Comparison

EquiUtile vs EquiRiding

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

Head to head
About

EquiUtile

Features
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Application outils pratique pour les chefs de piste et cavaliers de Saut d'obstacle (CSO), de Concours Complet d'Equitation (CCE) et d'Attelage. Cette application vous permet de calculer les temps accordés de votre parcours et de vos phases. En CCE et Attelage vous pouvez visualiser les minutes et les parcours du CROSS et du Marathon.

About

EquiRiding

Features
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▶ COMPLETE TRAINING PROGRAMMES 33 training cycles, 134 weeks of work, each exercise with its objective, how to set it up and what to watch for. In France they follow FFE competition levels; elsewhere, neutral levels and your federation's standards. Dressage: from beginner to Grand Prix Show jumping and eventing Endurance: from your first 20 km to top level Western: foundations, reining, trail, speed events Groundwork and lungeing Getting used to filled fences, building boldness Backing a young horse (3 years old) Handling a foal (0-2 years old) Senior or retired horses Trail riding and hacking Every session tells you what to do, how to do it, and what to keep an eye on. ▶ FULL CARE TRACKING FOR YOUR HORSE Detailed record per horse (photo, breed, discipline, level) Vaccines, worming, trimming and shoeing, dentist, osteopath Your country's vaccination rules, primary course included: the app reminds you of the 2nd and 3rd injections, then the boosters, within the intervals your federation requires Feeding: current ration, amounts and feeding times Automatic reminders so nothing slips History of sessions and progress Printable PDF record, with a page dedicated to feeding ▶ TRAIL RIDING AND HACKING GPS tracking of your route, even with the screen off Distance, duration, speed and elevation gain Estimated time spent in each gait (walk, trot, canter) Fitness summary over 7 and 30 days ▶ WEATHER AND WORKING CONDITIONS Live local weather Heat alert, so you can adapt or postpone the session ▶ SAFETY WHILE RIDING OUT If you stay still for too long during a ride, EquiRiding helps you alert someone close to you: a message with your location is prepared, ready to send. You set the delay and your contacts. An audible alarm lets you cancel a false alert. This feature is free and is not a substitute for calling the emergency services. ▶ SHOW JUMPING COURSE DESIGNER Scale arena, set to the dimensions of your own Fences you can place, rotate and dress Draw your track and calculate the real distance Time allowed calculated from your federation's or the FEI's standards (show jumping and eventing, horses and ponies) PDF export with plan, fence table and distances ▶ 7 LANGUAGES, OVER 20 COUNTRIES French, English, German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese: interface, cycles and equestrian glossary. Vaccination rules taken from the official regulations for France, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Morocco. For other countries, the FEI baseline, with a notice. ▶ YOUR DATA IS YOURS No server, no mandatory account. Your data stays on your phone. Backups go to your own Google Drive, and nowhere else. ▶ FREE AND PREMIUM 7-day free trial with access to everything. After that, the free version remains usable: 1 horse Beginner and backing cycles Sessions, care, feeding, reminders GPS rides, gaits, elevation, weather Safety while riding out Google Drive backup and restore Premium unlocks: Unlimited horses All training cycles Show jumping course designer Equestrian glossary Automatic Google Drive backup Monthly or yearly subscription. EquiRiding is developed in France, with the help of a rider (formerly a racehorse work rider, now in dressage). Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

EquiUtile4 screens
EquiRiding4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: EquiUtile at none against EquiRiding's 2. EquiRiding's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly). 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. EquiRiding sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. EquiUtile asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EquiUtile ships an update monthly, EquiRiding weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
EquiUtile versus EquiRiding: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEquiUtileEquiRiding
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperValentin FRANCOISSebastien Richet

In-app purchases

None

EquiUtile

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

EquiRiding

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$3.991 Month
  • Annual Premium$44.991 Year

Questions

Is EquiUtile free?
EquiUtile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EquiRiding free?
EquiRiding is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do EquiUtile or EquiRiding have ads?
Neither EquiUtile nor EquiRiding shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EquiUtile or EquiRiding?
EquiUtile ships an update monthly, and EquiRiding weekly. Most recently, EquiUtile was updated on November 7, 2026 and EquiRiding on November 6, 2026.

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