Coat Color vs Breeding Journal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Coat Color
Predict your puppy's potential coat color by inputting genetic data from its parents. This straightforward tool allows you to track canine genes and forecast outcomes with basic information.
- Predict puppy coat color
- Input parent genetic data
- Track dog genes
- Easy to use interface
- Basic data input
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With Coat Color you can easily predict a possible coat color for any puppy based on the genes that its mother and father passed through. With this easy to use application you can track your dog's genes and predict a possible outcome having just basic data.
Breeding Journal
This app helps dog breeders track their breeding activities from heat cycles to puppy development and health. It allows logging of mating requests, litter details, and financial information for a comprehensive overview of breeding efforts.
- Track breeding cycles
- Log mating requests
- Manage litter details
- Monitor puppy development
- Record health statistics
- Financial overview
- Evaluate breeding combinations
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Breeding Journal is the breeding record we wished we'd had. We're Louise and Calle Edlund, and we've bred dogs at our kennel, Cani Lee, since 2014. During one of our litters we realized pen and paper weren't enough any more. We wanted to look back at last time: how far apart the puppies came, and what they weighed. That's how the app started. Now we've rebuilt it from scratch. Five clear tabs, and a home screen that shows what's going on in your kennel right now. TODAY • Which day of her heat your bitch is on, and when her next heat is due • Day of pregnancy and expected whelping date, 63 days from the first mating • How old the puppies are, and a nudge when a litter needs updating • Shortcuts: log a heat, new mating, new puppy buyer or new dog DOGS • Bitches and males in one place, sorted into active, young and retired • A profile for every dog: photo, registration number, hips (HD), elbows (ED), patella, eyes, spine, hearing, teeth and titles • A heat log with the interval between heats and an estimate of the next one • Contracts and certificates saved as photos on the dog LITTERS • The whole litter on one page: matings with the day of heat, temperatures, whelping date and the puppies • A card for each puppy with color code, birth weight, sex, color, health results and new owner • A weight chart for every puppy, and "Weigh the litter" to enter today's weight for all of them at once • Mating and puppy contracts saved as photos • Email every new owner in the litter with one tap • Used a stud dog from another breeder? Share the litter with the stud owner. They see the puppies and their health results, never your buyers' details. PEOPLE • Puppy buyers grouped as interested, reserved and has a puppy • Link a buyer to their puppy and their contact details land on the puppy card • Call, text or email straight from the app • Stud requests with bitch, male and a provisional date KENNEL • Finances: income and expenses by month and year, with a photo of the receipt • Statistics: hip, elbow, eye and patella results for your puppies, by litter, dam or sire Over the years you can see what each combination produced, which makes it easier to evaluate your breeding and carry what you've learned into the next litter. The app is in English and Swedish, follows your phone's dark mode and has no ads. PLANS The app is free to download and to create an account. To add your breeding dogs, choose a plan based on how many active and young dogs you keep: • Basic: up to 3 • Bronze: up to 6 • Silver: up to 10 • Gold: unlimited Retired dogs never count. Plans are monthly subscriptions that renew automatically. The price is shown in the app before you buy, and payment is charged to your Apple Account. The subscription renews unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the period. You can upgrade in the app at any time and cancel in your Apple Account settings. Terms of purchase: https://breedingjournal.com/en-gb/terms-of-purchase/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://breedingjournal.com/en-gb/privacy-policy/ Questions or ideas? Email us at info@breedingjournal.com, we're always happy to hear from fellow breeders. Good luck with your breeding! Louise & Calle
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Coat Color at 75% against Breeding Journal's 0%. Coat Color also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4). Breeding Journal's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). 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. Breeding Journal sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Coat Color asks for nothing beyond the download.
Coat Color ships an update every 4 months, Breeding Journal every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Coat Color | Breeding Journal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (117 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 117 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BAKIA SAS | Calobre AB |
Customer experience
Coat Color
Breeding Journal
In-app purchases
Coat Color
No in-app purchases
Breeding Journal
- Basic$4.991 Month
- Bronze$6.491 Month
- Silver$10.491 Month
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- Gold$14.991 Month
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