Comparison

Cattle Matrix vs BeefBooks

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

Head to head
About

Cattle Matrix

This tool helps cattle producers estimate the profitability of their operations. It offers specific calculators for both grower and feeder producers to assess potential gains or losses.

Highlights
  • Breakeven profitability estimation
  • Grower producer calculator
  • Feeder producer calculator
  • Cattle operation analysis
Features
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Cattle Matrix is a breakeven calculator tool for cattle producers to estimate profitability or loss of your cattle operation. Included are calculators specific to Grower and Feeder producers.

About

BeefBooks

Manage your beef operation efficiently with this comprehensive feedlot system. Track performance, finances, and customers, and make real-time feeding adjustments. Optimize operations and grow profits with integrated data analysis.

Highlights
  • Real-time feeding adjustments
  • On-demand load creation
  • Bluetooth scale integration
  • Weight tracking
  • Feed redistribution
  • Profit projection
Features
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BeefBooks™: The Ultimate Feedlot Management System Make smart decisions for your beef operation with BeefBooks™, the all-in-one system that integrates and analyzes your feedlot data. Beef production is full of decisions. When to buy? When to sell? What to feed? When to feed? How do you keep track of your feedlot performance, finances, and customers? How do you communicate your results to your team? You need a system that can handle all these tasks and more, without breaking the bank or wasting your time. You need BeefBooks™. With the BeefBooks™ App, you will be able to: * Read Bunks to make real-time feeding adjustments. * Create On-demand Loads or Copy previous day’s Loads with DMI * Connect via Bluetooth to Scale to: * get real-time weights of both ingredients and pen delivery. * see what is scheduled and delivered to each Pen. * Have left over feed in the mixer? Simply re-distribute to future load. BeefBooks™ is more than just a software system. It's a partner in your beef production success. With BeefBooks™, you can make informed decisions, optimize your operations, and grow your profits. Don't settle for less. Try BeefBooks™ today and see the difference for yourself.eefBooks™ is a modern-day tool for cattle feeding. This free service from Big Gain allows owners to manage their feeding enterprise from profit projection to closeout.

Screenshots

Cattle Matrix4 screens
BeefBooks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BeefBooks at monthly against Cattle Matrix's every 2 months. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Cattle Matrix against 5.0 for BeefBooks. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 8 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cattle Matrix ships an update every 2 months, BeefBooks monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and August 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Cattle Matrix versus BeefBooks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCattle MatrixBeefBooks
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings)
Number of ratings48 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMidwest PMS, LLC.Big Gain

Customer experience

Cattle Matrix

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

BeefBooks

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Cattle Matrix

No in-app purchases

None

BeefBooks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cattle Matrix free?
Cattle Matrix is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BeefBooks free?
BeefBooks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cattle Matrix or BeefBooks?
Cattle Matrix and BeefBooks are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 8 ratings respectively.
Do Cattle Matrix or BeefBooks have ads?
Neither Cattle Matrix nor BeefBooks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cattle Matrix or BeefBooks?
Cattle Matrix ships an update every 2 months, and BeefBooks monthly. Most recently, Cattle Matrix was updated on June 1, 2026 and BeefBooks on August 25, 2026.

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