Comparison

Agility Gate vs DogStack

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

DogStack

This app keeps everyone involved in a dog show synchronized with live updates. Exhibitors can track rings and know when to be present, while stewards can manage judging progress. Organizers can quickly set up shows and publish schedules.

Highlights
  • Live ring updates
  • Follow specific rings
  • Breed currently in ring
  • Manage judging progress
  • Quick show setup
  • Publish schedules instantly
Features
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DogStack keeps everyone at a dog show on the same page, live. EXHIBITORS: Find nearby shows, follow the rings you care about, and see which breed is in the ring right now, so you know exactly when to be ringside. STEWARDS: Sign in with a per-show PIN and cross breeds off as they're judged. The ring updates for everyone instantly, and it keeps working if the venue Wi-Fi drops. CLUBS AND SUPERINTENDENTS: Stand up a show in minutes. Import a judging program or build it by hand, mint steward PINs, and publish. Your ring schedule goes live to every exhibitor at once. Browse shows and live rings with no account. Create a free account to follow rings and build your Watch list. DogStack is an informational aid. The official printed program remains authoritative.

Screenshots

Agility Gate2 screens
DogStack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: DogStack at 5.0 against Agility Gate's 4.3. DogStack also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). Agility Gate's advantage is ratings volume (75 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DogStack holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Agility Gate has 75 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Agility Gate ships an update monthly, DogStack every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Agility Gate versus DogStack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAgility GateDogStack
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (75 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings75 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRoger LyDogStack LLC

Customer experience

Agility Gate

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

DogStack

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Agility Gate

No in-app purchases

None

DogStack

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Agility Gate free?
Agility Gate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DogStack free?
DogStack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Agility Gate or DogStack?
DogStack is rated higher. Agility Gate averages 4.3 out of 5 from 75 ratings, while DogStack averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Agility Gate or DogStack have ads?
Neither Agility Gate nor DogStack shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Agility Gate or DogStack?
Agility Gate ships an update monthly, and DogStack every 9 days. Most recently, Agility Gate was updated on October 7, 2026 and DogStack on October 4, 2026.

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