Comparison

Agility Gate vs ShowPoints | Dog Show Planner

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

Head to head
About

Agility Gate

Streamline your dog's agility competition experience. Check in your dog, scratch, or mark conflicts remotely via your phone and monitor your position in the queue in real-time. Avoid crowding around physical gate sheets and manage your competition flow efficiently.

Highlights
  • Remote dog check-in
  • Scratch from competition
  • Mark as conflict
  • Real-time gate updates
  • View queue position
Features
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At a busy dog show, getting your dog to the line in an efficient manner becomes more and more difficult. Rather than crowd around gate sheets, why not check-in your dog on your phone and see how far out you are from heading into the ring. Check-in your dog, scratch or even mark yourself as a conflict and see the gate update in real-time.

About

ShowPoints | Dog Show Planner

Organize your dog show experience with this app. Track ring times, view judging schedules, find upcoming events, and monitor your dog's progress towards titles. It's designed by exhibitors to streamline show weekend planning and record-keeping.

Highlights
  • Dog show calendar and scheduling
  • Ring time alerts
  • Event discovery by location and organization
  • Title and achievement tracking
  • Virtual ribbon rack
  • Point estimation for championships
  • Note-taking for judges and performance
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Plan your next dog show. Know your ring time. Track every title. ShowPoints brings your dog show calendar, judging schedules, ring time alerts and title progress together in one app. Built by exhibitors for exhibitors, it helps you spend less time searching for information and more time enjoying the sport. YOUR SHOW WEEKEND, ORGANIZED See your upcoming show weekend at a glance, including your dogs' rings, posted ring times and estimated breed judging times. Get reminders before ring time, along with alerts for judging programs and upcoming entry deadlines. FIND YOUR NEXT SHOW OR EVENT Explore events from AKC, UKC, USDAA and other organizations nationwide. Find all-breed and specialty shows, Fast CAT, Scent Work, agility, obedience, rally and more. Search by city, venue or ZIP code. Filter by state, sport or organization, and find events near you. YOUR BREED'S ENTRIES, AT A GLANCE Review judging panels, schedules and breed entry counts, including class and champion entries. Compare current entries with last year's numbers when available. Access premium lists, judging programs, superintendent websites, event information and directions without searching across multiple websites. TRACK YOUR DOG'S PROGRESS Record results and follow your dog's progress toward its next title or achievement. • Conformation: Championship and Grand Championship points, majors and judges • National Owner-Handled Series: Track NOHS points and progress • Puppy of Achievement: Follow your puppy's early accomplishments • FSS and Miscellaneous breeds: Track Certificate of Merit progress • Fast CAT: Record runs, speeds, points and titles, with charts showing your dog's performance over time • AKC Scent Work: Track titles in Odor Search, Handler Discrimination and Detective Results are entered by users. ShowPoints calculates progress using applicable published rules. Tracking is unofficial and is not a substitute for official organization records. JUNIOR SHOWMANSHIP, MADE EASIER A dedicated Juniors tab helps junior handlers and their families record results, follow season goals and keep a journal of their experiences, with or without a dog profile. EVERY RIBBON IN ONE PLACE Celebrate your AKC conformation accomplishments with a virtual ribbon rack featuring traditional AKC placement colors. Watch your collection grow as you record wins and achievements. Review past results, see how your dogs have performed under different judges and find upcoming judging assignments. SEE THE POINTS YOU COULD EARN Estimate potential AKC championship points using breed, division and entry information. Plan ahead with a clearer understanding of the points that may be available. Estimates are informational only. Official points and awards are determined by AKC. NOTES YOU CAN FIND AGAIN Keep track of judges, ring conditions, travel details and how your dog performed. Search your notes whenever you need them. DESIGNED FOR REAL SHOW WEEKENDS A refreshed, easier-to-read interface helps you find the information you need, whether you're planning at home or getting ready ringside. BUILT BY OWNER-HANDLERS Created by exhibitors who know the challenges of planning show weekends, managing multiple dogs and tracking results. ShowPoints is shaped by firsthand experience and feedback from the dog show community. START PLANNING YOUR NEXT SHOW Discover a simpler way to organize your dog show life. Try ShowPoints free for 7 days with an eligible new subscription. Access to the app requires an in-app subscription. ShowPoints Pro | Monthly $9.99/month ShowPoints Pro | Annual $99.99/year ShowPoints is an independent application and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the American Kennel Club (AKC) or other event organizations. Privacy Policy: https://showpoints.app/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://showpoints.app/terms-of-use

Screenshots

Agility Gate2 screens
ShowPoints | Dog Show Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Agility Gate at none against ShowPoints | Dog Show Planner's 2. Agility Gate also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and ratings volume (76 vs 22). ShowPoints | Dog Show Planner's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly) and review sentiment (83% vs 73%). On price, rating, ads 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. ShowPoints | Dog Show Planner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Agility Gate asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ShowPoints | Dog Show Planner holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 76 and 22 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Agility Gate's written reviews are positive against 83% of ShowPoints | Dog Show Planner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Agility Gate ships an update monthly, ShowPoints | Dog Show Planner every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Agility Gate versus ShowPoints | Dog Show Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAgility GateShowPoints | Dog Show Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (76 ratings)4.5 (22 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.1% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings76 — better22
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB92 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperRoger LyShowPoints, Inc.

Customer experience

Agility Gate

All ratings75 ratings
Positive77.3%
Neutral10.7%
Negative12.0%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive73.1%
Neutral15.4%
Negative11.5%

ShowPoints | Dog Show Planner

All ratings22 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

None

Agility Gate

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

ShowPoints | Dog Show Planner

Subscriptions2
  • ShowPoints Pro (Launch)7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • ShowPoints Pro (Launch)7 Days trial$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Agility Gate free?
Agility Gate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ShowPoints | Dog Show Planner free?
ShowPoints | Dog Show Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Agility Gate or ShowPoints | Dog Show Planner?
ShowPoints | Dog Show Planner is rated higher. Agility Gate averages 4.3 out of 5 from 76 ratings, while ShowPoints | Dog Show Planner averages 4.5 from 22 ratings.
Do Agility Gate or ShowPoints | Dog Show Planner have ads?
Neither Agility Gate nor ShowPoints | Dog Show Planner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Agility Gate or ShowPoints | Dog Show Planner?
Agility Gate ships an update monthly, and ShowPoints | Dog Show Planner every 10 days. Most recently, Agility Gate was updated on November 3, 2026 and ShowPoints | Dog Show Planner on November 8, 2026.

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