Comparison

SortArena Sidekick vs Between The Reins

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

Head to head
About

SortArena Sidekick

This real-time assistant provides up-to-the-minute information for equestrian events like Ranch Sorting, Team Penning, and Team Roping. Track scores, teams, registrations, and your personal performance all from your pocket.

Highlights
  • Real-time event updates
  • Show class and registration info
  • Team and ride order tracking
  • Leaderboards and winner announcements
  • Personalized 'Me' page
  • Buddy performance tracking
Features
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Sidekick is your 'know-it-all' real-time personal show assistant for Ranch Sorting, Team Penning, and Team Roping events. SideKick keeps you 'in the know', entertained and up on all the 'goings on' for the whole dang show. Updates are in real-time, so every score, every team, every registration, shows up as it happens. No more running around, looking for posted rosters, or trips to the office. You now have all the show classes, all the registrations and who has open rides as of right now. You know all the teams, the ride orders, leaderboards, winners, and points. It's 'up to the minute' and It's right there in your pocket. There is even a 'Me' page that is just about you. What classes you are registered in, how many times you are entered, who you are teamed with, what teams are coming up right now in the current go, who you are riding with next, and what score you need to beat to be movin on. Your 'Me' page also gives you an instant summary total of your classes, teams, winnings and points. You can even find out how your buddy is doing riding at some other SortArena Powered ride event that is currently going on somewhere else in North America. It's kinda fun to be able to look in on what's going on at other events. A great SideKick keeps an ear to the ground and always watches your back. That's SideKick by SortArena.com.

About

Between The Reins

Access unfiltered training programs from world champion barrel racers. Learn horsemanship, improve riding skills, and develop a stronger mental game with expert advice and a vast video library. New content is added weekly.

Highlights
  • World champion training programs
  • Unfiltered real-time training
  • Horsemanship and riding improvement
  • Mental game development
  • Searchable video library
  • Weekly new video releases
  • Round table discussions
Features
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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

Screenshots

SortArena Sidekick4 screens
Between The Reins3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Between The Reins at 4.9 against SortArena Sidekick's 4.4. Between The Reins also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (325 vs 10). SortArena Sidekick's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Between The Reins sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $30.00 per month. SortArena Sidekick asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Between The Reins holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Between The Reins has 325 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SortArena Sidekick ships an update every 9 months, Between The Reins monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SortArena Sidekick versus Between The Reins: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSortArena SidekickBetween The Reins
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (10 ratings)4.9 (325 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—84.6% of reviews
Number of ratings10325 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB68 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSortArenaBetween The Reins Inc

Customer experience

SortArena Sidekick

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative10.0%

Between The Reins

All ratings325 ratings
Positive98.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive84.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.4%

In-app purchases

None

SortArena Sidekick

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Between The Reins

Subscriptions2
  • Silver - Monthly$30.001 Month
  • Gold - Yearly$299.001 Year

Questions

Is SortArena Sidekick free?
SortArena Sidekick is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Between The Reins free?
Between The Reins is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SortArena Sidekick or Between The Reins?
Between The Reins is rated higher. SortArena Sidekick averages 4.4 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Between The Reins averages 4.9 from 325 ratings.
Do SortArena Sidekick or Between The Reins have ads?
Neither SortArena Sidekick nor Between The Reins shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SortArena Sidekick or Between The Reins?
SortArena Sidekick ships an update every 9 months, and Between The Reins monthly. Most recently, SortArena Sidekick was updated on October 10, 2026 and Between The Reins on October 30, 2026.

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