Comparison

HerdDogg vs SwiftCENSUS

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

Head to head
About

HerdDogg

This platform offers advanced insights into animal health and well-being, providing rapid and accurate tracking for individual animals. It helps reduce labor costs while enhancing herd productivity and sustainability.

Highlights
  • Animal health and well-being insights
  • Individual animal tracking
  • Breeding insights
  • Labor cost reduction
  • Herd productivity enhancement
  • Sustainability tracking
Features
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Headquartered in Seward, Nebraska, HerdDogg Inc. is a venture-backed AgTech startup focused on increasing herd welfare by deriving unparalleled insights into key indicators of animal health and well-being. The HerdDogg system provides rapid and accurate breeding, animal health tracking and traceability insights on individual animals, whether in the barn or pasture. HerdDogg reduces labor costs while increasing herd productivity and sustainability.

About

SwiftCENSUS

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Most Competitive Pricing On the Market You Know How Many Cages in Your Facility Instantly Cage Automatically Assigned to Investigators, Protocols, etc. Reduce Staff Working Time By Hours Auto-Update of Database at Custom Intervals Make Billing & Cage Maintenance More Efficient Access to SwiftCENSUS Apps (..we'll also integrate with your desired software provider) Uses Computer Vision Steps for Census: 1. Scan entire rack with phone camera. 2. Repeat for Each Rack. 3. Current Census Information Immediately Available on SwiftCENSUS Web & Mobile App 4. Billing & Census Reports Generated on Schedules or OnDemand Register Facility SwiftCENSUS Web App You provide the facilities investigator, room, ABSL, species, IACUC protocol, etc. information. SwiftCENSUS Cage Cards Smart Cage Cards We send you cards with pre-printed & hardcoded data including any information you need to track for vivarium management. Researchers Use SwiftCENSUS Cards (Barcodes) Simply instruct investigators to use assigned cage cards. Note that researchers will have assigned cards that have identifying information pre-printed on them (see cage card image). Automated Card Restocking Since tags are tracked by the system, we send reminders for you to replenish your inventory when needed.

Screenshots

HerdDogg4 screens
SwiftCENSUS1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SwiftCENSUS at weekly against HerdDogg's every 6 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HerdDogg ships an update every 6 weeks, SwiftCENSUS weekly. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
HerdDogg versus SwiftCENSUS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHerdDoggSwiftCENSUS
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHerdDogg, Inc.SwifTAG Systems

In-app purchases

None

HerdDogg

No in-app purchases

None

SwiftCENSUS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HerdDogg free?
HerdDogg is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SwiftCENSUS free?
SwiftCENSUS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HerdDogg or SwiftCENSUS have ads?
Neither HerdDogg nor SwiftCENSUS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HerdDogg or SwiftCENSUS?
HerdDogg ships an update every 6 weeks, and SwiftCENSUS weekly. Most recently, HerdDogg was updated on November 2, 2026 and SwiftCENSUS on November 2, 2026.

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