Comparison

NOVOSTABLE vs Estride Connect

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

Head to head
About

NOVOSTABLE

This intelligent monitoring system uses AI to analyze horse behavior from your stable cameras, detecting issues like colic or foaling. Receive real-time alerts and manage staff activity for comprehensive 24/7 care.

Highlights
  • 24/7 smart surveillance with 98% accuracy
  • Foaling detection with up to 20-minute alerts
  • Real-time notifications via call, SMS, WhatsApp, push
  • Self-learning AI tailored to each horse
  • Live camera access and activity tracking
  • Multi-horse, multi-barn, multi-site dashboard
  • People detection for staff and intrusion monitoring
Features
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NOVOSTABLE: Smart Monitoring for 24/7 Horse Care Keep an eye on your horses anytime, anywhere. NOVOSTABLE turns your stable cameras into an intelligent monitoring system that detects abnormal behavior and alerts you the moment something matters. Powered by TEO, our pre-trained AI, it is live on any horse about 30 minutes after it enters the stall. No learning period, nothing on the horse. • Smart Surveillance 24/7: 98% accuracy on colic signs, cast horses and abnormal behavior • Broodmare & Foaling: the mare covered all season, with a phone call about 20 minutes before foaling (90% of cases), then mare and foal monitored • Real-Time Alerts: phone call, WhatsApp, SMS or push • Thermal Care: a horse's temperature in seconds, no contact • People Detection: staff activity and intrusions, day and night In the app: live cameras, 24h activity insights, events timeline, daily timelapse, multi-horse and multi-site dashboard, multi-user access. Works with most IP cameras. Trusted in some twenty countries by breeding farms, racing yards, clinics and elite riders. An active NOVOSTABLE subscription is required. www.novostable.com · contact@novostable.com

About

Estride Connect

Features
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Estride Connect is the official companion app for the Estride family of equine sensors — Harmony pressure mat, Steady wristbands, Precision four-leg tracker and Stance lumbar sensor — and a phone-only Care Kit of vet, training and yard tools that works on every install. You do not need an Estride sensor to use the Care Kit. Install the app, sign in, and the toolkit is yours. WHAT'S IN 4.0 A complete rebuild. Every product page is faster, smoother and consistent across iPhone and iPad. LIVE CLOUDDOOR Stream your session in real time to a coach, vet, or family member on another phone. They open the matching Receive screen and mirror your live data frame by frame — pressure heatmap, posture score, peak impact per hoof. Every metric you see, they see. PRODUCT DASHBOARDS (require an Estride sensor) Harmony — live pressure heatmap, hot-spot map, fit-score reports. Steady — left-vs-right hand consistency, sparkline, alert log. Precision — per-hoof packet hero, lameness card, footfall timeline. Stance — posture compass, time-in-zone, fall detection with alerts. LIVE DEMOS Tap the See Harmony live (or Steady, Precision, Stance) pill on each sensor's start screen to run a simulated session with realistic data. See exactly what the live ride looks like before you ever pair a sensor. THE CARE KIT — INCLUDED Twenty-one phone-only horsemanship tools, organised by what they're for. Sensor not required. Emergency and triage • Colic walkthrough — guided triage of the signs vets look for. Records and soundness • Lameness scoring — per-limb AAEP grading with optional video clip attached to the entry. • Body condition score — Henneke 1–9 with side / top / rear photos. • Weight tape — heart-girth + length calculator. • Hoof angle helper — conformation photo capture with angle guides. Schedule and reminders • Yard schedule — feed, turnout, farrier, vet and worming on one calendar. • Quarantine timer — isolation tracker with reminders. Vet tools • Vital signs reference — temperature, pulse, respiration with normal ranges by age and breed. • Drug dose calculator — weight-based dosing with prescribing-vet audit trail. • Toxic plant reference — paddock photos and symptoms. Travel and shows • Trailer pre-trip — pre-haul safety and brake checklist. • Trailer recorder — phone-as-tracker journey log with distance, speed, peak G, harsh-event count. • Show packing list — customisable check-off list. Yard and coaching • Tack record — saddles, bridles, bits, fit notes and serial numbers. • Lesson notes — coach's notebook with date, horse, rider, drills. Coaching toolkit • Course designer — plan and sketch jump courses, save and share. • Schooling exercises library — dressage and jumping movements with diagrams. • Dressage test reader — every movement called in the right order while you ride. • Arena sketch pad — quick layouts for lessons or training plans. • Goals and training plan — set targets, track progress over weeks. • Group lesson manager — track each rider in a clinic or weekly lesson. ACCOUNT CONTROLS Your CloudDoor entitlements sync automatically from your Estride account. Per-product enable/disable shows live in the app — no manual toggling, no surprises mid-session. PRIVACY Your sensor data, ride locations, Care Kit records, vet notes and yard schedule stay on your device unless you choose to broadcast via CloudDoor or sync to your account at myestride.com. We do not sell or share your data with third parties. For setup help or support, reach out to your Estride representative.

Screenshots

NOVOSTABLE4 screens
Estride Connect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: NOVOSTABLE at fortnightly against Estride Connect's every 5 weeks. Estride Connect's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NOVOSTABLE ships an update fortnightly, Estride Connect every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
NOVOSTABLE versus Estride Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNOVOSTABLEEstride Connect
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNovosensoSystemic Software Solutions

In-app purchases

None

NOVOSTABLE

No in-app purchases

None

Estride Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NOVOSTABLE free?
NOVOSTABLE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Estride Connect free?
Estride Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NOVOSTABLE or Estride Connect have ads?
Neither NOVOSTABLE nor Estride Connect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NOVOSTABLE or Estride Connect?
NOVOSTABLE ships an update fortnightly, and Estride Connect every 5 weeks. Most recently, NOVOSTABLE was updated on October 24, 2026 and Estride Connect on October 28, 2026.

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