CattleSort vs HerdHelp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CattleSort
Manage livestock records with features like sorting, pairing, and sexing. Import data from spreadsheets and access your information online. Designed by a producer for practical farm solutions.
- Voice controlled custom keypad
- Numerical list sorting
- Pairing lists to find missing animals
- Auto-fill number ranges
- Side-by-side list comparison
- Sort by sex and tag color
- Import data from Excel
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CattleSort keeps track of your livestock’s shipping, branding, and sexing records. With our patented voice controlled custom keypad, entering animals into a list has never been easier. You will never lose a list made on a pad and paper again and your records will be one click away at all times. This app was created by a cow calf producer and all functions are based on real life experiences with real solutions to our industries simplest problems. It was created for cattle but is compatible with all livestock. All data saved on your phone can be accessed and sorted at Cattlsort.com once you are a registered user. Functions within CattleSort include: Simple Sort- perhaps the simplest and most useful is the ability to put any list numerical order. Pair Up- pairs up lists to know which animals are missing. Auto fill- put your first and last number in and we will fill in the numbers in the middle for you. Side by Side- lets you view any two lists side by side. Sex- this function will separate out male and females so you know how many of each sex you have in said list. Sort By Color- sorts different tag colors from one list into separate lists. Check Off- lets you check off lists and save checked and unchecked cows separately. My Animal Herd- you can also input all of your herds’ tag and bangs numbers so you can later use at any time. This is useful for operations shipping across state lines, as you can simply put your animals Primary ear tag number into the system and it will draw all other data saved, so you can now send it to the vet for your health papers. If you already have all your tag info saved in an Excel spreadsheet you can sign in to our website and import all data so you don’t have to input individual animals manually. If you own livestock and make any type of list during the year, CattleSort will have a function that will make your life easier. Forget the pad and paper and get sorted with Cattle Sort today. Check out PregCheck in the App Store today for breeding records made simple. -- Subscription is provided 1 year at a time, and is billed as an annual subscription rate of $29.99/yr after the 2-week free trial. Your iTunes account will be billed at the end of trial. To avoid being charged, please cancel before the end of the free trial. Any unused portion of the free trial will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. The renewal rate is $29.99 each year. Subscriptions can be managed in Account Settings. Privacy can be viewed at cattlesort.com/privacy and user terms at cattlesort.com/terms
HerdHelp
Streamline livestock management with detailed tracking of animals. This app simplifies record-keeping for herds and individual animals, saving time and reducing stress. It offers a digital solution for farmers and ranchers to enhance profitability through better documentation and reporting.
- Detailed animal tracking
- Digital birthing book
- Multi-species herd management
- Cloud-based reporting dashboard
- Record medical treatments and health changes
- Track animal sales and weight
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Try it for FREE- Herd Help App - Livestock management with detailed tracking of your animals. Herd Help gives you the power to manage your livestock seamlessly. Its mission is to eliminate the time it takes to record information of your livestock so you can keep better track of your herd or individual animals. By using Herd Help’s mobile app livestock management software, you will save time, money, and stress. Herd Help was created by a small farmer and a mid-sized rancher and cattleman who have experience leveraging digital technology and first built the livestock platform for their own use. Now it’s available for all livestock entrepreneurs and casual owners alike. Herd Help’s vision is to help other small and medium sized farm and ranch businesses make the job of taking care of individual animals and managing herds much easier. Herd Help’s mobile app product helps livestock farmers and ranchers to take better care of their animals through better documentation, tracking, and record keeping. Having complete and accurate livestock records will give you the tools to make your farm or ranch more profitable. Simplify tracking and managing your animals -- no more paper and pen, spreadsheets, expensive software, and low quality mobile apps. Herd Help gives you a single app to manage all your herd information from your smartphone or tablet. Available on iOS. Manage your herd anywhere. Secure and private records. The Herd Help platform includes a mobile app and a reporting dashboard in the cloud, so you can access and update animal records in the field, barn, at home, or in the office. With Herd Help, you can track basic info about your livestock such as animal name, all the way to how many times you have treated an animal. Herd Help has a digital birthing book and makes it easy to add additional details and keep track of changes over time. This will ensure that you understand which animals are profitable and which animals are costing you money. You can also report when you sell an animal, when an animal gets medical treatment, when there is a health change such as a sickness, and the weight of an animal, along with the option to add notes on an animal. The animal records you enter in the app will be available in real time instantly on the online dashboard. Having this ease of access to your livestock records will make your day to day ranch management operations simple and easy. Herd Help is the easiest to use livestock management software on the market. Herd Help puts everything you need to manage your day-to-day operations, keep detailed records, manage expenses, and report on your farm in one place. Integrated farm & livestock record keeping, planning, management, tracking, sales, and reporting software to run a thriving agriculture business. Enjoy multi-species and multi-breed herd management through our mixed enterprise solution. Manage your cattle, goats, horses, pigs, rabbits, and sheep, through one easy to use app. All of this information is tied to your HerdHelp.com account, and is kept in-sync across all of your mobile devices as well as at HerdHelp.com. Now you can have workers in the field entering medication information or tracking mating information, while you enter notes about the same animals and have all of the data saved and shared for your whole team to see. You may purchase an auto-renewing subscription through an In-App Purchase. • Auto-renewable subscription • 3 Days($0.00) After that $6.99 • Your subscription will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew (at the duration selected) unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Current subscription may not be cancelled during the active subscription period; however, you can manage your subscription and/or turn off auto-renewal by visiting your iTunes Account Settings after purchase • Privacy policy and terms of use: http://herdhelp.com/terms-and-condition
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HerdHelp at 4.3 against CattleSort's 3.6. HerdHelp also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and review sentiment (67% vs 40%). CattleSort's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. CattleSort sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per year and HerdHelp sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
HerdHelp holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of CattleSort's written reviews are positive against 67% of HerdHelp's.
CattleSort ships an update weekly, HerdHelp every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CattleSort | HerdHelp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (13 ratings) | 4.3 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | CattleSort | Grace and Peace LLC (AL) |
Customer experience
CattleSort
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In-app purchases
CattleSort
- Yearly Subscription$29.991 Year
- AnnualAutoRenewWithTrial14 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Annual Subscription$29.99
HerdHelp
- All Access3 Days trial$3.991 Month









