your awarded line to Calendar - SWAPtimizer integration for pilots - Automatically detects your seniority number and any vacation and displays both in an intuitive fashion - Print or email your bid receipt from right within the app - Clean, user-friendly design The first month is FREE, so try it with no strings attached!
Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Equiscribe at 100% against CrewBid2's 18%. Equiscribe also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.7). CrewBid2's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Equiscribe sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $99.99 per year and CrewBid2 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Equiscribe holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CrewBid2 has 28 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Equiscribe's written reviews are positive against 18% of CrewBid2's.
Equiscribe ships an update every 5 weeks, CrewBid2 fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Equiscribe | CrewBid2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 2.7 (28 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 18.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 28 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Equiscribe LLC | Vector Victor Ventures LLC |
Customer experience
Equiscribe
CrewBid2
In-app purchases
Equiscribe
- Equiscribe Pro Annual1 Month trial$99.991 Year
CrewBid2
- Monthly Max Subscription$6.99









