NextGenRodeo vs Global Roping
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NextGenRodeo
This app revolutionizes the rodeo experience by connecting competitors and stock contractors with events. It offers seamless entry, real-time stats, and event management tools, leveraging technology to enhance every aspect of rodeo.
- Rodeo event entry
- Competitor stats access
- Stock contractor tools
- Live event updates
- Event management automation
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The sport of Rodeo will never be the same. NextGenRodeo streamlines the competitor and stock contractor's experience, while providing unprecedented access to your next Rodeo. NextGenRodeo brings real rodeo experience and matches it with next generation technology to improve all aspects of your next event. Whether you are a contestant looking for your next event with easy access entering and real-time access to stats and updates or you are an organization looking for a software to do the heavy lifting and automate your event management from beginning to end, NextGenRodeo is for you.
Global Roping
This app is a comprehensive tool for team roping enthusiasts, offering event entry, results tracking, rider following, and access to live streams and ride clips. It aims to deepen the equine community's passion for horses and horse sports through engaging digital experiences and competitions.
- Event entry
- Results tracking
- Follow favorite riders
- Watch livestreams
- View ride clips
- Equine community content
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Global Roping, powered by Global Handicaps, is team roping's essential app for entering events, tracking results, following your favorite riders and watching livestreams and clips of your rides. We provide the equine community with best-in-class competitions, content, products, and services that deepen their love for horses and horse sports. Our award-winning brands present innovative content, engaging digital experiences, and live equestrian events designed to inform and entertain our target audiences. We attract and retain subscribers and users who are serious equine enthusiasts and industry professionals, and who have both the resources and commitment to providing the best for their horse-related pursuits and upscale lifestyles. We’re a team of problem solvers, innovators, and creators. We’re data analysts, marketing strategists, and video producers. We’re also team ropers, barrel racers, dressage competitors, eventers, and trail riders. You’ll frequently find us working with hay on our clothes and some mud on our boots.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Global Roping at 4.1 against NextGenRodeo's 2.2. Global Roping also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3). NextGenRodeo's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months) and review sentiment (18% vs 0%). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. NextGenRodeo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Global Roping asks for nothing beyond the download.
Global Roping holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NextGenRodeo has 175 ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 18% of NextGenRodeo's written reviews are positive against 0% of Global Roping's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
NextGenRodeo ships an update every 3 weeks, Global Roping every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NextGenRodeo | Global Roping |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (175 ratings) | 4.1 (23 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 175 — better | 23 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #105 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NextGenRodeo, LLC | Equine Network, LLC |
Customer experience
NextGenRodeo
Global Roping
Bugs and requests
NextGenRodeo
Reported bugs
16 issues- App freezes every few seconds requiring restart
- Forced updates required before accessing app functionality
- Navigation glitches when scrolling through draws
- Live stream crashes and drops connection
- Results fail to load or load 20-25 riders behind
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- Login/password reset functionality broken
- Notification button non-functional
- Trade confirmation system doesn't work
- Account creation/login issues preventing access
- Results display incorrectly or carry over from previous events
- Arena selection doesn't work properly at multi-arena events
- Screenshot blocking prevents saving entries
- Membership verification fails requiring app reinstall
- Search function returns 'no results' inconsistently
- Live draw glitches showing wrong draw numbers
- Equistat link integration non-functional
Requested features
12 requests- Fix notification/alert system for entry openings
- Allow screenshot capability for entries and results
- Add support for all horse breeds in database
- Make live results free or included with entry
- Improve search function with alphabetized listings
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- Add ability to save performance splits and data
- Implement trade confirmation system that works
- Provide free spectator mode for non-competitors
- Fix Equistat integration
- Reduce or eliminate subscription fees for basic features
- Extend customer support hours to weekends
- Simplify navigation for finding results and live events
Global Roping
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
NextGenRodeo
- NextGen Membership Monthly3 Days trial$14.991 Month
- NextGen Membership Yearly3 Days trial$129.991 Year
- NextGen Event Pass$34.99
Global Roping
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is NextGenRodeo free?
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