Comparison

Purebred vs RanchOS

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

Head to head
About

Purebred

This application helps animal breeders manage their livestock and make informed breeding decisions. It allows users to track individual animals, view pedigrees, and calculate genetic coefficients to identify optimal mating pairs.

Highlights
  • Animal listing and filtering
  • Multiple account management
  • Detailed animal information
  • Photo management
  • Ancestor pedigree viewing
  • Inbreeding and Mean Kinship calculation
  • Relationship Coefficient calculation
Features
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The app allows animal breeding business to keep track of their animals and help make breeding decisions. The breeders can: - List all and view animals in the account or filter by your animal names - Select and work with multiple accounts, including canine, feline, and demo accounts - View and edit info about each animal - Add and manage photos of the animals - Present selected animal's ancestors up to the fourth generation - Compute Wright’s inbreeding and Mean Kinship coefficients for every animal - Compute Relationship Coefficient to view best mating options for each eligible animal

About

RanchOS

Features
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RanchOS – Livestock & Ranch Management RanchOS is the operating system for modern ranching — an all-in-one ranch management platform designed to replace notebooks, sticky notes, and scattered spreadsheets with a single powerful mobile app. Built on a working ranch in Southern Colorado, RanchOS helps ranchers manage livestock, cattle operations, hay production, equipment, pastures, and daily ranch tasks from anywhere — even when you’re offline in the pasture. Whether you’re tracking calving, recording treatments at the chute, moving cattle between pastures, or managing livestock across your ranch, RanchOS keeps everything organized in one place so you can spend less time on paperwork and more time running your ranch. RanchOS is designed for real ranch work and supports cattle operations as well as mixed livestock ranches. Key Features Livestock & Herd Tracking Track cattle and other livestock including goats, sheep, pigs, horses, bison, deer, and elk. Maintain complete animal records including births, breeding history, treatments, weights, pregnancy checks, and full livestock history. Cattle Record Keeping Easily record calving events, treatments, vaccinations, pregnancy checks, and cattle movements so your herd records stay organized and accessible. Herd Management Manage your herd with detailed livestock records, pasture movements, breeding history, and treatment logs so you always know what’s happening across your ranch. Ranch Task Management Create and assign ranch tasks so everyone knows what work needs to be done and when — from feeding and fencing to health checks and pasture moves. Pasture & Land Tracking Record pasture movements and track where animals are located across your ranch. Keep a history of where livestock have been grazed. Hay & Equipment Tracking Track hay production, equipment usage, and operational records across your ranch. Voice Logging Record ranch events quickly using voice commands while working cattle, feeding livestock, or out in the pasture. Offline First RanchOS works even without cell service. Record livestock events and ranch activities in the field and automatically sync when you reconnect. Reports & Insights Generate reports and review herd data to better understand what’s happening across your ranch and make more informed decisions. Built for Real Ranch Work Designed and developed on a working ranch to handle real-world cattle and livestock operations. RanchOS works for cow-calf operations, mixed livestock ranches, hobby farms, and large commercial herds. Stop juggling notebooks and spreadsheets. Run your ranch with RanchOS. Learn more at ranch-os.com

Screenshots

Purebred4 screens
RanchOS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: RanchOS at none against Purebred's shown. RanchOS also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs monthly). Purebred's advantage is iOS requirement (11.4 vs 16.6). On price, 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

Purebred ships an update monthly, RanchOS every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Purebred versus RanchOS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPurebredRanchOS
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.4 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB101 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrew YahinRanchOS LLC

In-app purchases

None

Purebred

No in-app purchases

None

RanchOS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Purebred free?
Purebred is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RanchOS free?
RanchOS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Purebred or RanchOS have ads?
Purebred shows ads; RanchOS does not.
Which is updated more often, Purebred or RanchOS?
Purebred ships an update monthly, and RanchOS every 6 days. Most recently, Purebred was updated on September 30, 2026 and RanchOS on September 28, 2026.

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