Gate Steward vs Dash
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gate Steward
This app streamlines dog agility show management by digitizing gate processes. It helps check-in dogs, manage conflicts, and update run orders in real-time for competitors using the Agility Gate system, reducing ring congestion.
- Digital check-in for dogs
- Marking scratches and conflicts
- Reordering dog runs
- Real-time run order updates
- Reduced ring congestion
- Agility Gate system integration
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Dog sports shows need all the help they can get to keep things moving at a quick and efficient pace. As more and more people enter shows, trying to manage the process of getting dogs into the ring on-time becomes even more difficult. The Gate Steward app helps manage the processes at the gate digitally, and helps keeps things moving. You can use the app to check-in dogs, mark scratches, conflicts, move dogs around in the run order. It automatically updates the run orders for all competitors using the Agility Gate system, so they can see changes in real-time. It can also help reduce congestion around the ring since people don't need to crowd around the gate sheets trying to see which dogs are running next.
Dash
Track your dog's performance in AKC Fast CAT events, monitor their progress towards titles, and discover upcoming competitions. View breed rankings and share your dog's achievements with others.
- Log Fast CAT run times and speeds
- Track title progress with visual bars
- View daily updated breed rankings
- Search for upcoming events by location
- Import run history from screenshots
- Share dog profiles with custom links
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Dash-Hound: the Fast CAT tracker for dogs who love to run Track every run, see how your dog stacks up against their breed and the whole country, follow your friends' dogs, and never miss an event. EVERY RUN, IN ONE PLACE Log your dog's Fast CAT runs the day they happen and instantly see speed, points and title progress. Compare Run 1 vs Run 2, spot trends on the speed chart, and see your personal bests at a glance. Runs that match AKC's posted results get a green check, so you know your record is right. BREED RANKINGS & PROJECTIONS See where your dog ranks in their breed, with size classes for breeds that split by height. Your projected ranking comes from your best-3 average and updates as new results come in. Look back at past years with historical rankings. TITLES Follow the road from BCAT to DCAT, FCAT and beyond. Progress bars show exactly how many points you need for the next title, with a ribbon for every title earned. FIND EVENTS Search upcoming Fast CAT events by state or zip code, with entry details and dates. Get notified when new events are posted near you. Browse clubs and lure operators too. FOLLOW DOGS YOU LOVE Follow your friends' dogs (or your rivals) and get a notification when they run. Share your own dog's public profile with a custom link: stats, speed chart, rankings and run history. DOG OF THE WEEK Every week we spotlight a standout dog from the Fast CAT community. Nominate yours! EASY IMPORT Coming from another app? Upload screenshots of your run history and Dash-Hound brings it in. No retyping. DASH-HOUND PREMIUM (optional) Everything above is free. Premium adds even more for your own dogs: • Detailed run results: where your dog placed overall, in their height group and breed, and against every dog that ran that day nationwide • Weather performance: see how your dog runs on wet vs dry tracks and hot vs cool days • Photos on every run, building a photo gallery on your dog's public profile Premium is $2.99/month or $19.99/year. Payment is charged to your Apple ID and renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://dashhound.app/privacy Dash-Hound is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the American Kennel Club.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Dash at 4.7 against Gate Steward's 4.3. Dash also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 months). Gate Steward's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and review sentiment (100% vs 89%). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Dash holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 15 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Gate Steward's written reviews are positive against 89% of Dash's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Gate Steward ships an update every 4 months, Dash every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gate Steward | Dash |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (11 ratings) | 4.7 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 88.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Roger Ly | James Brown |
Customer experience
Gate Steward
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In-app purchases
Gate Steward
No in-app purchases
Dash
No in-app purchases
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