NextGenRodeo vs Between The Reins
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.
Between The Reins
Access unfiltered barrel horse training from world champions. Learn horsemanship, mental game, and rider strength through a vast video library covering all training stages. New content weekly.
- Unfiltered training programs
- Groundwork to tuning up horses
- Improve horsemanship and riding
- Develop mental game
- Searchable video library
- New videos weekly
- Round table discussions
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Between The Reins provides an authentic and unedited look into the training programs of three world champions. It is the only barrel racing platform that offers real and unfiltered content, covering every aspect of the training process, from groundwork with a 2-year-old horse to tuning up an open horse. With our expert advice, you will learn how to improve your horsemanship, become a stronger rider, develop a stronger mental game, and more. Inside or outside the arena - these skills will teach you how to be successful. Between The Reins' extensive library allows you to search by keyword, rider, horses, or pattern-related issues. With five new videos released each week, you can keep track of your favorite horse through its entire training process. Additionally, our video library features highly popular round table discussions, where our trainers delve into major challenges within the barrel racing industry and conduct interviews with other top professionals in several equine performance disciplines. These videos show the real process of developing champion barrel racing horses. Learn current strategies and techniques being used on horses at their unique time of development and training. See the real struggles and successes of training barrel horses from multi-million dollar winning world champion trainers! Our app offers auto-renewing subscriptions. You'll receive unlimited access to content on all your devices. Payment is charged to your account at confirmation of purchase. Pricing varies by location and is confirmed prior to purchase. Subscription automatically renews each month unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period, or the trial period (when offered). Cancel anytime in Account Settings. Terms of service: https://watch.betweenthereins.us/pages/terms-of-service Privacy policy: https://watch.betweenthereins.us/pages/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Between The Reins at 83% against NextGenRodeo's 18%. Between The Reins also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.2). NextGenRodeo's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and chart position (#186 vs unranked). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. NextGenRodeo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and Between The Reins sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $30.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Between The Reins holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 175 and 304 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of NextGenRodeo's written reviews are positive against 83% of Between The Reins's.
NextGenRodeo ships an update every 3 weeks, Between The Reins monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NextGenRodeo | Between The Reins |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (175 ratings) | 4.9 (304 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.9% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 175 | 304 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Best chart rank | #186 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NextGenRodeo, LLC | Between The Reins Inc |
Customer experience
NextGenRodeo
Between The Reins
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
Between The Reins
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
Between The Reins
- Silver - Monthly$30.001 Month
- Gold - Yearly$299.001 Year
Questions
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